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Dmytro

Can I install Ubuntu Touch on Lenovo Tab M10 HD (2nd Gen) with 3/32 Gb?

MrT10001

@Dmytro The tablet on this thread has to be the 4Gb/64Gb model which is the TB-X306F model.

The 3Gb/32Gb model that Ubuntu Touch can be installed on from the installer is the TB-X605F or TB-X605L - see that model section.

These are the only two tablets at this stage supported by the UT installer for Focal version of UT.

Dmytro

@MrT10001 said in Post your thoughts here on this tablet...:

TB-X306F

Thanks for the answer. Just in the Specifications section for the Tab M10 HD 2nd Gen (TB-X306F) the following is indicated:
Lenovo Tab M10 HD 2nd Gen Wifi 4G/64GB

Specifications

Storage 32/64GB
Memory 3/4GB

And in our country such models are sold
(Lenovo Tab M10 HD (2nd Gen) TB-X306F 3/32GB Wi-Fi Iron Grey (ZA6W0250UA) + Case)

MrT10001

@Dmytro The only ones I have seen are the 2Gb/32Gb and the 4Gb/64Gb. It has to be on Android 11 for it to work.

If you have the 3Gb/32Gb version on Android 11 it may or may not work.

Me personally would give it a go, however I know how to get Android back on the device and recover hard/soft bricks. If you don't, I would not attempt it.

For info here is the upgrade matrix and shows your device (3G = 3Gb):

Dmytro

@MrT10001
Thank you. I will try.

Schlicki2808

I also owned the 4GB/64GB version of the tablet. The installation was really easy and Ubuntu Touch runs quite well. I also installed dotnet and snap, but I couldn't use a mouse so far, so I couldn't use snap applications in a functional way. But the combination dotnet - SeaBass2 works quite well and I can develop C# applications on the Lenovo Tab M10 which is awesome.
There are also some small display issues in Morph and Sapot Browser (some fonts in the GUI are too big) but apart from that, this is a really nice Ubuntu Touch device. It complements my Google Pixel 3a
Thanks for the hard work!

Keneda

@Schlicki2808
Sapot is a Morph fork, so some issues on Morph will come on Sapot too

holly_x

@MrT10001
Hi!
I have a hard time figuring out if UT is portable to my tablet as well. The title clearly suggests that only the 4G/64GB model works, but in the Specifications on the page it also says 32 or 3 GB
The tablet I happen to have seems to be one with 2GB and 32GB:
Could you possibly provide me with a clue if it is possible to port UT to it?
Kind regards,
Holly

MrT10001

@holly_x No, the 2Gb/32Gb variant of the Lenovo Tab TB-X306F does not work.
It lacks the upgrade to Android 11 and I have tried a few times. It will boot loop. The installer won't work either so you have to try manually.

holly_x

@MrT10001
Clear, thank you very much! Cheers.

rogue_ronin

It's a really snappy and beautiful OS. Installed easily with the installer.

Browsers are a problem, as I've delineated a bit on another post in Support.

It would not update from r128 - I would click install and it would reboot to the recovery, but no update just a reboot option.

I had to wipe to factory, then it would update - now finally on r133. Fortunately I'd only installed a few apps and some minor configuration (dark mode, pinned apps, etc - nothing major.

Gonna give it a drive and see if the browsers, etc are better now.

Big thanks to the team, this is how a tablet OS should work.

EDIT: browser font is still weird - same in Jade Browser which I tried hoping it would work better but is probably based on the same source.

holly_x

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ijonglin

After a really awesome Pixel 3A XL install, I wanted to get a native Linux device on a Tablet. After trying to install everything on a $50 Lenovo Tab M10 HD (2nd Gen) , but 2GB device, I finally figured out that I needed to a $90 4GB device. Then everything ran smoothly.

My primary use is a portable Linux-based spot for portable writing kit in LaTex and rendering PDF to a eReader, and after figuring out the Lomiri construct of chrooted environments, I was off to the races.

Rock solid:

Install (once I had the right device)
Wifi Connectivity
Terminal and Lomiri envs and their fakeroot apt installs
Support for USB devices (Hubs, USB Sticks, USB Mouse Keyboards)
Support for SD Card (64GB is currently working after formatting on the system)
PDF Viewing
Music Player
Audio Jack Output
Video Player
Sleep/Wake
Battery usage is reasonable for a "refurbed" device

Would like to have:

Bluetooth support works on start-up, but goes borked when the device falls asleep. A reboot solves this problem, but it's not a blocker since I'm switching to 2.4Gz wireless keyboard dongle.

Overall, I based a very portable open source writing kit. Really incredible work as good as when I install YellowDog Linux onto my Powerbook G3. A second donation was in order, but I think I got what I need for my writing kit. Would be nice to have the bluetooth working solidly -- the Pixel 3a XL Bluetooth is rock solid.