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mntmn, 10 months ago to random

i'm currently trying to assess if it is worth keeping our birdsite presence (i'd rather not tbh). so i'm also asking here: did you buy an MNT product in the last 6 months, and was it because you were informed or reminded of it here?

mntmn, 4 months ago to random

is it normal for vddgfx of amdgpu to fluctuate and drop to 731mV?

mntmn, 1 year ago to random

MNT Rack Reform rough prototyping. the unpopulated volume can be used for a GPU or disks and/or UPS batteries and/or fan.

MNT Reform motherboard with LS1028A module in a 19 inch 1U case, with power supply and cabling.

mntmn, 7 months ago to random

wired up olimex' ARM-USB-OCD-HL jtag debug interface to ls1028a

mntmn, 10 months ago to random

what would you recommend for selfhosted music (and maybe other media) streaming server? jellyfin? funkwhale?

mntmn, 11 months ago to random

i'm glad to be able to say that we are once again working with NLnet. this time they are funding the development of a future MNT Reform version (codenamed MNT Reform Next) that is thinner and powered by a next-gen processor such as RK3588. please note that we are still early in the process and want to solicitate feedback and collaboration from other makers so that it is easy to contribute and reuse modules across projects.

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mntmn, 4 months ago to random

little productivity thing for linux that i would like: terminal integration of the XDG (?) "Recent" folder. make it an actual Folder ~/Recent with links to the files, or a FUSE fs. i often have to integrate console and desktop tools and this would make it less painful.

mntmn, 7 months ago to random

i have a bizarre yield issue with some of our custom produced LS1028A SOMs, maybe 30% are like that. the processor will not start up correctly: it does not try to talk to SD card (no clock), and its H_RESET output does not go high. resetting it with PORESET doesn't help. but turning it off and on again eventually makes it boot, and it's then stable even through many PORESETs. it is not predictable (so far) when/what makes it boot, so far it looks random. who can i pay to debug this?

mntmn, 10 months ago to random

looking for some new TV show recs. what i recently enjoyed: Silo, Elementary, X-Files, ST: SNW, Expanse rewatch (still ongoing), Picard. A bit further ago: Better Call Saul, Killing Eve, ST: Disco, DS9. was thinking about succession, but superficially the cast doesn't look very diverse

mntmn, 11 months ago to random

today i will attempt to upgrade this 8GB LS1028A module to 16GB by hand. wish me luck

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mntmn, 9 months ago to random

now i want to make an mPCIe framebuffer card (to hdmi or mipi), but the missing piece of knowledge is how to implement a pcie device in fpga (optimally with the open toolchain)

mntmn, 8 months ago to random

i need an actor/doppelganger who speaks at conferences for me, it's too taxing for my mental health to travel and do that kind of stuff

mntmn, 10 months ago to random

looking for a minimalist webapp that lets me edit markdown files in a directory structure (on disk) that has a split view with directory tree on the left side, and where i can also create directories and move the files around if necessary. does it exist?

mntmn, 8 months ago to random

MNT Reform with 16GB of RAM courtesy of fully OSHW LS1028A processor module

mntmn, 2 months ago to random

i think the EU should pass legislation that enforces standards based 2factor auth (like totp/hotp) for banks, health insurance etc. it is absolutely unacceptable that people are forced to buy android/ios smartphones to use critical services

mntmn, 16 days ago to random

did you ever encounter some RP2040 GPIOs just not... working? i.e. you tell it to output a logic high level, but the actual pin is close to GND? we have some pocket keyboards that are like that. there is no short on the board. so i'm wondering how this can happen. damage during soldering, handling?

mntmn, 9 months ago to random

fit of production RCM4 PCBs is very good. we're gonna assemble the first batch inhouse now. we also have BPI CM4s stocked to go with them. (A311D processor upgrades for MNT Reform laptop)

mntmn, 10 months ago to random

flight is delayed, doing remote admin work at the airport

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mntmn, 9 months ago to random

would be cool if someone ported the haiku os gui+desktop to linux+wayland+pipewire :D

mntmn, 3 months ago to random

it's here

mntmn, 10 months ago to random

realized that i will never need to use another laptop than MNT Reform again in my life. at least that topic is sorted out lol

mntmn, 8 months ago to random

CNC manufacturer (hubs) messed up and after delays, sent us a load of unusable aluminum parts for the standalone keyboards. we have to go through everything now and document and try to get the money back, and remanufacture them in another place in parallel

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mntmn, 9 months ago to random

i captured a quick sway desktop session on A311D Reform over HDMI (with a camlink) so you can get a feeling for the performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SULvVajiLvw

mntmn, 10 months ago to random

tracked down another issue with BPI/RCM4. i was wondering why the ethernet was working only at 100mbit/s and not reliably. turns out it had to do with the connection/polarity of the LEDs. the bpi-cm4 expects LED1 to be active high, but on the Reform motherboard, it's wired as active low. and: the LED pins also double as config straps for the RTL8211F PHY on the bpi-cm4. so one or two config bits must have been unexpected. cutting the traces on RCM4 made 1gpbs work for the first time.

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mntmn, 14 days ago to random

me, procrastinating to go grocery shopping