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I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by matheusmoreira »

Andrex wrote: post #4

Not trying to shill too hard, but it's rare I fall in love with a device the way I've fallen in love with my Remarkable 2. I can't say it was 100% worth the price (half was paid as a gift), but everything about it is refreshingly elegant and simple. Great to know recovering from a brick is possible too.

It's a really impressive product. The fact it runs Linux makes it exceptionally interesting.

> Codex — A purposely designed Linux-based operating system for low-latency digital paper displays

I wonder how it works. Are the drivers proprietary?

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by trangus_1985 »

formerly_proven wrote: post #45
morpheuskafka wrote: post #10

I work part-time for my university's help desk and I was both impressed and disappointed the first time I came across one of these--one the one hand, its highly customizable and supports SSH access. On the other hand, there is shockingly no way to get the MAC address without connecting via SSH, even though this is popular among academics who often need to get onto MAC filtered networks. In hindsight, we probably coul…

I was under the impression that having the MAC address on the device's label was some kind of regulatory requirement for Wifi - I have never seen a wireless device without it.

It is a requirement, although you can now use "e-labels". Such as, a page in the settings that has the FCC information. (IANAL)

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by tadbit »

jackson1442 wrote: post #18
morpheuskafka wrote: post #10

I work part-time for my university's help desk and I was both impressed and disappointed the first time I came across one of these--one the one hand, its highly customizable and supports SSH access. On the other hand, there is shockingly no way to get the MAC address without connecting via SSH, even though this is popular among academics who often need to get onto MAC filtered networks. In hindsight, we probably coul…

You can connect it via USB and ssh locally. Obviously showing it in the interface would be better but that would work. It also fully supports 802.1X, which surprised me.

Yeah... screw that. reMarkable's crappy UI shouldn't necessitate a bunch of extra work on the grandparent's part. They're completely justified in telling end users to go home to get the MAC.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by b112 »

formerly_proven wrote: post #64
judge2020 wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that's for APs, given pretty much no smartphone has its MAC printed on it.

Oh, true! I thought it was the MAC address in tiny print on iPhones but it's actually the FCC ID and IMEI. On the other hand, all smartphones have the MAC and serial number easily accessible in their settings menu.

Many phones let you rotate your MAC too, to prevent profiling...

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by kadoban »

jonny_eh wrote: post #68
kadoban wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is indeed easy and very worth it. The rm2 is the _best_ way to read text books and comics I've ever seen (using koreader), and separately it's great for taking notes. Those two uses don't really overlap for me so it's fine that they're in separate OSes, especially because it's one gesture to switch between them. The one and only thing that really bothers me about the device is the storage is pretty small. It's fin…

> The rm2 is the _best_ way to read text books and comics I've ever seen Comics? I thought it was black and white only. I'd assume an iPad (or other tablet) was better for comics.

The comics I read are grayscale anyway for 99% of pages. YMMV if that's not true for your collection I suppose.

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Post by chefandy »

Andrex wrote: post #57
chefandy wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you mind sharing a bit about you use case? Do you use it for any sketching or artwork or primarily notes/etc?

My primary use-case right now is storyboarding. The RM2 has dozens of templates (notebook paper, grid paper, etc.) and three of them are storyboard templates at various sizes. I haven't been able to adjust to Wacoms etc., but drawing on the RM2's display feels "right." I can zip through drawing up storyboards and then email the PDF immediately to collaborators. I can choose to send individual pages as PNGs, too. Only…

It does— thanks. Storyboarding is about the level of graphic capability I'd need. I keep trying to adjust to using my iPad Pro w/Apple Pencil 2. It's an incredibly capable set of tools, but I just can't get comfortable with it.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by bradstewart »

nafizh wrote: post #76

I love my remarkable 2. The only thing that's missing for me is a backlight, it's unusable in terms of reading and writing if the room is dark. I would instantly upgrade to a RM3 with a backlight.

I use a good old fashioned clip-on book light with mine. Works great.

Re: I bricked then recovered my reMarkable 2

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Post by bradstewart »

CPLX wrote: post #7
Andrex wrote: post #4

Not trying to shill too hard, but it's rare I fall in love with a device the way I've fallen in love with my Remarkable 2. I can't say it was 100% worth the price (half was paid as a gift), but everything about it is refreshingly elegant and simple. Great to know recovering from a brick is possible too.

I got one as well, almost mad at myself when I did because I was 90% sure I would use it for a week and then never again. But I said what the hell. And I'm so glad I did, it's a great device that definitely fills a niche in my workflow. I mostly use it for brainstorming sessions. I like it a lot. I wish it synced more seamlessly but perhaps that'll happen at some point.

I used to have nothing but trouble with the syncing features. But it all seems fixed as of the last update--both in terms of notebook/PDF syncing and the new ScreenShare, which replaced the incredibly buggy previous incarnation of live sharing.

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Post by ngai_aku »

pklausler wrote: post #56
Andrex wrote: post #4

Not trying to shill too hard, but it's rare I fall in love with a device the way I've fallen in love with my Remarkable 2. I can't say it was 100% worth the price (half was paid as a gift), but everything about it is refreshingly elegant and simple. Great to know recovering from a brick is possible too.

I'm glad that you enjoy yours. Mine has been sitting in my dead technology drawer since about two weeks after it arrived. The pen is too laggy, the contrast is too low for me to read PDFs comfortably, and the note-taking experience doesn't come close to what I get from a good pen and good paper. Nice try, but meh from me.

I’ll take it off your hands if you’d like ;)
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