Lucie / minuteMar 7
posting this from @postmarketOS on my other MNT Pocket Reform
Show threadLucie / minuteMar 7
@postmarketOS what's the preferred way to install a signal arm64 build on pmOS?
Show threadLucie / minuteMar 7
@postmarketOS i guess i'll use the unofficial flatpak then (WARNING: i can't say whether this is secure, trust noone etc) https://signalflatpak.github.io/signal/
Signal Desktop Flatpak for arm64 + x86_64

Show threadLucie / minuteMar 7
@postmarketOS strange bug, org.freedesktop.Platform is not automatically found/installed by flatpak
Show threadLucie / minuteMar 7
@postmarketOS yaay
Show threadLucie / minuteMar 7
@postmarketOS love how this cpu isn't getting too hot, and everything is snappy so far
Show threadLucas DohmenMar 7
@mntmn How does it compare to the RK3588? 😀
Show threadLucie / minute
@moonglum the rk3588 gets a lot hotter and uses more energy. multi core speed is afaik similar, but qcs6490 has at least one core that is faster than the cores in rk3588. the gpu drivers support opengl 4.5 and can run blender vs the rk3588/mali/panfrost which can't do that _yet_. the qcs6490 module will be limited to 8GB and has less i/o lanes (pcie, displays) than the rk3588.
Mar 7 at 4:16pmWeb
Show threadLucie / minuteMar 7
@moonglum we won't be able to do HDMI on the pocket reform with qcs6490, but we'll be able to do displayport in some form.
Show threadLucas DohmenMar 7
@mntmn Super interesting, thanks! 🙇

I was not aware that the SOC needs to support HDMI, TIL!
Show threadLucie / minuteMar 7
@moonglum yeah the qcs chips have no hdmi at all, but DSI that we can convert to hdmi with another chip. but the qcs6490 has only one DSI channel, and we need that for the internal display on pocket reform.
Show threadLucas DohmenMar 7
@mntmn Cool! For my personal use, I would definitely prefer Display Port via USB-C over HDMI for my Pocket Reform. Would be super cool to use the dock on my desk with a single cable for display, charging and peripherals. On the go, however, HDMI is pretty useful 😅