[GTALUG] Intel Baytrail systems may become stable under Linux!

[Michael Hill]

On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Scott Sullivan via talk 
<talk at gtalug.org> wrote:

> Popped the latest multi-arch Debian ISO (8.7.0) into my trusty ZALMAN 
> external drive with virtual CD/DVD function.

My experience is similar on my ASUS T100TA, but I started with the 
Debian multi-arch 8.6.0 on a USB stick and keep it upgraded to 
stretch/sid.

For kernels I've been following the (infrequent) Ubuntu packages from 
the T100TA G+ community. I have bootable 4.7 and 4.8 kernels installed, 
but 4.4.14 has been the best so far...

- I have my music library installed and the headphone jack functions.

- no camera yet but I don't miss it.

- a great size for writing docs at a hackfest, paired with my 
laptop-size ThinkPad Bluetooth keyboard. (I did this at Red Hat in the 
summer.) It will boot GNOME continuous in a VM.

Issues I haven't taken the time to resolve:

- no tap support (screen or touchpad--the touchpad requires an actual 
click) after 4.4, kind of essential when I'm using it without the extra 
keyboard.

- screen rotation was non-functional but sprung to life after a recent 
upgrade (kernel firmware, maybe?). It defaults to upside-down in 
landscape mode, so I had to un-rotate it (at the command line) and lock 
it.

Mike