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@ko I forgot to mention 2 things about the Asus:
1.) Couldn't get the cameras to work, and I never bothered to sort out why as I never had a need for them.
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HiThank you for your replies - I am amazed at how helpful everyone is
I am struggling with finding a good ASUS Transformer Book T100HA so I have another quick another question - do you know if Ubuntu will run on an Acer Iconia One 10:
https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/series-features/iconiaone10
This has a MediaTek Cortex A35 processor which from my research is an ARM processor.Thanks
Kaz -
@ko said in Tablet spec:
an ARM processor
An ARM device running Android? Sounds like getting anything else to run on it will require a port of said thing.
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Thank you for your message.
Wouldn't it just be a case of using the ARM version of Ubuntu desktop?
https://ubuntu.com/download/server/armThanks
Kind Regards
Kaz -
just realised that is the server version
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@ko said in Tablet spec:
Wouldn't it just be a case of using the ARM version of Ubuntu desktop?
Sadly, no. The same difficulties that plague porting Ubuntu Touch to new hardware would also be applicable to Ubuntu proper. The culprits are device drivers (screen, graphics, ports, etc)
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@ko and even Normal Ubuntu distro would be a real struggle to put on Acer laptop/tablet. BIOS is very locked, tried to do that on one recent laptop, impossible.
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The Chuwi Hi 10 Air runs as nice as the T100 especially after applying the heat sink fix. It is an Atom chip (Intel) and has been on sale lately because it is being replaced by a better model (Hi-10 X). It is currently running between $160-$180 pen and keyboard included. It's dual mode (win/Android) sibling can be had for $100 without keyboard and can also be made to work using the guide from XDA. You can find both on eBay for cheaper.
The thing with ARM devices, especially Mediatek, is that support is very hard to come by. Mediatek is a big offender of not honoring the GPL they agreed to. That means no drivers, no updates, no source tree. The community has found ways to root and Rom them, but it's an iffy proposition requiring a lot of work. If you go with an ARM device, check Xda-Developers to make sure it's supported by the community first and has at least been rooted, and has a recovery (TWRP), and hopefully a fully functioning Rom (lineage, Ubuntu, etc)
The problem with cheap Intel devices is that the manufacturers also do not support them so something often doesn't work (usually camera). You need to do your research before buying one. However, community support and open source drivers are much more common for x86 based devices so getting the touchscreen to work is much easier. But always check Reddit and the other forums I mentioned to make sure nothing critical is broken and unfixable.
The Hi-10 Air can be made to work with Ubuntu, pen and all, using this guide:
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Hi
Thank you all for your help.
I will keep a look out for a device that already supports UT from the ones mentioned above.In the meantime, I am looking for an LG Nexus 5 (https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/hammerhead) phone so I can install UT so I can replace my existing android phone.
Thanks again
Kind Regards
Kaz -
This topic has now moved off topic for porting so that's where I'm going to move it. I am also going to lock as this thread already exists on the forum https://forums.ubports.com/topic/3390/suggestions-recommendations-for-touchscreen-laptop-2-in-1-tablet and more than covers the direction of this thread.
Thanks in advance for your understanding.
