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preview of latest update
by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton 25 Oct '17

25 Oct '17

https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates/shenzhen-maker-fai…

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"NonDesktop" Proposed For RandR: Useful For VR & Apple Touch Bar Like Devices
by mike.valk＠gmail.com 20 Oct '17

20 Oct '17

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NonDesktop-RandR Handy extension for the LCD touchpad.

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MNT Reform DIY portable computer
by Pen-Yuan Hsing 19 Oct '17

19 Oct '17

Hi all, Just FYI, I just stumbled upon the MNT Reform project: http://mntmn.com/reform/ Is there anything here that's of use to the project? What do folks think of it? Constructive criticisms?

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Hack GPD Pocket Into EOMA68 Computer?
by Alexander Ross 17 Oct '17

17 Oct '17

Looking at the tear down: https://www.reddit.com/r/GPDPocket/comments/6j1jfo/gpd_pocket_full_teardown… I can’t help myself from wondering how hard would it be to mod it into a eoma68 handheld computer? not many port holes to line upto. lcd ? lvds? i guess the inner base is mostly flat. to make a mod easier i was thinking one could use the lipo cell space for pcb instead and have a replacement back panel or 3d printed case width extender which the base lid goes on top of? kinda like this case extension for the openmoko phones [1]. To make extra room for new typical lipo or standard 18650 cells battery and some extra goodies :). Like usb ports for more storage, gps, mob modem, usb audio DAC choice or just a really big usb hub for Do What Ya Want? Maybe 3dprinted case extension or replacement back panel even would help with getting better wifi reception? put the anteriors in the plastic edging? [1] https://image.slidesharecdn.com/jmbouffardopenmokast-1233718845598943-2/95/… https://image.slidesharecdn.com/jmbouffardopenmokast-1233718845598943-2/95/… https://image.slidesharecdn.com/jmbouffardopenmokast-1233718845598943-2/95/… pics are from the end of this presentation slides: https://www.slideshare.net/jmbouffard/openmokast-the-open-broadcasting-soft…

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Cost of pre-production prototypes?
by Adam Van Ymeren 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Hey Luke, Your latest crowd supply update mentions wanting people to buy the pre-production prototypes and ideally help contribute to the software. How much are you planning to sell them for? I'd be interested in one, and I'd love to help contribute to the software side of this project as it's much more within my skill set than high frequency HDMI routing. Cheers, -Adam

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Well, /this/ looks relevant...
by Christopher Havel 06 Oct '17

06 Oct '17

This just turned up on Hackaday. Looks like the folks over at SiFive have been very, very busy... https://hackaday.com/2017/10/04/sifive-announces-risc-v-soc/ Might want to grab a bag of popcorn, guys, I think this is one to watch.

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EFI/UEFI bios question
by Joseph Lira 03 Oct '17

03 Oct '17

Hello I know this is an arm project, but honestly I didn't know where else to ask this question without getting lynch, well hopefully I wont get lynch here neither So I'm in the market for a new laptop and I recently rediscovered the finding for legbacore when if come to malware attacks on UEFI, http://www.legbacore.com/Research_files/HowManyMillionBIOSesWouldYouLikeToI… <http://www.legbacore.com/Research_files/HowManyMillionBIOSesWouldYouLikeToI…>http://www.legbacore.com/Research.html and how until today there seems to be no real solution to the problem as no manufacture continues to support hardware through bios/firmware updates after usually 1 year of purchasing a product, well Apple seems to be the only one. And no I don't consider as a solution running old x200 with coreboot or libreboot as this approach is not really practical for the day-day user. Let face is who doesn't know someone like this https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cloudy+with+a+chance+of+meatballs+dad+computer&t=… Just one thing, please don't give me the libre speech about Intel ME, I get it, I just don't want the replies to become a holy fight as to why I'm evil or x person is evil, I want to understand better the situation and possibly get some suggestions So my questions are 1. Is my pre 2014 non uefi hardware more susceptible to vulnerabilities than lets say a laptop that was bough last year that is no longer getting bios updates? 2. Should I be concerned about running old hardware? If not is there anything I can do to better protect my hardware and for the wise guy unplugging the computer from the internet is not a solution LOL 3. If I run uefi with secure boot enabled with my own keys em I more protected against having my system compromised?Remember this is not about Intel ME 4. Em I better off buying a macbook vs pc? lets face it, both are companies that are for profit and both have there own evils 5. Should I consider buying a librem laptop? Though I do think $1300 plus is to much. Seems to me that they are closer to have coreboot and disabling ME on there laptops than anyone else 6. Is there hope for the new AMD ryzen cpu at delivering what is required to port it to coreboot? Should I wait for it? 7. A little of topic but is PureOS from purism any good at doing what it promises? Or are there other distro better? thank you in advance to anyone who replies, links and articles are welcome

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Standardized Battery Pack Sizes?
by Alexander Ross 27 Sep '17

27 Sep '17

One of the things ive been doing lately is diy battery boxes to power my gear (sound systems and lights). I see there’s a lack of cheap standard dimensioned battery packs. theres only popular proprietary ones. Sony camera/lighting li-ion 2S packs or drill packs, RC lipo packs but not in a hard case. this all end up being quite expensive compared to raw li-ion cells + BMS. With gadgets there seams to also be a problem. handheld computers like prya,zipit,eoma68 laptop[1],gpd pocket,etc use custom lipo cells which are very difficult to get replacements of because there not common but custom sizes. [1] luke, the eoma68 laptop li-ion cell is a non typical right? i know its a ebike battery cell but i assume theres no typical ebike li-ion cell dimensions? Why can’t we start cheap standard dimensions battery packs? I guess mass produced of the shelf is needed but what current company is going to start that? We have standard dimensions lithium cell sizes like the classic 18650 but devices want flat slim lipos :/. For large packs they need to be carefully balanced cells particularly when in parallel. So having mass produced battery boxes that users replace the cells in when the old cells die, i guess is not much good due to the unknowns in how much the cells match each other? Are there other solutions? Could we have enthusiast packs that are just in series with just 18650s in series for more Wh? upto hmm 6S? and for larger mah switch to more expensive 26650? would this be a in our power solution? would just diy people adapt it? or could products adapt it too? oww there is AA sized lithium cells too: 14500 maybe they could fit into designs of our little gadgets instead of flat lipo cells? if we really need small flat lipo cells, what would it take for a set of standard dimensions? What about large say 5Ah-20Ah sized cells and getting standardized battery packs? for all those large portable speakers or portable solar pods/battery power supply box products and ebikes,etc. Currently some use lead acid retro fit lithium packs but with balancing done internally by the bms, but how acceptingly is that?

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Flash Debian and U-Boot to a PocketChip?
by Gpast_panama 22 Sep '17

22 Sep '17

Perhaps this is better suited to a reply than a new topic, but I'm not aware of how to do that with messages in digest mode so... Back in July, Pablo claimed at http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/pipermail/arm-netbook/2017-July/014340.html that he had successfully managed to get Debian Stretch running from USB on the PocketChip. Could somebody explain to a novice (i.e. me) what the steps entailed to flash u-boot and then boot Stretch are? A description of how to flash the OS to NAND would be amazing, but even just a brief outline of Pablo's process would be great. Thanks (and sorry for my ignorance)! Regards, Grace Past

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riki200 v3 first print: success
by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton 21 Sep '17

21 Sep '17

http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?177,767087,787441#msg-787441 yay!

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