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Hmm, should we maybe move the Gentoo stuff there then?

I created https://github.com/DragonBoxPyra to host the Gentoo overlay. Feel free to ping me if anyone wants to add other projects there as well.

AIUI, the NVIDIA Tegra stuff would support Vulkan, but apparently they don't release specs so people can actually figure out how to use it on the hardware end. :( Unusual for NVIDIA though, apparently they're doing upstreamed free software GPU drivers, and the MOQ is apparently only 60, so...

hns said (in PM to me) with regard to adding CSI solder pads: "Adding 3 solder pads could be possible, but only if we have space near the connector." Hopefully there's space...

How does this work? Unless the modems can be ordered, 80% of the orders could be lost, putting us well below 500 units. And neither modem model has achieved its MOQ of 500 each... IMO this isn't true. Pyra's CPU falls well short of modern standards. Upgraded version, maybe, since you can't...

Anything SysVinit-based is better (some may have downsides, but not outweighed by systemd's downsides). I personally prefer OpenRC. I highly doubt the battery life reduction will be measurable. The N900 lasts a few hours of usage, but weeks idle with (more than) the RAM powered.

Reminder that systemd is a bad thing...

It sounds like a lot of people just intend to get a GPD Win + 4G hotspot, since the GPD Win folk are foregoing profits (it looks like, at least) for their preorders. If @EvilDragon wanted to, he could maybe possibly make the preorder prices the full payment in hopes of incentivising more orders...

Huh? Aren't all LTE the same protocol? Only if the antenna or whatever is exposed to the CPU board directly, I suspect. Would be nice to know how things are connected... I sure hope the modem's UART is connected, since using its USB interface exclusively* could harm battery life. * Still need...

Just making the modem modular so it can be swapped when travelling would be nice. But apparently it needs to be soldered on a large PCB for cooling :( I don't understand why these companies don't just make international LTE modems...

Well, even if it does have voice capabilities, they certainly won't work on Verizon. PLS8 in general does not support VoLTE, and needs to switch to 2G/3G for voice calls. PLS8-X only supports Verizon for 4G/LTE, so it has no 2G/3G to use for voice. But if there's any risk of losing voice on...

Where do you see this number?

I hope there's solder pads for the camera CSI interface...

So without band 12, we just get worse coverage...? :(

I'd probably prefer the PLS8-X as well, but whether I'd be willing to pay more depends on how much more it is. (But if it's not much more in the first place, maybe the Verizon users would be willing to cover the expense for upgrading all the US models anyway?) I'm assuming PLS8-X would have a...

How does this take into account MOQ for modems? Keep in mind 70% of the orders depend on it...

Last minute thought: is there a sensor/button that detects when the Pyra lid is closed?

I hope it's the MiniSIM so I don't need to cut mine. :/

I have accumulated quite a lot from work over the past few years. But these days, bitcoins are also fairly easy to buy if all you have is fiat. Is the PLS8 UART connected, for lower modem power use? (as opposed to just USB, that is - although I understand we still need USB for the firmware updates)

My credit card declined it and locked the card entirely (so it wouldn't work at any merchants) until I called them, so I just used Bitcoin. ;)