Fabio Manganiello<p>Any owners of a <a class="hashtag" href="https://manganiello.social/tag/cutiepi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CutiePi</a> tablet out there?</p><p>I was one of their earliest supporters and got my device in 2020. In hindsight it seems that I’ve been quite lucky, as I’ve read of people who ordered it later and still haven’t received it 1-2 years down the line.</p><p>Back in the day I <a href="https://github.com/cutiepi-io/cutiepi-middleware/graphs/contributors" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">contributed to the cutiepi-middleware package</a> (namely for the battery indicators and on-screen keyboard), but then I left my device to gather dust in a drawer, as the support for RaspberryPi OS seemed very primitive, the default UI (CutiePi Shell) very limited and buggy, and I didn’t have much time to invest in making the experience better.</p><p>Fast forward a couple of years, I’ve decided to pick it up again and give Manjaro a try. Another important upgrade has been to replace the default CM4 chipset onboard with 2GB of RAM with a more beefy one with 8GB (2GB aren’t enough for any GUI anymore). The beauty of a tablet based on a RPi CM4 module is that you can upgrade its specs simply by replacing the module.</p><p>Some things required some tweaking to work, in particular some <code>/boot</code> customizations, but most of the things work by now. <a href="https://nemomobile.net/pages/nemomobile-in-april-2022/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This 2022 article</a> has been very helpful. By the way, I’ve been quite surprised that screen auto-rotation didn’t work out of the box in GNOME and required to install an extra extension. Also, the default on-screen keyboard required some tinkering to work.</p><p>What I still need to get to work:</p><ul><li><p>MCU drivers: for some reason the MCU interface doesn’t communicate the battery/power button state over <code>/sys</code>, but it has it own custom serial protocol over <code>ttyS0</code> and the messages are then exposed over DBus. I don’t know why this decision was taken, but of course nobody among kernel developers and distro maintainers wants to maintain a custom protocol that only works on one device. It means that battery indicator support and power button aren’t currently working outside of the official CutiePi Shell. The article on NemoMobile seems to hint at some progress in migrating to <code>/sys</code>, but more than 2 years later I don’t seem to see much movement. It also doesn’t help that the last update to the CutiePi website was in 2021, and that I wrote an email a month ago to the main developer of the project and I haven’t yet received a response.</p></li><li><p>This is probably a GNOME issue, but I’ve noticed that the on-screen keyboard flag in accessibility gets reset when the screen rotates. So if I change the orientation of the display I have to manually re-enable the on-screen keyboard.</p></li></ul><p>Besides that, once the hardware is upgraded and things are configured it seems a quite solid device, and it’s sad that it seems that the startup backing it is now gone.</p>
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Morgan Aldridge<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@Luke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Luke</span></a></span> Likewise!</p><p>I had come close to picking up a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> (<a href="https://cutiepi.io/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cutiepi.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) to run the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Einstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Einstein</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewtonOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewtonOS</span></a> emulator on, but something built around a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> 5 would be even better. I've also considered trying to build something custom around the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClockworkPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClockworkPi</span></a> mainboard (<a href="https://www.clockworkpi.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">clockworkpi.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>), but I'm a software guy and have too many other projects.</p>
Pavel Machek<span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@cas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cas</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://fosstodon.org/@tuxdevices" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tuxdevices</span></a></span> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kernel.org/tag/cutiepi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cutiepi</a> is cool, and I'm currently trying to play with it. But... its RPi inside, and that's not nearly as well supported as I'd hope it would be. I tried quite hard, and either internal display works or HDMI out, but never both... for example.
TuxPhones :linux:<p>The <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cutiepi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cutiepi</span></a> is for sure a loyal companion...</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxtablets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linuxtablets</span></a></p>
Jozef Mlich<p>I am still thinking of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a> 2024.<br />- I have many things to show, and many people to see<br />- I have ready to show presentation about <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PineTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PineTime</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Amazfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Amazfish</span></a><br />- I am considering also <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NemoMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NemoMobile</span></a> as Qt6 based images are near.<br />- I can join <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MobileStand" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MobileStand</span></a> with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NemoMobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NemoMobile</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AsteroidOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AsteroidOS</span></a>. I can probably arrange also <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> to show</p><p>There is also the other side:<br />- last year was my talk rejected<br />- it is a little over my budget (cheap hostel feels uncomfortable)<br />- traveling is exhausting (am I old?)</p>
Goran_Mahovlic<p>Now you can run Envox EEZ Studio <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LVGL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LVGL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SDL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GUI</span></a> app on your favorite <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> machine. Including <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> I have just tested build on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> tablet and it works great! I always love to see <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/opensourcesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensourcesoftware</span></a> running on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/opensourcehardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensourcehardware</span></a> <a href="https://github.com/eez-open/lvgl-sdl-demo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/eez-open/lvgl-sdl-d</span><span class="invisible">emo</span></a> read more about the whole story on intergalaktik news section <a href="https://intergalaktik.eu/news/bb3-cm4-pcb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">intergalaktik.eu/news/bb3-cm4-</span><span class="invisible">pcb</span></a></p>
[danct12@fosstodon ~]$ :idle:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mike" class="u-url mention">@<span>mike</span></a></span> If you like the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CutiePi</span></a>, you may also like the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DevTerm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DevTerm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.clockworkpi.com/devterm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">clockworkpi.com/devterm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Native Breed<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mike" class="u-url mention">@<span>mike</span></a></span> Please keep us posted on your experience with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CutiePi</span></a>.</p><p>For me, I think mass produced products like these that are built on the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> miss the point of the Pi, which is to create and nurture Makers.</p><p>Cutie Pi is a ready-made tablet. Where is the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FunPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FunPi</span></a> in that?</p>
Mike Stone<p>After waiting since March of 2021, my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> arrived this morning. First impressions of the build quality are good. It feels solid and the screen is acceptable. It's running <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Raspian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Raspian</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Bullseye" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bullseye</span></a>. It notified me immediately there were updates, but there was a missing dependency so it wouldn't do them. I manually forced it to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bookworm</span></a>, which destroyed the custom UI they've put on it. I reimaged the SDCard, and it's back to good. Tomorrow I try a new image I got a few minutes ago.</p>
Chris<p>Anyone have any hands on experience with the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> tablet? It looks kinda fun.</p><p><a href="https://cutiepi.io" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cutiepi.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tablet</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linuxmobile</span></a></p>
springlite<p>These <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Raspberry_Pi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a> tablets... They've packaged Compute Module 4, battery, wi-fi, BT, touch display, camera and all the drivers. Open source. Want!!!<br /><a href="https://shop.cutiepi.io/products/cutiepi-tablet" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shop.cutiepi.io/products/cutie</span><span class="invisible">pi-tablet</span></a></p>
bormel<p>Gestern endlich mein <a href="https://bildung.social/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> aus Japan bekommen. Ein Raspberry Tablet, bei dem alles OpenSource ist, auch die Hardware und das 3d-gedruckte Gehäuse. Installiert ist Debian mit einem touch-optimierten Browser. Werde ich mit meinen Schülern nachbauen und individualisieren (<a href="https://cutiepi.io" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cutiepi.io</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>).</p>
TuxPhones :linux:<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> Tablet review (updated)</p><p><a href="https://tuxphones.com/cutiepi-review-open-hardware-linux-tablet-raspberry-pi-4/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tuxphones.com/cutiepi-review-o</span><span class="invisible">pen-hardware-linux-tablet-raspberry-pi-4/</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linux</span></a></p>
TuxPhones :linux:<p>Our in-depth review of the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> is finally out! Check it out here: </p><p>"CutiePi Tablet review: The open-hardware <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linux</span></a> tablet"</p><p><a href="https://tuxphones.com/cutiepi-review-open-hardware-linux-tablet-raspberry-pi-4/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tuxphones.com/cutiepi-review-o</span><span class="invisible">pen-hardware-linux-tablet-raspberry-pi-4/</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a></p>
TuxPhones :linux:<p>Found a way to have almost zero-latency, wireless video streaming on a virtual secondary screen, i.e.: using a mainline Linux tablet (with working GPU) as a portable second screen for your Linux desktop. </p><p>The amazing <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> (review next week!) is seen here for this purpose</p>
TuxPhones :linux:<p>A very first unboxing of the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> Tablet, the first open-hardware Raspberry Pi 4-powered handheld by the Taiwan/Japan-based open hardware startup.</p><p>This device is based on a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> CM 4 (2GB RAM in our sample), and sports fully open-hardware, and easy to replicate, board design, which incorporates a HD screen, 5MP camera and several other sensors, all enclosed in a solid chassis.</p><p>An in-depth review will arrive in the next weeks, as soon as I manage to get rid of some other work!</p>
ijliao<p>終於啊 !</p><p><a href="https://g0v.social/tags/CutiePi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CutiePi</span></a> Tablet - <a href="https://g0v.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a>, Untethered - Your order has shipped!</p>
Boiling Steam<p>CutiePi is a Raspberry Pi fitted into a tablet format with a software keyboard interface. Kickstarter is live: <a href="https://cutiepi.io/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cutiepi.io/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/cutiepi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cutiepi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tablet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a></p>
Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)<a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/cutiepi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CutiePi</a> : Ultra-Portable, Open-Source <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/raspberrypi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaspberryPi</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/tablet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tablet</a> <a href="http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/139317#comment-25753" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/139317#comment-25753</a>
Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)<a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/cutiepi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CutiePi</a> Sidekick mode: <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://pleroma.site/tag/tablet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tablet</a> is also a controller for external displays <a href="http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/139317#comment-25723" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/139317#comment-25723</a>
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