I hope you are enjoying the mechanical keyboard, it seems great! ==================== Jonathan McHugh indieterminacy@libre.brussels
August 17, 2021 7:24 PM, "Christine Lemmer-Webber" <cweb...@dustycloud.org> wrote: > Hi! Well my MNT Reform arrived. I'd like to start putting Guix on it > but I'm kind of low on time right now... > > I wonder if anyone else has started making progress towards this? > > What I'd love: a tutorial that says "here are the steps to make an sd > card you can boot your reform with"! > > Christopher Lemmer Webber writes: > >> I'm very excited to see the MNT Reform launch: >> >> https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/reform >> https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/reform/updates/the-campaign-is-live >> >> Completely hackable laptop; all the designs (that are possible) are >> libre, and you can even 3d print to replace many of the parts. >> >> However my impression is that running Guix on ARM is not necessarily >> straightforward. I haven't tried it yet. >> >> Most important specs: >> >> CPU: NXP/Freescale i.MX8MQ with 4x ARM Cortex-A53 cores (1.5 GHz), >> 1x Cortex-M4F core. CPU and RAM are on exchangeable SO-DIMM sized >> module. >> RAM: 4GB LPDDR4 memory >> GPU: Vivante GC7000Lite GPU with mainline Linux drivers and OpenGL >> 2.1, ES 2.0 >> >> (My other main worry is: that's pretty light on RAM these days...! >> But hey, maybe incentive for me to cut the fat in the programs I use a >> bit more...) >> >> I am thinking of getting one and running Guix on it. It would be nice >> to know that I wouldn't be alone. :) Anyone else planning to get one >> and joing me on the journey on maybe the most hacker-oriented laptop >> ever? >> >> - Chris
