<![CDATA[New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel]]>Named "Open Slate":

  1. https://community.braxtech.net/t/open-slate-megathread/4041

  2. https://rumble.com/v74par6-new-project-the-brax-open-slate-androidlinux-tablet.html

  3. MKT Genio 720 specifications: https://www.mediatek.com/products/iot/genio-iot/genio-720

Note: about "mainline linux kernel" (or near mainline kernel and anyway recent kernel) for Ubuntu Touch, it's a guess on my part.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/11905/new-braxtech-tablet-or-laptop-with-ut-on-mainline-linux-kernelRSS for NodeSat, 16 May 2026 23:58:48 GMTSun, 25 Jan 2026 21:07:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Fri, 08 May 2026 12:39:56 GMT]]>One of the most interesting parts of this for me is the focus on mainline kernel support. A lot of alternative mobile/Linux devices struggle long-term because of outdated vendor kernels and limited maintenance. If the hardware can stay close to upstream Linux, that could make the device much more sustainable over time for the UBports community.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/95499https://forums.ubports.com/post/95499Fri, 08 May 2026 12:39:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Wed, 06 May 2026 12:10:50 GMT]]>@Vlad-Nirky last statement about Brax3 and UT from Plamen (April 7) : "Ubuntu Touch is with the status of a community port at the moment. It’s entirely up to the community to progress on fixing issues. We don’t have the resource to maintain Ubuntu in house at the moment. We are offering support to the maintainers but we’re still in the progress to put together some infrastructure before we can empower a meaningful progress."
But it's better to discuss about Brax3 here: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/10607/brax3-the-mysterious

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/95451https://forums.ubports.com/post/95451Wed, 06 May 2026 12:10:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Wed, 06 May 2026 10:18:05 GMT]]>@libremax
Good news!
They still need to finalise the one for the Brax3, which doesn't seem to be progressing much.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/95448https://forums.ubports.com/post/95448Wed, 06 May 2026 10:18:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Wed, 06 May 2026 10:02:22 GMT]]>open_slate April update (published yesterday), an excerpt from the message:

"Good news:
Ubuntu Touch (tablet-optimized) will be ported and supported on open_slate in collaboration with UBports"

The full message:
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/braxtechnologies/open_slate/updates/4

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/95446https://forums.ubports.com/post/95446Wed, 06 May 2026 10:02:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:34:58 GMT]]>Less than 9 hours left in this first phase of the fundraising campaign:
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/braxtechnologies/open_slate

And the last news about project advancement:

https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/braxtechnologies/open_slate/updates

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/94605https://forums.ubports.com/post/94605Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:34:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:49:07 GMT]]>236 K$ and 303 backers in the first 30 minutes,
268 K$ and 342 backers in the first hour,
316 K$ and 399 backers in the first two hours

445 K$ and 572 backers in the first day
500 K€ and 650 backers in the first two days
570 K$ and 735 backers in the first three days
649 K$ and 831 backers in the first four days
684 K$ and 874 backers in the first five days
706 K$ and 902 backers in the first six days
726 K$ and 926 backers in the first week
811 k$ and 1035 backers in two weeks
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/braxtechnologies/open_slate

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/93725https://forums.ubports.com/post/93725Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:49:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:44:22 GMT]]>The fundraising campaign will begin tomorrow. Only the first arrivals will be served at the best rates:
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/braxtechnologies/open_slate

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/93699https://forums.ubports.com/post/93699Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:44:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:00:01 GMT]]>Interesting answers here are from Plamen, from Braxtech:

Q: Will there be an easily buildable close-to-mainline Linux kernel?
Will changes be upstreamed to the mainline linux kernel?

A: Yes, to both. We’re getting that promise from MediaTek and the integrator they hired for the linux part.

Q: Will fingerprint support work on linux? How will the camera look? Should we expect the camera to be green and blurry at the start?

A: The mandate is to get everything working, as it will on Android. We will communicate a linux roadmap in due course. One of the main reasons for selecting the g720 by MediaTek (and not a way cheaper alternative such as Rockchip 3588) was the strategic importance for MediaTek to run linux on it - this is their latest high end IoT chip. Most of their customers for the chip will run Linux.
Obviously, the camera won’t beat iPad, but it will not be crap.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/92744https://forums.ubports.com/post/92744Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:00:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:40:04 GMT]]>@kugiigi said in New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel:

To be honest, I think we shouldn't be hoping for this to be coming anytime soon. There are only renders and the SOC is very new. I highly doubt it'll actually be shipping this year. And let's not even talk about a UT port yet 😅

I didn't mention the projected availability date, but it does exist: "Estimated delivery date is August '26." (for Android version probably)

For the brax3, 8 months passed between the start of the funding campaign and the first deliveries under iodéOS. The first version of UT was released 4 months later, and the first “stable” version, which can be installed via ubports-installer, is not yet available yet after 14 months months since the start.

So I'm going to go out on a limb and hazard a guess: the first "stable" version of the open slate tablet running UT could be available between August 2026 and December 2027.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/92732https://forums.ubports.com/post/92732Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:40:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:43:26 GMT]]>@kugiigi somebody should pick up the pine64 devices up again the whole port family for the rockchip is in disrepair.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/92728https://forums.ubports.com/post/92728Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:43:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:35:57 GMT]]>To be honest, I think we shouldn't be hoping for this to be coming anytime soon. There are only renders and the SOC is very new. I highly doubt it'll actually be shipping this year. And let's not even talk about a UT port yet 😅
I'm sorry if I'm killing the excitement and joy but in my experience with crowdfunding projects, they're almost never on time, even those that already exists and ready to manufacture.

This is nice though. I hope it'll become a real thing. UT needs a good reference tablet device. I personally want a tablet.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/92726https://forums.ubports.com/post/92726Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:35:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New Braxtech Tablet (or Laptop) with UT on mainline linux kernel on Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:19:47 GMT]]>@libremax Indeed, Ubuntu Touch is cited as a potential operating system available, provided that porting is considered.
To be continued...

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/92720https://forums.ubports.com/post/92720Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:19:47 GMT