I'm thinking of purchasing a Bay Trail (actually Cherry Trail) tablet. Specifically, the Insignia Flex 8.
What is the current state of Ubuntu (as of now) on these types of tablets? I see other questions but they are for older verisons of Ubuntu.
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I got mine to boot, but couldn't get the touchscreen, camera or screen rotation to work.
To get ubuntu to boot, you need to find a 32bit uefi to add to a live usb. Then boot usb from the windows recovery menu.
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I was able to get mine to boot. But I can't try anymore as it broke earlier. It's a very good tablet while it lasts (6 months) . Open a chat room with me if you'd like more details.– user595510Mar 19, 2018 at 10:59
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When you had it booting, did you experience the same issues I had? Mar 20, 2018 at 11:28
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Screen rotation worked on 17.04 I believe. However it was always off by 90 degrees. I think that problem can be fixed easily in a script. Apparently they have broken it in 17.10 from what you've said. I did not try the camera, but I know that the touchscreen was unresponsive.– user595510Mar 22, 2018 at 10:48