leimon @leimon@librem.one

after intensively dealing with linux kernel internals for 3 days i have to say it is a remarkable piece of software, clearly one of the most important pieces of software that exists.

i could see that there could be a “next level” post-unix but it would have to be a totally different paradigm in terms of programming languages used. linux pretty much maxes out the “age of C” IMHO

Large #MaemoLeste update brings camera and TV output to 11-year old Nokia N900, PowerVR GPU support for Motorola Droid 4

https://tuxphones.com/maemo-leste-linux-nokia-n900-droid-4-powervr-gpu-acceleration-support/ #linux

If you made it this far, thank you! Live posting this felt kind of like having you here with me in while I brewed during lockdown. Also thanks to Grainfather for making my brew day so much simpler and about 2 hours faster!

MNT Reform 2.0 revs 1-3

LPT : forget about the bad news and work on a fun project like @PINE64 #pinetime.

Here's my latest achievement : time synchronization and BLE notification from a Linux computer to the Pinetime.

This is the beginning of a Linux companion app for the Pinetime, yay!

did a first test running Reform 2 from batteries with display on, medium brightness, all cores on, GPU in use by the compositor, low load, mPCIe WiFi active, NVMe SSD active (logging), keyboard backlight enabled, no powersave features in use: 292 minutes until safety switchoff.

so almost 5 hours. i believe this can be optimized with powersave strategies but i think it's quite ok already.

currently turns off if a cell reaches 2.6V. it could go a bit lower, but i don't think for much gain.

I really wanted to skip through songs easily on my #librem5 when carrying it around, so i hacked up a simplistic media player widget for #phosh using the #mpris protocol (wip code, don't try this at home yet)

Wow, that was quick: Thanks to Lucas Stach our #etnaviv runtime power managemt fix already landed in linux-next: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/log/?qt=range&q=ea4ed4a55f7363ad8db1863bd536548fb7e5c6aa..78f2bfa3181cd7ee134274aa17177dd933c69dc1

The fix hits the #librem5 with the next kernel update.

ok it finally works. wifi via ath5k mPCIe card. backlight keyboard. LiFePO4 battery charging. speakers.

@chr @mntmn GIMP can import and export XPM files. I just tried it.

Reform 2.0D-3 motherboard PCBs have arrived. we’re now assembling them

final Reform trackball, assembled, underside

darkened room

Gnome shell 3.36 running on the #PineTab

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l53h_uQ41Ao

‪now for the assembly and bring-up of the new Reform keyboard with LED backlight and USB-C (for standalone version)‬

Running Android apps on my #AlpineLinux laptop using #Anbox. I feel dirty now.

Coming soon on a postmarketOS phone near you!

final Reform optical trackball PCBs

I've collected some hacks from our kernel team and tested the idle time on battery on my Librem 5 Birch - got almost exactly 6 hours while staying at 38°C the whole time. Not that long ago it struggled to reach 3h and stay under 60°C - and they're not done yet! :D #librem5 #imx8m

btw I'm happy and humbled we won a Mozilla MOSS award for MNT Reform. I pitched for it at the Open Source Speed Dating event in Brussels on the FOSDEM 2020 weekend. More info soon, I guess. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/moss/