Show threadVagrant Cascadian1h ago

@theesm

Glad you got Guix running on the Pocket reform! Would be curious to see the changes to your system configuration.

Hah, that reminds me, I should probably update my repository with some updates to my currently active configuration... although it mostly is not specific to the mnt/reform...

#MNTReform #Guix

UnlikelyLass5d ago

I think I found another weird corner case in the #MNTReform vs. #MNTPocketReform USB subsystems.

I've got a USB-A/USB2.0 DVD drive that works great and can read or play DVD discs on the classic reform. On the pocket, I get errors. I think this is probably a power issue, but it could easily be that I installed something on the classic that I didn't on the pocket.

Anyway, back to the classic for this current effort.

UnlikelyLass5d ago
Another task working perfectly under debian on the rk3588 #MNTReform -- ripping DVDs with a cheapo USB dvd drive and handbrake. Last time I did this was... gosh, early 2000s on a mac. Streaming was in it's infancy. I don't own any blu-ray hardware, although I gather it's a bit more fiddly. But my eyes are old and DVD is just fine for me. Jellyfin has been a good self-hosting streaming platform, so far.
Istar Eldritch6d ago
Replaced box64 with FEX on my rk3588 classic #mntreform and got steam working. About to try it with some of the games on my library. I had previously got steam working on my cm5 fitted uConsole and some games were running ok on it too. So far the performance is, as expected, better on the rk3588.
Show threadトーマス6d ago
@monoxyd Hmm, wird schwer..wenn man sich gerne auf ‘Anderes’ einläßt und openSource/openHardware im ‘All-in-Modus’ will: Schau dir mal die Geräte von MNT an (mntre.com). Tolle Geräte, tolle Tastaturen, hergestellt in Berlin (und waren auch auf dem 39C3)..was die Experience angeht: MacOS ist halt MacOS und Linux ist Linux und BSD ist BSD (une pipe..) .. eine Nobelkarosse ist halt kein vielseitiger Moonlander 😉 ich glaub es hängt mehr vom eigenen Spieltrieb ab.. #MNTreform
Show threadKevin Karhan Jan 1

@Oleksii @robinsyl #ARM64 grows because #Intel and #AMD basically gave up delivering compareable computing power in the same thermal, electrical and price envelope.

Add to it the rise of #SBCs like #RaspberryPi that further kicked the cost down in terms of basic computing and the big #Linux #community that welcomes cheap #hardware and does it's best to put it to good use.

It truly confirms @landley 's saying that #Innovation in Computing it actually trickling up and thus #tech gets moved from the #Desk to the #Rack to "the #Cloud"...

Obviously, I wished for truly #OpenSource'd #RISCv to take the place but that's about 5-25 years lagging behind #ARM due to #patents in many key technologies like #PowerSaving...

Oleksii (@Oleksii@social.linux.pizza)

Attached: 1 image @kkarhan@infosec.space @robinsyl@meow.social I would say ARM is growing kinda fast. What are your ideas? Who is using ARM? https://flathub.org/en/year-in-review/2025

Linux.Pizza
UnlikelyLassDec 28

TIL the right way to use systemctl to see (and restart) per-user services. This was more complicated than it needed to be.

Context: for awhile now, when I boot my #MNTReform my sound works under gdm, but when I log in for the first time as my user sound is pinned to "Analog Output - Built In Audio" with no way to change it -- you can select other outputs in the gnome interface or via alsa, but it would snap back, never changing. Logging out and back in, and everything worked.

joschDec 26
It seems to be customary to post a message about being on the way to Hamburg for the #39C3 so here is mine with the obligatory photo out of the train window with a view of the river Neckar. I'm looking forward to meeting #MNTReform folks at the #MNT Community dinner on the 28th and maybe also catch up with some fellow #Debian friends. Hit me up if you'd like to meet there! 🙂
Show threadJinnaDec 26

I finally maybe actually understand why I was failing on WiFi antenna pigtails and hoo boy does the current state of the internet not make this easy to figure out. Long story shorter:

  • It does not help at all that these things have so many names and when someone says "IPEX" they might intend to mean IPEX MHF 1, since originally there was only one of these made by IPEX! U.FL in this context fairly certainly always refers to the connector that is MHF 1 compatible, or rather the history is the other way around, U.FL is the og, but IPEX went further and now they're the main game.
  • Most slightly older devices and those with less space constraints use U.FL / MHF 1 connectors. This is your old WiFi and 3G/LTE cards pre-M.2, RaspberryPi's and derivatives etc.
  • M.2 being a newer standard instead uses MHF 4L. There is no equivalent Hiroshi connector, only the IPEX MHF series.
  • MHF 4L is compatible with MHF 4, the 4L only allows for larger cable sizes but the MHF4 cable side connector is actually the lowest profile with only one size. 4L on the other hand has slightly taller connectors available to fit those larger cables. So if you're really space constrained on the z-axis, an MHF 4 on the pigtail at 1.2mm is the surest bet you're as low as possible. A 4L ranges from 1.2mm to 1.7mm, or even 2mm if you need MHF 4 L LK that locks. The board side 4 / 4L connector is identical as far as dimensions go (but tiny other differences).
  • Connectors are not cross-compatible between U.FL / MHF 1 vs. MHF 4 / 4L. This is what I had, originally, two cables intended for a BananaPi and one intended for M.2. Thankfully the card runs extra fine even without the secondary AUX antenna.
  • There are other similar connectors such as MHF 2 & 3 but these should be rare and can mostly be ignored. There are newer smaller ones such as MHF 5 at only 1mm tall and MHF 7 that's narrower but taller(?!), but probably not that common yet and can be ignored. Probably not compatible.

So the ultimate advice I wish I'd had? m.2 PCI-e cards are intended for tiny spaces and use a smaller antenna connector than things that came before them. If you're buying just say an Intel ax210.ngwg or a newer LTE / 5G modem it most likely will not come with any kind of antenna since they assume you're putting it in a laptop that already has them. You will need to buy pigtails / pigtail-antenna combos that for max compatibility have MHF 4 connectors at 1.2mm tall. If you're not space constrained on the z-axis, MHF 4L will also work. If you need a thicker OD pigtail, 4L will be needed, be sure to check the height of the 4L pigtail if it may be a tight fit. The spread is between 1.2 .. 1.7 mm.

#electronics #mntreform

mkarupDec 25

@mntmn Hello, happy holidays (if you celebrate)

I have a small question regarding ordering an MNT pocket reform (I hope this is the right place to ask)

On the shop page, expected shipping is listed as 2 months, but in the November 2025 update on the MNT site, it says 3-4 months on orders after 2025-09-10, so should I expect somewhere between 2 to 4 months or...?

Also, if I order now will I get the updated keyboard and motherboard V2?

Thanks in advance!

#mnt #mntresearch #mntreform