2025-03-20.log

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minutevagrantc: that's still ok. it usually throttles there01:09
joschhrm... i wonder what happens when one puts it into the desktop reform which provides a much larger heatsink... *thinking emoji*01:11
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grimmwarejosch: would be pretty cool to see a comparison on the same workload11:48
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joschgrimmware: exactly -- i'd be very interesting to see what unthrottled rk3588 can do :)11:50
joschonce i have rk3588 over here i might just do some tests with an active fan :)11:51
joschi also want to do a comparison of battery runtime of imx8mq, a311d and rk3588 with the same battery cells and the same workload11:51
josch(probably just this fullscreen youtube fireplace video that jeff geerling used)11:52
BoostisBetterjosch, I know I am very interested in that as well. I would be very interested in your results. 12:21
joschBoostisBetter: it's on my todo list :)12:22
joschminute: I tested the latest system image from the reform-system-image gitlab CI pipeline on BoostisBetter's imx8mq classic reform and I got this: https://mister-muffin.de/p/jN3z.png12:38
joschSo there is no "M" but the MNT logo gets displayed properly and clicking on the help entry in the menu shows the help.12:38
joschI have staged the <span font=... changes in /etc/skel/.config/waybar/config in reform-system-image but I seem to be unable to reproduce the problem with the stock image :/12:39
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minutejosch: thank you! i'll dig deeper then13:02
+ gustav28 (~gustav@c-78-82-53-220.bbcust.telenor.se)13:02
minutecurrently wondering about the price and material quality of desktop reform (case for classic reform mb)13:03
joschwhat are the options/prices?13:07
joschminute: maybe the problem is sway/wayfire specific? I only tested with sway13:09
hramrachmaybe Framework mainboard case is a reasonable reference13:48
minutejosch: aha, she is using wayfire13:51
joschaha, let me try again13:52
hramrachmight be nice if it was possible to reuse the reform notebook side panels in desktop to reduce inventory13:52
minutehramrach: thanks for reminding me of that. i see they also have vesa mounts13:52
minutehramrach: yeah that's not possible13:52
minutehramrach: i'll show you in a few minutes the state of things13:52
minutethe desktop reform side panels are pcbs13:54
hramrachyes, my general idea would be to put metal plate on top, acrylic plate on bottom, and something in between to not squish the mainboard but with mechanical design there are too many details that can go wrong, and setting them right makes it more complex13:56
hramrachlike how thick would have the panels have to be to not bend at this size :/13:58
minutehramrach: check this out https://mastodon.social/@mntmn/11419488752915907714:03
joschthe usb-c in the rectangular barrel jack cut-out looks odd :D14:05
joschbut i appreciate the compatibility with motherboards before 3.0 a lot14:05
minutejosch: yes there will be another version with usb-c specific cutout14:05
minutejosch: i just started with this one first because for testing it fits both mbs14:06
minutehramrach: interesting, the framework motherboard case is out of stock.14:07
joschproblem does also not show with wayfire: https://mister-muffin.de/p/4pMO.png14:08
joschminute: my comment was just a side-remark -- i would've found it very odd if the "hole" was something that would've gone into a final MNT product, considering the quality of the existing product line :)14:09
minutejosch: ah, got it :D14:09
minutejosch: (and you're right)14:09
minutejosch: thanks for checking about the logo. i asked if i can get remote access to the device later to check how that happened14:10
hramrachyes, framework also has inconsistent supply problems14:14
hramrachhowever, the valueable part is seeing how it is designed, and what users complain about14:14
hramrachmy impression is that for the NMT case it would be worthwhile from looks point of view to have laser-cut bottom as oppesed to printed but it makes it less solid mechanically14:16
hramrachalso VESA mount is probably harder to do on plain flat panel14:17
minutehramrach: yeah. you've seen my proto in the video?14:17
minutei'll look into other printing options now. it shall not be this kind of fingerprinty mirror surface there14:17
hramrachyes, the large printed flat area does not look great14:17
minuteyeah that's just because it's a prototype print here.14:18
hramrachI do not know a printing technology that does this well and effectively14:19
hramracheg. I am very satisfied with SLS results but the effictivity is bad for parts this large14:20
minutehow about MJF or SLA14:24
minutewe printed the camera cases with MJF nylon. but not sure how expensive it gets for this size14:25
hramrachno experience with that14:25
minutealso, industrial FDM could work and maybe they can do a matte/rough printing surface14:25
hramrachalso the nylon is way too flexible14:25
hramrachI suppose they could sand or blast it after printing it to get more uniform surface14:26
hramrachwhich is probably the default for SLS, and the reason the surface is so uniform14:28
hramrachbut my impression is that even using commercial services printing stuff this large is kind of meh - they have some pricing that is based primarily on material used but also to some extent volume occupied, and that will get expensive.14:32
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hramrachypu have holes that are potentially threaded close to the edges so it shounds feasible to have actual bottom plate that is cut, and some inserts between plates that go along the long sides only that have all the threaded holes15:00
jfredMatte printing surface leads to a quite nice top layer in my experience15:48
jfredI forget what exactly we have at my local hackerspace but it's a rough textured metal buildplate15:49
jfredfor the desktop case I definitely think having something with cheaper materials is good, since part of the purpose IMO is to make reusing older motherboards economical. if the design is flexible enough to also be able to be milled from aluminum that would be great (if e.g. you wanted to build one as your desktop), but less important IMO15:52
jfredif it's buildable in both cheaper and more expensive materials it doesn't have to be you making the more expensive one too, could be a community group-buy thing in the future :) 15:53
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minutejfred: true16:20
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minutejosch: i'm logged into the pocket with the M, and it doesn't know the package reform-branding somehow16:43
minuteinteresting > Notice: Can't select versions from package 'reform-branding' as it is purely virtual16:44
[tj]I have a ups notification for a new charger board, how careful should I be with this one?16:44
minutejosch: how is this possible? > State: not a real package (virtual) 16:45
gordon1>https://mastodon.social/@mntmn/11419488752915907716:47
gordon1minute: vesa mount :316:47
[tj]minute: I would like bright orange powder coating like the teenage engineering computer-1 https://teenage.engineering/products/computer-116:48
minutejosch: it's probably because non-free is not in the sources?16:51
minutepocket-reform-handbook is also not installed16:52
minuteoh that system is kind of a mix of an old install and new16:53
minutejosch: ok problem solved. she thought that completing the setup wizard would install to emmc at the end automatically, so was then using an old system after removing the microsd17:00
minutejosch: plomlompom: that's why we need to integrate the actual reform-setup-encrypted-disk in the setup gui at the end :D17:00
grimmwarejosch: I have a small fan (somewhere) and a 3D printer so I might have a go at an active cooling hack at some point just for funsies17:18
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BoostisBetterHas anyone made a pocket reform top cover on printables or thingaverse? I wanted to print one out just to see how it affects wifi signal strength. 17:52
BoostisBetterNevermind forgot about the heatsink need. 17:53
minuteBoostisBetter: check the forum, pff has done it, melted instantly17:59
BoostisBetterminute: that makes sense. 18:02
minuteok i need to know how to tell a customer how to use reform-setup-encrypted-disk to install to emmc (not ssd)18:02
BoostisBetterminute: isn't it just sudo reform-setup-encrypted-disk emmc or something like that?18:04
minuteBoostisBetter: i don't know, the --help doesn't tell18:04
minuteit says >   [DEVICE_PATH]    If provided, path to disk device18:04
minutebut people don't know what that means18:04
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BoostisBetterok so Grok says: 18:06
BoostisBetterfirst - lsblk18:06
BoostisBetterto get the device id18:06
BoostisBettersecond - umount /dev/mmcblk0p*18:06
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joschminute: i'm glad you found out what was going on but it is not still a problem because there is an upgrade path of an old install to the current one that *removes* reform-branding? I'd suspect that the problem is that if you come from an old install, there is nothing that enables the non-free repository?18:06
BoostisBetterthird - reform-setup-encrypted-disk /dev/mmcblk018:06
minutejosch: correct, that is the problem. but now we're stuck understanding the reform tools18:07
joschminute: it would also be very useful to have the output of reform-check on that system18:07
minutesomehow reform-migrate and reform-setup-encrypted-disk seem to be made for targeting ssd only18:07
joschminute: because with reform-check from latest reform-tools (1.69) it should tell you about that thing18:08
BoostisBetterGrok does surprise me sometimes. I know there are some particulars there that are not correct, and some thing specific to the Pocket Reform that might not be accounted for, but it is close enough that figuring out what is missing is usually not too tough. 18:08
minuteor at least, there's no way how a regular user can figure out how to install to emmc from them18:08
joschminute: but you probably ran that and it didn't output anything useful that hinted at the problem?18:08
josch(which would then be a bug i'd like to fix)18:08
minutejosch: sorry, didn't think to run reform-check m))18:09
joschminute: the ability of reform-setup-encrypted-disk to install to emmc was only added in the last release, so there might very well still be bugs -- you know where to send them :)18:09
minutejosch: ok :D but what would i specify as the target... for example /dev/mmcblk2 or /dev/mmcblk2p2?18:10
joschthe raw disk, not the partition18:10
minuteok18:10
joschi should probably put something in there that warns if it's a partition and not the disk itself18:10
minutejosch: also, an example in the --help for installing to emmc would be nice. or a shortcut for that (because the tool knows where the emmc is on that module)18:11
joschminute: good point! That would mirror tools like reform-boot-config which already has the shorthands sd, ssd, usb, emmc18:13
minutejosch: yess18:13
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joschminute: if you can still obtain reform-check output from the upgraded system that might be useful -- maybe there are other things in the output that either would be nice to fix or where the existing text is hard to understand or not very helpful18:23
joschi'll add the shorthands -- i guess i didn't think about that yet because the tool used to be for ssd exclusively :D18:23
minutejosch: sorry, not possible as it is being wiped atm18:23
joschah okay, never mind then :)18:24
minutejosch: oh yeah, sorry for seeming impatient about this. i guess it's just one missing puzzle piece--so far we've mostly done the "fresh install to emmc" stuff here with custom scripts, and haven't really thought about how customers will do it easily18:24
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joschoh speaking about that...18:27
minutejosch: customer happily reports that "reform-setup-encrypted-disk /dev/mmcblk2" worked out18:29
joschuuuuh sweet!18:29
minuteyeah i never heard about booting from encrypted emmc yet18:30
joschminute: so re "custom scripts" above, what you wrote here https://community.mnt.re/t/deleted-the-emmc-partition/2100/2 should have all been integrated into reform-flash-rescue18:31
minutejosch: ahhh ok that would have been another approach! i really have severe memory issues about these tools18:34
joschminute: the idea to use reform-setup-encrypted-nvme on eMMC was from ChiefGyk3D on the forum: https://community.mnt.re/t/reinstall-fresh-os-on-emmc/311418:36
joschminute: same here -- i'm a mega frequent user of git-log because i forget everything XD18:37
joschand then i get frustrated because i forgot to write all the details in the commit message18:37
joschstory of my life18:37
joschfor example, i should've added a Thanks: line to that commit 3637865f7dd19294061b0bfd197bf39705dd64ba and linked that forum thread...18:38
BoostisBetteris there a document that talks about keyboard shortcuts and binding? LIke play, stop, volume control, etc?18:38
minuteBoostisBetter: yes18:38
minuteBoostisBetter: "list of shortcuts" doc here https://mntre.com/docs-pocket-reform.html and also quickstart18:39
BoostisBettervielen Dank!18:39
minutejosch: haha ok then i'm not alone18:39
minutesoon i'll have to write some updated docs about various install and update tasks18:39
joschyes, second source of infos is grepping the results of "wget -nc -r --no-parent https://mntre.com/reform-irc-logs/" XD18:39
minutelol18:40
BoostisBetterminute: so no volume controls? Just making sure. 18:40
joschoh a while ago, the topic came up that the irc logs store user's IP addresses and make them public even though they are not useful for anybody -- maybe that data should be cleaned18:41
joschi have sent a patch to upstream enabling this functionality: https://github.com/mgedmin/irclog2html/pull/3818:42
joschit getting merged is waiting for me to also supply test cases18:42
minuteBoostisBetter: afaik not (yet) because there's no f11/f1218:44
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BoostisBetterminute: no worries. I love the Pocket. Thanks for making a UMPC. SO far this is the ultimate UMPC. That's something to be proud of. 19:36
minuteBoostisBetter: thank you, i like to hear it!19:40
BoostisBetterminute: do you feel like Next development is on schedule?19:43
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minuteBoostisBetter: i think so19:47
minuteBoostisBetter: we still didn't get the money though19:48
minuteso it's a bit rough austerity times here19:48
BoostisBettergotcha. Hope it comes soon19:50
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jfredI'll add on to the Pocket love :) it's my favorite laptop these days. A worthy successor to the Librettos of yore21:35
jfred(and it's so *pretty*)21:35
jfredI think the first laptop I ever used regularly was my dad's Libretto and I've loved tiny laptops ever since21:37
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BoostisBetterheck yeah! The Libretto was amazing! 22:21
BoostisBetterThe HP Omnibooks were kind in the same vein. Very cool stuff. 22:21
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grimmwareI also love the shit out of this laptop22:31
grimmwareIt's like the laptops in hackers but good hahah22:32
grimmwareOh yeah I meant to share before, gl0b and I built some totem split keyboards the other day and I bought this little U shaped USB-C thingy from AliExpress to attach the dongle to the back of my pocket https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/utnBMfdO/1742506527.JPG22:35
grimmwareSorry that’s a bad photo everything I own is black and I live in the dark.22:36
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