{"id":2106,"date":"2018-08-26T09:12:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/?p=2106"},"modified":"2018-08-26T09:12:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T08:12:00","slug":"linux-on-a-linx-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/?p=2106","title":{"rendered":"Linux on a Linx 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">The Linx 10 is a Windows tablet, originally equiped with Windows 8 and then upgraded free to Windows 10. The system is powered by a Bay Trail Atom processor with 32GB disc. This has worked pretty well on Windows, but I was having issues and don\u2019t really like Windows anyway. The first was linked to the Windows updates where I had to remove loads of software just so it could upgrade, and then the last Creators update wrecked, without warning, access to the SD card; only allowing ones formatted in NTFS.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">As a Linux and Ubuntu fan, I\u2019d pondered installing Ubuntu not long after purchasing, but after researching it was a task that wasn\u2019t successful, and was a pain with bootloader changes. The main issue being that is it a 64bit processor but to satisfy Windows, only allows a 32bit bootloader. Most 64bit Linux distributions require a 64bit bootloader, and I really didn\u2019t have time to mess. There aren\u2019t many 32bit distros left . . . there are ways to try and get a 32bit bootloader onto Ubuntu but I couldn\u2019t get it to work, even tried the 32bit version of Ubuntu 14.04 but no luck.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">However, along came Fedora 28 which has a 32bit bootloader as well as the normal 64 bit one with 64bit OS. So, I installed onto a USB and amazingly it booted (using external keyboard hold Del and then choose the USB from the Save &amp; Exit screen in the BIOS) to the live session straight away &#8211; awesome!!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">So out of the box it gave:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wireless &#8211; straight on, no issues at all<\/li>\n<li>Touchscreen &#8211; using the Gnome keyboard. Actually Gnome is really nice as a touch OS. The Windows button on the bezel also worked to bring up Activities, the Gnome launcher is very touch friendly, and the search is really nice.<\/li>\n<li>Orientation &#8211; wow, couldn\u2019t believe this worked! Landscape to portrait straight off.<\/li>\n<li>GPS &#8211; works fine, activates on request by software\/permission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Didn\u2019t work:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bluetooth. We have a Realtek device onboard&nbsp;which is in the kernel apparently since 4.12 (Fedora 28 is on 4.17) so no idea why it isn\u2019t working. Bit of an issue as I use a Microsoft&nbsp;bluetooth keyboard when using as a laptop.<\/li>\n<li>Sound. Intel, and apparently they\u2019re working on drivers as part of their FOSS solutions. False sense of security as the dummy sound is installed. Volume buttons work though!<\/li>\n<li>Webcams, front and back. The red light is on but nothing working! Not an issue for me as they are pretty poor anyway and I never use them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So, what did it look and feel like. Really responsive actually, no delay on animations in Gnome. Intel graphics drivers are now built into Fedora instead of having to use a separete installer which is ace. Loads of space on the EMC drive and the SD works great.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Installed all the usual suspects, but one I was particularly interested in was Kodi to run the Plex add-on. From the RPM repositories it installed perfectly, and on loading it went full screen to a very attractive and responsive interface. Logged into my server and then onto my media. Obviously sounds not working but full HD movies started smoothly.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So, to make full use I need Bluetooth and sound working . . .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ad2_full.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ad2.jpeg\" align=\"middle\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" class=\"aligncenter\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ad1_full.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ad1.jpeg\" align=\"middle\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" class=\"aligncenter\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screenshot-20180826191452-1280x800_full.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screenshot-20180826191452-1280x800-1.png\"  align=\"middle\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" class=\"aligncenter\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screenshot-20180826191423-1280x800_full.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.1.12\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screenshot-20180826191423-1280x800-1.png\"  align=\"middle\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" class=\"aligncenter\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Linx 10 is a Windows tablet, originally equiped with Windows 8 and then upgraded free to Windows 10. The system is powered by a Bay Trail Atom processor with 32GB disc. This has worked pretty well on Windows, but I was having issues and don\u2019t really like Windows anyway. The first was linked to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slider","category-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crabkey.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}