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Most of you will just have to trust me on this for now. The best looking Pyra is the one held in your own hands.

Alright - so trackballs is probably out. I was able to play through the first few levels of Supertux2. Gameplay speed on my prototype is highly dependent on how many 'monsters' are on-screen at the time. Workable, but this game could probably use a Pyra-optimized version at some point...

The microSDXC slot is straight up invisible to the unit if booted from the left SDXC slot or the eMMC. (At least for now.) It only exists IF the unit is booted with the left shoulder pressed. (At least for now.) I still say that it is a feature, at least up until the time when a driver is...

If you are looking for another Debian game to test the 3D with, try trackballs. I was unable to get it to play nice, but as seen above that could just be a me issue. Give it a try if you have the time?

Peel it off and put a new one on when you put in the upgrade? It won't be a real question for a few -years- still, so, not really something to worry about.

Yes, I realize that there are metric measuring devices. You are missing the actual point though. Where Imperial units were derived from real-world use instead of mathematical convenience, the ratios are simple and easy to perform. 1 cup flour + 1 egg = noodles. Note that it is 1:1...

There are other automotive SoCs too. But, I think picking this conversation back up in ~2 years feels about right. The Pyra, "as is", is a pretty awesome piece of kit. Lets get the most out of what, "is" before worrying about what, "is next".

In carpentry and cooking, Imperial still has it's advantages in making some things dead simple. The inherent precision in the metric system can simply complicate thins unnecessarily. Making noodles? Imperial: 1 level cup of unsifted flour + 1 large egg. Knead until consistent. Roll out...

Clearly we need to switch internationally such that all measurements of velocity are measured in furlongs per fortnight. You're not going 50 KPH, you're going 83,512 FPF. Or here in the US, you're not going 80 MPH, you're going 215,040 FPF. A brisk walk? You're cruising right along at 13,440...

Then there are the companies who are effectively gaming the open source idea. When a project's code base becomes expensive to maintain, they 'open source' it, gift the ongoing support to the community, then absolve themselves of obligation for ongoing support while redirecting support needs to...

There are a few things on the Pyra that are there simply because it is fun for hardware tinker oriented people to play with. SATA lines hidden in an otherwise innocuous USB 2.0 port, a microUSB charging port with serial coms, etc. Nobody should be worrying too much over the SATA data lines and...

Wow - there seems to be a lot of confusion around the SATA piggy backing off of the USB 2.0 port by using a USB 3.0 physical port. Frankly, if you're confused as to what this is - don't worry about it, you don't need it in order to use the Pyra. What it is: A USB 3.0 physical port has more...

Having to press L1 at power on to boot from the internal microSDXC is not an issue - it is a feature. When I pick up my Pyra to start it, I know to press that shoulder button to get to the OS I want from the microSDXC. If someone else picks it up, they get the OS on the eMMC and the microSDXC...

Let me / us know when you get to the point where it makes sense to leverage a few beta testers? I can probably live with F2FS if we can have a configuration setting that pops up to the end user to ask 'How much of the available XGB do you want this install to use?' I would be inclined to...

It would be really nice if we could get the Pyra to play nicely with Gparted. Here is another use case for tools like Gparted and anything but F2FS (F2FS can't shrink partitions): 1. Build and test out an image on the SDXC. 2. Boot from the eMMC. 3. Shrink the partitions on the SDXC. 4...

I was just trying the intro / first / learning level. I haven't had any reason to take a screwdriver to my prototype. Not daunted by it - just didn't have any reason to. @EvilDragon - does my prototype #8 "Marble" have a heatsink fitted?

Yes - I found out about Gparted and the Pyra not being happy together back when I first got my prototype. Gparted apparently edits bits on the bootloader on partition 1 even if it isn't supposed to be touching that partition?

Let me know if you get to the point where you have a version that you want some testing done on? I know that things are moving pretty quickly right now with the new 3D developments and whatnot. Also - is there any chance we can use a more user friendly EXT4 instead of the F2FS? I want to be...

I realize that F2FS is the latest darling disk format of the Linux world. However, living on this bleeding edge has some pretty serious limitations and drawbacks. Installing the latest available-to-me OS image onto a 64GB SDXC card results in only being able to use/see the first 8GB of the...

I'm still getting pretty chug-chug type game play with relatively low fps. I fiddled with it a bit more this morning. I am getting a few warnings in the terminal that I launch it from. [WARNING] /build/supertux-IXAzsJ/supertux-0.6.0/src/video/video_system.cpp:52 Error creating...