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Re: Guix on the MNT Reform
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Christine Lemmer-Webber |
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Re: Guix on the MNT Reform |
Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:24:42 -0400 |
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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
- Re: Guix on the MNT Reform,
Christine Lemmer-Webber <=