Reply To: Linux Mint on Chuwi Hi10 & Hi12 Tablets

[zak]

Scalpos wrote:

zak wrote:

Hi Flashing the BIOS with bios.bin from (Tikilou) http://vavar60.online.fr/share/tablet/chuwi_hi10/bios_chuwi_Hi10-DualOS_E4D6_C106_E0511.224.7z with eeprom programmer here is the how to http://techtablets.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Recovering-a-Bricked-Chuwi-Hi12-caused-by-Corrupt-Bios.pdf

Ok, I thought a moment it was possible without opening the tablet + using the eeprom programmer… BTW Zak, were you able to proceed without damaging the tablet guts, or you can’t avoid cutting some parts like the sticky foam layer ? Could the whole Android image provided by Chuwi and copied onto a USB flashdrive be used as another bootable system with proper UEFI setup ?

Without eeprom programmer you can’t, this guy show how to open the hi10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVENVovN068

Android image provided by Chuwi and copied onto a USB flashdrive be used as another bootable system with proper UEFI setup ?  no i have already tested it and no luck the tablet gonna reboot constantly you should flash bios and after this you will be able to use android image provided by Chuwi