Linux Mint on Chuwi Hi10 & Hi12 Tablets

[zak]

Lupo wrote:

zak wrote:

Hi, Good, do you boot with nomodeset option on the grub ?

Hi, no I’m not because if you boot with nomodeset grub option the screen rotation is NOT working. I have installed the latest beta video drivers of i915 Intel video card and I don’t need to specify “nomodeset”, everything is working with it. What OS and i915 driver version do you use?

I use the standard drivers who comes with ubuntu gnome , can you please put the link for the beta drivers

[Lupo]

you don’t have screen rotation working then?

[Tikilou]

zak wrote:

Tikilou wrote:

No, i’m just booting Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 x86-64 on my Chuwi Hi10 DualOS (Android 5.1+Windows) ! <noscript></noscript>I’ve uploaded many screenshots and video of my bios and tablet boot on linux on my website server here : https://osremix.com:4443/download/chuwi-Hi10/captures/ Somes screens commands : <noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript></noscript> <noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript></noscript> <noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript></noscript>

How did you manage to get this screen resolution 1920×1200 ?

Nothing, just put Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 with Lili USB creator on USB Key, boot on bios UEFI, and press enter.
Anyway, it’s funny, if i disable “quiet” and “splash” options, the system freeze before GDM+environnement start…

[Tikilou]

You can look a video capture here => https://osremix.com:4443/download/chuwi-Hi10/captures/20160606_142651.mp4

[zak]

Lupo wrote:

you don’t have screen rotation working then?

Hi,

For the screen rotation you can install this script (screenrotator), i found the bosch accelerometer (BMA2X2)  driver but we need to compile the driver with kernel source i am working on it,

how did you get the i915 beta driver?  i can’t boot without nomodeset option please help

[zak]

Tikilou wrote:

zak wrote:

Tikilou wrote:

No, i’m just booting Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 x86-64 on my Chuwi Hi10 DualOS (Android 5.1+Windows) ! <noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript></noscript>I’ve uploaded many screenshots and video of my bios and tablet boot on linux on my website server here : https://osremix.com:4443/download/chuwi-Hi10/captures/ Somes screens commands : <noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript> <noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript> <noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript><noscript><noscript></noscript></noscript></noscript>

How did you manage to get this screen resolution 1920×1200 ?

Nothing, just put Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 with Lili USB creator on USB Key, boot on bios UEFI, and press enter. Anyway, it’s funny, if i disable “quiet” and “splash” options, the system freeze before GDM+environnement start…

Yep it’s funny for me with (quiet splash ) the system freeze on GDM screen

[Lupo]

1. I’m using the xserver-xorg-video-intel version 2.99.917+git20151202.da9ad388-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty

available from this repository:

http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/xorg-edgers

http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/xorg-edgers/xenial/main/base/xserver-xorg-video-intel

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel

I have changed also this in my config:
add in this file: /etc/modprobe.d/i915-kms.conf
options i915 modeset=1

2. I don’t remember if I have done this also in order to get the driver working correctly, but I see now that I have it in my config:
added in: /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
i915
intel_agp
and after that I have updated my initramfs with:
update-initramfs -u

3. in my default GRUB config I have:
/etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”fbcon=rotate:1 i915.modeset=1 vt.handoff=7 acpi_backlight=intel”
after the change of this file, run:
update-grub

 

P.S. I’m rotating my screen via the default KDE configuration Display rotation, and the rotation isn’t changed if I rotate the screen, I’m using the tablet only as a “laptop” with the original Chuwi Hi10 docking keyboard

[zak]

Lupo wrote:

1. I’m using the xserver-xorg-video-intel version 2.99.917+git20151202.da9ad388-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty

available from this repository: http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/xorg-edgers http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/xorg-edgers/xenial/main/base/xserver-xorg-video-intel <pre class=”literal-block”>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel I have changed also this in my config: add in this file: /etc/modprobe.d/i915-kms.conf options i915 modeset=1 2. I don’t remember if I have done this also in order to get the driver working correctly, but I see now that I have it in my config: added in: /etc/initramfs-tools/modules i915 intel_agp and after that I have updated my initramfs with: update-initramfs -u 3. in my default GRUB config I have: /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”fbcon=rotate:1 i915.modeset=1 vt.handoff=7 acpi_backlight=intel” after the change of this file, run: update-grub

ok thank you,

will try this and back soon

[Anonymous]

I’m finishing and almost uploading the last XJUbunTAB release with the last Intel drivers.
You just need to install this ppa:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:oibaf/graphics-drivers
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

I have scripts/icons to manually rotate but auto-rotate needs to be patched still in kernel.

In this release I’ve also included touchegg-gce to configure touch gestures in a GUI.
Tomorrow morning it should be uploaded.

Thanks to @Tikilou , a Chuwi Hi10 user who donated to motivate this upgrade.

[zak]

still freeze in GDM login screen

[Tikilou]

Bad new, for me, everytime i’m launching Linux with my USB Key, it broke Android… I guess it’s because the system mount the /system partition of Android on boot… But i don’t understand what is the problem.

Anyway, i’m gonna publish somes tutorials about how to restore Android, Windows, and Dual Boot, on Chuwi Hi10.

[zak]

Tikilou wrote:

Bad new, for me, everytime i’m launching Linux with my USB Key, it broke Android… I guess it’s because the system mount the /system partition of Android on boot… But i don’t understand what is the problem. Anyway, i’m gonna publish somes tutorials about how to restore Android, Windows, and Dual Boot, on Chuwi Hi10.

 

[Tikilou]

I’ve found something intersting, boot lines options for kernel Linux by Android 86 build of Chuwi :

Linux version 3.14.37-x86_64-L1-R517 (softteam@pdd-build) (gcc version 4.8 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 9 09:57:44 CST 2016

Command line: console=tty0 shutdown_reason=no_applicable watchdog_reset_reason=security_watchdog androidboot.bootreason=reboot androidboot.serialno=0123456789ABCDEF g_ffs.iSerialNumber=0123456789ABCDEF loglevel=5 androidboot.hardware=cht_cr_mrd_w firmware_class.path=/system/etc/firmware i915.fastboot=1 memmap=4M$0x5c400000 vga=current i915.modeset=1 drm.vblankoffdelay=1 enforcing=0 androidboot.selinux=permissive console=ttyS0,115200n8 bootboost=1 pm_suspend_debug=1 pstore.backend=ramoops

[Anonymous]

Please try last XJUbunTAB 16.06.10T with the commands from @Lupo . The only thing missing is that you will need to press “e” in the Grub menu and add this after “quiet splash”:
fbcon=rotate:1 i915.modeset=1 vt.handoff=7 acpi_backlight=intel

I’ve done some changes in the PPI and the panel, hope you find it useful.
There is a bug in touchegg and xfce that you can’t click close/maximize/minimize buttons on the windows if touchegg is active. If someone finds some workaround I’d be very grateful. In the meantime I’ve added those buttons in the panel and it’s very handy for tablet use.
With touchegg and the new PPI I really can say XFCE is touch-ready, even more than Unity because you can customize the panels, gestures, etc.

[zak]

Anonymous wrote:

Please try last XJUbunTAB 16.06.10T with the commands from @lupo . The only thing missing is that you will need to press “e” in the Grub menu and add this after “quiet splash”: fbcon=rotate:1 i915.modeset=1 vt.handoff=7 acpi_backlight=intel I’ve done some changes in the PPI and the panel, hope you find it useful. There is a bug in touchegg and xfce that you can’t click close/maximize/minimize buttons on the windows if touchegg is active. If someone finds some workaround I’d be very grateful. In the meantime I’ve added those buttons in the panel and it’s very handy for tablet use. With touchegg and the new PPI I really can say XFCE is touch-ready, even more than Unity because you can customize the panels, gestures, etc.

 

Hi thank you

Did you put the bosch accelerometer BMA2X2.c  we need this for better screen

[Author]

Posts