Notices by Niklaus 'vimja' Hofer (vimja@tooting.ch)

@mntmn
The Bananapi doesn't require the HDMI adapter then? Will you sell the adapter separately in case I someone wants to get the Bananapi and later switch to an rpi?

After @jacqueline told me it was possible, I tried 3d fdm printing a keycap for my mnt reform trackball. Went surprisingly well!

Getting it to fit was a bit fiddly and not the sort of process I enjoy, but it sure beats not having just the exposed switch...

@mntmn There does not appear to be an appropriate option when ordering an all new MNT Reform laptop though. Is that yet to come?

@mntmn
Thanks.

Admittedly, the printing quality leaves a lot to be desired still, even after all the changes we made on the printer :/ plus it appears to warp the dimensions a bit.

Also I forgot to add a channel for the w-lan antenna cable on the left just after the hinge. So I had to file one after the fact m(

The 70 hours print of my new @mntmn reform 2 laptop lid completed tonight.

In addition to the inserted threads it has received further optimizations for 3D printing this time around. Plus the printer has also received a number of improvements, further increasing the over all quality.

There is now space for W-LAN antennas directly in the laptop lid. Reception improved by 7-10 db (depending on the situation) over the stock configuration!

I have been working on 3D printing a custom lid for the #mnt reform2 for a while now.

Since it is going to be made from plastic, one of the goals is to have the W-LAN antennas in the lid, much like many vommercial laptops have. The theory is that reception will be a lot better.

It took me a while, but now I've finnaly found suitable antennas (cable long enough, right connector). To test the theory, I taped them to the outside of the reform.

Can confirm it works a treat!

We met up with @vkoskiv@twitter.com here at @revisionparty and he took these cool pictures of our @mntmn reform 2 laptops.

He also showed us the trackpad which neither of us had seen before.

@mntmn that's a shame. I was hoping to get to try the pocket reform ;)

Arrived at revision!

@mntmn are / will you be here too?

@mntmn Good luck man!

I'll get a second reform2 instead once the new keyboard gets available.

Got the supporter pack though to show my support ;)

Currently migrating my #mntreform to the hardened #Gentoo profile.

Not going to do an empty-tree rebuild, that would take forever.

Rebuilding @system worked fine though. The OS can still boot and all appears to be well :)

Will try the hardened kernel tonight - wish me luck!

@mntmn in the reform repository, there are two sets of folders for the trackball - trackball and trackball2. I assume the one shipped with laptops thus far is the trackball (w/o 2)?

@mntmn What is the clamp made off? Feels a bit like 3d printed Nylon, but at an insanely high quality...

My @mntmn reform camera arrived yesterday. Haven't had the time to test it as of yet, but it lools and feels pretty good for sure.

The packaging is very nice, too.

Sorry for the bad pics...

@mntmn
Tested the updated u-boot tonight. Works fine. So nice!

@ChartreuseK sure. Got them from here: https://www.printables.com/model/222003-mnt-reform-battery-bracket

@mntmn

Installed the new protected batrery boards and the new track ball cup with bearings into my @mntmn reform 2 tonight.

The trackball cup is really nice, a definite improvement.

The battery boards are straight up a necessity, glad we got those.