Saturday 25 April 2020

Canonical have announced the release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - 20.04 (Focal Fossa)



Canonical have announced the latest release of Ubuntu 20.04 Long-Term Support (LTS) as Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa).

I’ve respun the desktop ISO using my ‘isorespin.sh‘ script and created ISOs suitable for Intel Atom and Intel Apollo Lake devices:

Atom (-i ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso --atom)
Apollo (-i ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso --apollo)

I've also respun the desktop ISO with the '--server' option to create a pseudo server ISO suitable for Intel devices with a 32-bit bootloader:

Server (-i ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso --server)



Also announced are the official 20.04 flavours of Ubuntu including Lubuntu which I've also respun to created an ISO suitable for Intel Atom devices:

Atom (-i lubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso --atom)


Downloading Note

After downloading an ISO file it is recommended to test that the file is correct and safe to use by verifying the integrity of the downloaded file. An error during the download could result in a corrupted file and trigger random issues during the usage of the ISO.

The program 'md5sum' is designed to verify data integrity using the MD5 (Message-Digest algorithm 5) 128-bit cryptographic hash. The MD5 calculation gives a checksum (called a hash value), which must equal the MD5 value of a correct ISO.

First open a terminal and go to the correct directory to check a downloaded ISO. Then run the command 'md5sum <ISO>' for example:
md5sum linuxium-atom-ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso
'md5sum' should then print out a single line after calculating the hash:

e1a389390b80c468b00f68e999ed9fa0  ./linuxium-atom-ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso

Compare the hash (the alphanumeric string on left) from your output with the corresponding hash below. If both hashes match exactly then the downloaded file is almost certainly intact. However if the hashes do not match then there was a problem with the download and you should download the file again.


ISO 'md5sum' hashes

e1a389390b80c468b00f68e999ed9fa0  ./linuxium-atom-ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso
ea3e1596843c261a686091569de04895  ./linuxium-apollo-ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso
4d871473bd0a19c21eb082dfb5617421  ./linuxium-ubuntu-20.04-server-amd64.iso
aec469c56b398e8238f4ddc9d2b825c4  ./linuxium-atom-lubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso


Please donate if you find these ISOs useful.

88 comments:

gago said...

Hello
buddy I installed live lubuntu, the screen is stretched, I can't see the taskbar or catalogs on the left, only the inscription lubuntu on the right is visible on the screen
ainol mini pc 2, chinese shit not working on any linux :(

Unknown said...

I have got a problem with downloading files... after some minutes downlading is stopped... previous version 18.04 working perfectly. Do you have any idea how to solve problem with downlading?

gago said...

(24.04.2020) live LTS ubuntu 20.04 after installing only puma on the screen, unfortunately, there is not even a mouse cursor, the keyboard also does not respond :(

gago said...

I have the same, try to download it again, it helped me :)

gago said...

after 10 minutes the mouse cursor appears, but nothing works anymore

Unknown said...

How to install drivers for Broadcom 43430 in Kiano SlimStick?

Unknown said...

i tried to download ubuntu for atom and lubuntu and still the same problem... I was trying more than 10 times.

Linuxium said...

The 'internet' in general has become more congested as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and this may be the reason why your downloads are affected. Unfortunately I have no control over this however I have confirmed that the downloads do work. Tring a download at a later time is often the best course of action when downloads are failing.

I've added the 'md5sum' values for each ISO together with some information on how to check your file's integrity after downloading it. That way when you do succeed in downloading an ISO you can check then that it is not corrupt.

Linuxium said...

There is a long delay between booting and anything being displayed on low powered devices and between the first 'try' or 'install' screen and the actual desktop being displayed. I'd recommend only trying Lubuntu on very low powered devices as Ubuntu may be too resource hungry.

Linuxium said...

Does Lubuntu work when 'trying' it from a LiveUSB rather than 'installing' it?

Linuxium said...

See my documentation (top right) under 'Wifi issues'.

Unknown said...

Hello, thank you for your great job!
I have a question. I just want to use the stock kernel that in the original ISO, how should I keep the original kernel? I didn't find the option to keep the original kernel.
Thanks!

Linuxium said...

All of the above ISOs use the same kernel as the original ISO. See my 'isorespin.sh' documentation (http://url.linuxium.com.au/isorespin-documentation) for a more detailed explanation of what each option actually does.

When respinning an ISO there are many ways to change the 'stock' kernel however none of them are used with these ISOs. Typically to change from the original kernel you would need to add the '-u', '-k' or '--rolling-X' option. Additioanlly the '--upgrade' and '--dist-upgrade' options may change the kernel if newer ones are available. Finally you could explicitly change the kernel using a '-p' or '-l' option depending on what package you specify or manually change the kernel with a '-c' or '--interactive' option. You could even remove the kernel using the '-e' option not that you would be able to boot the resultant ISO without installing an alternative one.

Unknown said...

Thank you very much wifi is working right now.
I have got another problem with bluetooth. I couldn't find any devices and also other devices couldn't see PC. External BT module working. Do you have any idea how to solve it?

Linuxium said...

Have you looked at my documentation (top right) under 'Bluetooth issues' and in particular the 'brcmbt.service'?

Unknown said...

Yes I've looked this and after typing: sudo systemctl start brcmbt.service
unfortunately nothing change.

Unknown said...

Thank you for your reply!
I'll learn and try with your advice.
Thanks again!

Linuxium said...

What was the output from the command? Use 'pastebinit' to save the output and post a link together with a link to a 'dmesg' taken immediately after booting. See my documentation (top right) under 'Reporting issues'.

Christophe14 said...

Dear Linuxium,

Has the atom ISO been successfully tested on STK1AW32SC ?
If yes, is the HDMI audio fix still required ?
I am referring to https://linuxiumcomau.blogspot.com/2018/03/fixing-broken-hdmi-audio-again.html

Thanks !

Unknown said...

I solved a problem with BT, now working correctly. The BCM4343A0.hcd files was missing. I downloaded it and copied to /lib/firmware/brcm/BCM4343A0.hcd

Unknown said...

update: BT working, but transfer is very low ( music isn't playing smoothly)

Linuxium said...

Yes the Atom ISO has been tested on both the original STCK1A32WFC and later STK1AW32SC Intel Compute Sticks along with other devices and HDMI audio works both on the LiveUSB and after installing the ISO without any additional fixes.

Christophe14 said...

This is great !

Could you please indicate the Intel processors models supported for both "atom" and "apollo" families ?
I couldn't find this information.

I know that for "atom" there are Bay Trail (ex : Z3735F) and Cherry Trail (ex : x5-Z8300 or x5-Z8330) families.

What about models supported for "apollo" processors (Intel Apollo Lake and Gemini Lake) ? Nxxx ?

Thanks !

Linuxium said...

Actually it is not just specific to the processors but the BIOS, wifi/BT and often audio used by the devices.

Initial Intel mini PCs used 32-bit bootloaders and the RTL8723BS wifi/BT chip with typically the Z3735F Bay Trail processor. The next generation of mini PCs used Cherry Trail processors typically x5-Z8300 together with Broadcom wifi/BT chips. Hence 'atom' was used as the name of an option that included the most relevant userspace files required to get wifi, bluetooth and audio working on these devices with Bay Trail or Cherry Trail processors. 

On to the next generation of mini PCs which used Apollo Lake processors, the N3350, N3450 and N4200 were most common together with now a 64-bit bootloader. However initially there was some tweak performed to the BIOS on these devices that meant Linux wasn't recognised. Some devices had an option in the BIOS to set the 'OS' and some included the option 'Linux'.  However even then on some of these devices booting Linux was still not recognised. As a result I added an option 'apollo' that included my bootloader script that got Linux booting on such devices. Over time the BIOS was fixed on later devices and GRUB was both recognised and booted so respinning with the 'apollo' option was no longer necessary.

Gemini Lake was the first Intel mini PCs to successfully boot a standard Ubuntu ISO without issue (in booting that is). They also used a mixture of Intel or Broadcom wifi/BT chips and sometimes the userspace files for wifi or bluetooth were missing from the standard Ubuntu ISO. So booting an 'atom' respun ISO on Gemini Lake often fixed this as well as addressing some audio issues as again varying devices used different audo chips. 

As most users don't know what the exact hardware specs or BIOS limitations are for their devices (as often this isn't even included in product specifications) I created the two options 'atom' and 'apollo' to provide an ISO that was most likely to boot and fix the common issues and given the marketing for mini PCs was the most obvious to try first. 

Anyone who knows the exact 'limitations' of there device caused by hardware and/or BIOS can respin an Ubuntu (or supported Ubuntu based) ISO directly using my 'isorespin.sh' script and tailor the ISO more specifically to their device's needs.

Lenovo miix 3 1030 said...

Thank you for the job! Lenovo miix 3 1030 still without audio, camera, backlight and brightness :(

Christophe14 said...

Thanks for all your explanations.

GrannySmith said...

Thanks to isorespin, I revived a Lenovo Miix 3-8 tablet (with the notorious Z3735F Bay Trail) in good hardware condition, but very underpowered and ran Windows 8+ badly.

Kubuntu 20.04 is installed and quite fluid on this device. Wifi, BT, multi-touch, all work. Sound works through the internal speaker and through bluetooth. On-screen keyboard works during Wayland session. Headphones, mic, and cameras do not appear to work at all.

I found this discussion: "Plasma Mobile Test ISO for Windows Tablets x86_64 w/ 32bit UEFI Support". Strangely isorespin does not work with the current plasma mobile testing iso at neon/images/mobile/current/ and exits with error early in the process. Isorespin works fine with the regular KDE neon, however. Is the mobile version basically incompatible somehow?

Linuxium said...

If you are interested in the trying the latest Plasma Mobile (Desktop) ISO then make sure you are running the latest version of 'isorespin.sh' (i.e. v8.6.0) and run this kludge:

DQ='"' && sed -i "2230s/MESSY_EXIT/DISTRO_CODENAME=\$\(cat iso-directory-structure\/.disk\/info \| sed \'s\/.\*${DQ}\\\(.\*\\\)${DQ}.\*\/\\\L\\\1\/\')/" isorespin.sh

to overcome the limitation that the ISO now has only a very minimal directory structure.

GrannySmith said...

Thank you! That modification works. The steps I used were:
1. Download the latest version of isorespin.sh
2. Run your kludge above.
3. Make the script executable, etc., as per your directions at "Customizing Ubuntu ISOs: Documentation".
4. Run the script.

During the respin of Plasma Mobile (Desktop) ISO, the usual error message pops up, but this time the script completes the process without exiting and a bootable iso is produced. I was able to run a live session from usb. Plasma Mobile clearly needs work but it's very interesting to see some of the recent improvements in mobile/tablet space.

Thank you for making all this experimentation possible by sharing your script and advice.

Joan said...

Hello! I already have my system up and running Ubuntu 19.10 without your respin but I would like to upgrade to 20.04. Is it possible to apply your respin/patches after the distro upgrade? I don't want to install the OS again. Or am I missing something?
Thanks for your great work!

Joan said...

BTW, I own a Z83 NUC and the sound isn't working right now, the rest is fine. I would like to upgrade to 20.04 before trying to fix the sound.

Linuxium said...

Upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04 may well fix your audio issues.

Joan said...

ok, thanks for the quick reply. I might give it a go and see if everything works.

Unknown said...

Thanks a lot, it's really helpful ! Are you planning to release a Xubuntu 20.04 for intel atom version?

Nic2020 said...

Hi Linuxium,
will isorespin.sh also support the new Mint distro LMDE4 (Debian 10 plus Cinnamon desktop): https://linuxmint.com/rel_debbie.php?
Thanks and regards,
Nic

Linuxium said...

No but you can download my 'isorespin.sh' script and use it to respin Xubuntu 20.04 for Intel Atom by using the '--atom' option.

Linuxium said...

No because 'isorespin.sh' only supports ISOs based directly on Ubuntu whereas LMDE is based on Debian (Buster).

Joan said...

Hello,
as I said befor, is it possible to apply the script to a system which is already installed and running? I mean, apply the script after the installation of any Ubuntu distro?
Thanks,
JOan

AndrewMD said...

Hi, working on kiano slimnote 14.2 :) thx.

Unknown said...






Tried the lubuntu version with a couple different USB sticks, first one wouldn't boot, couldn't find the boot medium (Sandisk), the second (generic USB) I got a message about not being able to decode initrdfs like in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1835660 , then get all kinds of Squashfs errors like those described at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/172937. It's not impossible that there is bad hardware involved but I haven't pinpointed it yet.

Thanks for your work on this!

Linuxium said...

I am unsure as to what you mean. The 'isorespin.sh' script is for respinning an ISO rather than an installed system. For that you may want to look at my 'isomimicpkgs.sh' script.

Linuxium said...

For the first error (cannot find boot medium) are you trying to boot from SD card as if so some device's BIOS doesn't include the SD driver making boot from SD card more complex.

The second error about not being able to decode initramfs is a known error of the standard Canonical build and is not related to the 'isorespin.sh' script.

For the third error regarding the squashfs messages this can happen when the writing of the ISO to installation media (e.g. USB) has problems and can typically be solved by re-writing the ISO (and by using a command known to work e.g. 'dd') or the messages occur when the actual ISO may be corrupt in which case it needs to be downloaded again and it is recommended to check the 'md5sum' to ensure the ISO is correct.

Unknown said...

Can I use this guide http://linuxiumcomau.blogspot.com/2017/06/customizing-ubuntu-isos-documentation.html for linux mint 19.3 32bit?
Or what is the newest version of 32 bit ubuntu/mint (and derivates) can I use with this guide?

Or rather, what guide and script should I use to?

Thanks

Linuxium said...

Yes you can use that documentation for respinning Linux Mint 19.3. However this is a 64-bit OS and not a 32-bit one as most distros no longer provide 32-bit versions. Having said that you can respin the 64-bit OS and add a 32-bit bootloader allowing it to boot on most mini PCs. The only reason you would need an actual 32-bit OS is if your CPU was restricted to only 32-bit and again this is unlikely with most mini PCs. Additionally 'isorespin.sh' requires a 64-bit Ubuntu based OS although I have posted a manual workaround for 32-bit elsewhere although I do not support it.

Unknown said...

You're right! I have a first version of lattepanda 2/32 but it has Intel Cherry Trail Z8350! So it has 64bit, not 32! I got confused... so can I follow that step by step guide?
which distro do you recommend for this type of hardware?

Thanks!!

Linuxium said...

You could try the above Ubuntu "Atom" ISO and compare with the above Lubuntu "Atom" both as LiveUSBs. You might find the responsiveness better with Lubuntu as you only have 2GB RAM. Finally you could then respin the distro of your choice and use as a comparison again as a LiveUSB and decide which to finally install and use.

gadgetuk said...

i have installed the atom version on my linx 12x64 still no wifi looka like im doomed on this

gadgetuk said...

Just to say I know nothing about Linux so maybe I'm installing it wrong or does it have to be online in the first place to download those drivers it needs? I'm just running it from a usb, but nothing as regards the WiFi, I get sound, thanks for any help, btw tried the other version to just the same

Linuxium said...

I would need to see a 'dmesg' to know for certain however are you missing the NVRAM file for wifi (see 'Wifi issues' in my documentation)? It appears you can get the relevant file from http://support.linxtablets.com/Products/Linx12X64/ under Downloads (Linx 12x64 Driver Package) and copy to /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt (or similar if that is not the exact wifi chip used by your device).

gadgetuk said...

Hi thanks for quick reply, right I don't know what you mean by need to see 'dmesg' lol as I say I'm a novice to this, but I get the idea regarding the nvram, as the tablet came to me with a clean install of Windows 10, but no WiFi, I installed the drivers from the linx support like you say and it still didn't work, I looked online for a solution and took several hours to find out that I had to put the 4345r6nvram.txt file into C:\Windows\System32\drivers\then reboot and presto it worked, so now before I do anymore, do I boot your iso from usb, I'm not going to install at this point, copy that file to the directory you said, what would I need to do then? As I just want to get it correct as I need to try out before actual install, also I don't see where you say about WiFi problems if you can point me to this please. Thanks again

Linuxium said...

Try copying the '4345r6nvram.txt' file to '/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt' after booting Ubuntu from USB. Wifi will need to be restarted (as typically you would do this and reboot) so in this enter 'sudo rmmod -f brcmfmac' followed by 'sudo modprobe brcmfmac' and see if it works.

gadgetuk said...

Ok great thanks I'll try that when I get home and let you know .

gadgetuk said...

Hey your the man I had few problems to copy the file over but found online to sudo cp and did it that way, then did your restart and hey presto like magic I have WiFi, soon as I'm paid 20th there will be a drink coming your way, thanks again, I'm presuming this will only work on these respun iso's? Anyway glad to say installed to the drive now and working great.

gadgetuk said...

Answered my own question, trying out the Portuguese linuxfx and used same instructions and works 👍

Steve said...

i downloaded the ubuntu atom for my Dell Venue 8 Pro 5830. Everything installed except wifi. I have to use a usb dongle off of a usb hub. Is there a way to install the internal wifi?

Linuxium said...

From this (https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-ng/product-support/product/dell-venue-8-pro/drivers) it seems you have Qualcomm Atheros Communications, Inc. AR6004 NWF WLAN wifi and according to this (https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath6kl) ath6kl is now part of wireless kernel tree and looking at the config from here (https://kernel.ubuntu.com/git/ubuntu/ubuntu-focal.git/tree/debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu?h=Ubuntu-5.4.0-37.41) shows that the driver is enabled as a module CONFIG_ATH6KL which is confirmed from here (https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal-updates/amd64/linux-modules-5.4.0-37-generic/download) that shows:
CONFIG_ATH6KL=m
CONFIG_ATH6KL_SDIO=m
CONFIG_ATH6KL_USB=m
so you should be 'good to go'. What does a 'dmesg' show immediately after booting (use 'pastebinit' or similar to post a link to it)?

Steve said...

https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/6QYW9ntBxj/

Linuxium said...

It seems the firmware is missing from /lib/firmware. You need to download the drivers from https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-ng/product-support/product/dell-venue-8-pro/drivers (Dell Wireless 1538 WiFi/Bluetooth Driver) and then extract two of the files (ar6004v3_0fw.bin and boardDatav3_0.bin) and then copy them with new names to into a new directory in /lib/firmware i.e.

sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0
sudo cp ar6004v3_0fw.bin /lib/firmware/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0/fw-5.bin
sudo cp boardDatav3_0.bin /lib/firmware/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0/bdata.bin

I'm guessing that the rename of 'ar6004v3_0fw.bin' is 'fw-5.bin' based on Qualcomm's github (https://github.com/qca/ath6kl-firmware/tree/master/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0).

If those files don't work you could try the github ones by:

cd /lib/firmware/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0
sudo rm fw-5.bin bdata.bin
sudo wget https://github.com/qca/ath6kl-firmware/raw/master/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0/fw-5.bin
sudo wget https://github.com/qca/ath6kl-firmware/raw/master/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0/bdata.bin

Either way you will need to reboot to get wifi to work. Alternatively you can try reloading the wifi module with:

sudo rmmod -f ath6kl_sdio
sudo modprobe ath6kl_sdio

and see if that works.

Steve said...

i tried the Dell one, didn't work even with reloading the wifi. The github one worked after I reloaded the wifi, checked the settings and changed the mac address (only 1 option). Works great. When you respinned the ISO, which options did you use? I would prefer Linux Mint Cinnamon but I am happy with Ubuntu for now.

Linuxium said...

If you used the 'Atom' one above then the options were '-i Ubuntu_ISO_file --atom'. You could respin using the same options plus ones to include wifi as in:

-i Ubuntu_ISO_file
--atom
-c "mkdir /lib/firmware/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0"
-c "wget https://github.com/qca/ath6kl-firmware/raw/master/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0/fw-5.bin -O /lib/firmware/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0/fw-5.bin"
-c "wget https://github.com/qca/ath6kl-firmware/raw/master/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0/bdata.bin -O /lib/firmware/ath6k/AR6004/hw3.0/bdata.bin"

which should give you working wifi from a LiveUSB.
If you want Linux Mint Cinnamon then simply download their 64-bit ISO and use that in place of 'Ubuntu_ISO_file' in the above command. Also, ignore the spacing as it seems to get badly screwed up when 'publishing' the reply.

Unknown said...

I had tried Ubuntu 18.04 on my old RCA Cambio about a year a go but never could get wifi to work...
I tried your Lubuntu 20.04 .iso and everything works from a LiveUSB! I have to rotate the display but that's no biggie...
Reading your documentation about 'Resizing the persistence partition' is confusing as the 2 screenshots appear to be the same file, is resizing really needed?
To do an actual install is it better to do it from the GRUB menu or after booting?
Also is it safe to do OS updates after installing or will it wipe out any mods you made?
Thank you for all your time/effort on this!

Linuxium said...

It looks like I've uploaded the same picture twice overwriting the earlier one which is why there are two identical pictures. I note your point about the 'confusion' as resizing is optional and only possible if you have respun using the '-s' or '--storage' option which creates a persistence partition which you can arbitrarily then resize to a larger size up to all available space. I'll rewrite this paragraph and fix the images.

As for installing I've always done it after booting purely because I can access a terminal session or other app for what ever reason. Installing from GRUB should be identical to installing after booting. Once installed you can 'apt update' away as respinning does not change the functionality of the release in any way.

Steve said...

the Linux Mint Cinnamon 19.3 respinned gets an error when it boots. It says error: file '/boot/grub/i386-efi/gxxmenu.mod' bot found error: module 'gfxmenu' isn't loaded press any key to continue... What am I doing wrong? I want to try to get Mint working.

Linuxium said...

Are you respinning the Linux Mint 19.3 "Tricia" Cinnamon (64-bit) ISO and what device are you trying to boot it on?

Steve said...

Yes, he Linux Mint 19.3 "Tricia" Cinnamon (64-bit) ISO on a Dell Venue 8 Pro 5830. I had issues getting it to install about a year ago as it would crash during the install at the end with an error about the GRUB bootloader. I tried Ubuntu 20 atom per your download link. That worked but you you had to help me setup the wifi post install. I have respinned the iso via command line and through the gui trying different options. Last night, I tried the gui with options to add the 32 bit GRUB bootloader, but I have not checked it yet to see if that helps. Thanks

Steve said...

the newest respin didn't work, not sure what do next

Linuxium said...

I've tested respinning linuxmint-19.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso and I also get the message "error: file '/boot/grub/i386-efi/gfxmenu.mod' not found" followed by "error: module 'gfxmenu' isn't loaded." and then "Press any key to continue..." which doesn't appear with an Ubuntu ISO however if I wait or if I press return it carries on and boots successfully. Can you try either waiting or hitting return and waiting when you see the message and see if it will boot (give it a good wait before giving up on it).

Steve said...

I am just glad that it wasn't just me. Out of 10 attempts, it booted through twice and it wasn't a great experience on my tablet. I will stick with Ubuntu for now and try again with Mint 20. Thanks so much

Linuxium said...

I've fixed that issue so if you download the latest version of 'isorespin.sh' (i.e. 8.6.2) from 'http://url.linuxium.com.au/isorespin_sh' and respin 'linuxmint-19.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso' again it should boot without issue.

Linuxium said...

I've updated the documentation 'Resizing the persistence partition' and hope that it is clearer now.

Also one reason that comes to mind regarding why I boot and then install is when I am not using wired ethernet and have to first configure wireless before starting the installation.

Steve said...

19.3 still had issues, even after that fix. The external usb keyboard stopped working once the iso booted, but many times it wouldn’t boot past the initial setup screen. When I did get in, Cinnamon would eventually freeze. I respun 20 and that is working great, I just need to figure out how to get the touch support to work when I change the screen from vertical to horizontal. This is great, thanks again

Unknown said...

Hello, master.
I downloaded the ubuntu atom for my LG Electronics 10T550-B53BK tablet, and work cool except wifi using AR6004.
The wifi module is same with "Dell Venue 8 Pro 5830" above mentioned.
What's different Venue vs. LG?
DMESG look like this.
[ 2.545998] i2c_hid i2c-SMO91D0:00: i2c-SMO91D0:00 supply vdd not found, using dummy regulator
[ 2.546048] i2c_hid i2c-SMO91D0:00: i2c-SMO91D0:00 supply vddl not found, using dummy regulator
[ 2.548842] mmc2: SDHCI controller on ACPI [80860F14:00] using ADMA
[ 2.576490] dw_dmac INTL9C60:01: DesignWare DMA Controller, 8 channels
[ 2.576756] mmc1: queuing unknown CIS tuple 0x01 (3 bytes)
[ 2.585030] mmc1: queuing unknown CIS tuple 0x1a (5 bytes)
[ 2.588999] mmc1: queuing unknown CIS tuple 0x1b (8 bytes)
[ 2.589671] mmc1: queuing unknown CIS tuple 0x14 (0 bytes)
[ 2.592423] mmc1: queuing unknown CIS tuple 0x80 (1 bytes)
[ 2.592509] mmc1: queuing unknown CIS tuple 0x81 (1 bytes)
[ 2.592601] mmc1: queuing unknown CIS tuple 0x82 (1 bytes)
[ 2.592642] mmc1: new high speed SDIO card at address 0001
[ 2.636067] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
[ 2.689404] mmc2: new HS200 MMC card at address 0001
[ 2.724356] mmcblk2: mmc2:0001 HBG4e 29.1 GiB
[ 2.724629] mmcblk2boot0: mmc2:0001 HBG4e partition 1 4.00 MiB
[ 2.724885] mmcblk2boot1: mmc2:0001 HBG4e partition 2 4.00 MiB
[ 2.725105] mmcblk2rpmb: mmc2:0001 HBG4e partition 3 4.00 MiB, chardev (240:0)
[ 2.730508] mmcblk2: p1 p2

Unknown said...

Yes sir the documentation is clearer, thank you.
I replaced Windows on my RCA Cambio with Lubuntu but the battery life is noticeably shorter, I installed TLP but haven't noticed much improvement.
I noticed the same issue with my laptop when I installed Ubuntu.

Linuxium said...

Can you post a 'pastebinit' link (or similar) to a complete 'dmesg' taken immediately after booting?

MaXN said...

Script is failing with error as below,
I' trying to upgrade the kernel to latest rc, then i tried with other stable versions as well, same error


+ FETCH_FILE=amd64/linux-headers-5.7.0-050700_5.7.0-050700.202006082127_all.deb
+ sudo wget --timeout=10 http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.7/amd64/linux-headers-5.7.0-050700_5.7.0-050700.202006082127_all.deb
+ '[' '!' -f amd64/linux-headers-5.7.0-050700_5.7.0-050700.202006082127_all.deb ']'
+ DISPLAY_MESSAGE 'Cannot fetch mainline header file ... check your internet connection and try again.'
+ DISPLAY_TEXT='Cannot fetch mainline header file ... check your internet connection and try again.'
+ CLOSE_DISPLAY_BOX


Internet is good and i can manually download the file from the url which the script is looking into. it even start downloading the all.deb file I can see it appear in the isorespin folder. then it suddenly appear and the script exit with the error.

Linuxium said...

Canonical have changed the directory structure for the latest kernels. In the interim try the following patch on your local copy of 'isorespin.sh':

sed -i 's?"${FETCH_FILE}"?"${FETCH_FILE#amd64/}"?' isorespin.sh

and I'll upload a new version later.

MaXN said...

Great that fixed it. Thanks

Unknown said...

https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/dzyQyxRP2w/

Linuxium said...

Your 'dmesg' doesn't seem to have any errors associated with 'mmc1' so I assume the wifi ath6k/AR6004 firmware in installed? It seems to be picking up a 126 GB SD card as well.

Unknown said...

Yes, as you mentioned, there was no error about ath6kl. so I checked the module by lsmod. it seems like below
kims@kims-10T550-B53BK:~$ lsmod | grep ath
ath6kl_sdio 24576 0
ath6kl_core 245760 1 ath6kl_sdio
ath 40960 0
cfg80211 704512 2 ath6kl_core,ath

and checked interface by iwconfig like below..
kims@kims-10T550-B53BK:~$ iwconfig
enx00e04c68001d no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.

Is there any action to activate the modules??

Unknown said...

Steve, would you help me loading wifi using ath6kl?
my device look like same with yours, but there was no clue..
you mentioned when using github f/w, "changed mac address(only 1 option)". would explain detail for me?

Unknown said...

Hi, I've installed respined backbox on my tablet (It boots from internal mmc), everything works, only there is a small issue with bluetooth. When I restart the tablet bluetooth doesn't work. I have to power off and turn it on again and when system is suspended It turns off my bluetooth keyboard (or actually it works) because I can wake up system pressing keys but can't unlock it as nothing appears in password section, bluetooth mouse still works. Tablet have only 2GB of ram and 32bit uefi on 64bit proc so Is it possible to somehow respin other debian distro's or at least find missing drivers components ? I have already in grub (originally Windows 8.1 with bing - wimbot version), Win10 from vhdx, and backbox. I try to find the way to control grub entries using physical buttons from power and volume or maybe some kind of script which will change default boot option from linux but how to do this from windows... and I would like to try other lightweight distros like parrot, crunchbang++ or LXLE. I'm really excited and I knew it that after so many tries in the past someday I will have fully working linux on my tablet. Thank You for your great work.

ludo42 said...

Hello! I'm french, my english is very bad...I will try ;

I've installed ubuntu 20.04 lts in my computer : (schneider SCL141 CTP Intel Atom). When I start my computer, it's all right except the sound : it is very bad, loud when ubuntu starts and sometimes when I works...

If somebody speaks french, I will write my problem in french :

J'ai un ordinateur schneider SCL 141 CTP sur lequel j'ai supprimé windows 10 car beaucoup trop gourmand... J'ai installé ubuntu 20.04 LTS. En résumé, tout fonctionne très bien sauf le son : au démarrage, le haut-parleur "hurle" pendant quelques secondes puis de temps à autre lorsque je travaille dessus. J'aimerais vraiment corriger ce problème...
Comment faire? A l'aide! Help!!
Merci d'avance!

Ludovic S

Linuxium said...

Not that I'm aware of.

Linuxium said...

This maybe an issue with the UCM files for ES8316. After booting try:

sudo mv /usr/share/alsa/ucm/bytcht-es8316 /usr/share/alsa/ucm/bytcht-es8316.orig
sudo mv /usr/share/alsa/ucm2/bytcht-es8316 /usr/share/alsa/ucm2/bytcht-es8316.orig
sudo mkdir /usr/share/alsa/ucm2/bytcht-es8316
sudo wget "https://github.com/kernins/linux-chwhi12/raw/master/configs/audio/ucm/bytcht-es8316/HiFi" -O /usr/share/alsa/ucm2/bytcht-es8316/HiFi
sudo wget "https://github.com/kernins/linux-chwhi12/raw/master/configs/audio/ucm/bytcht-es8316/bytcht-es8316.conf" -O /usr/share/alsa/ucm2/bytcht-es8316/bytcht-es8316.conf

then reboot and see if it helps. If not you can always restore the original directories created by the first two 'mv' commands.

Linuxium said...

When you cannot connect is there any message that shows up in 'dmesg'?

B.Logger said...

I don't see any links to the ISO. Are they removed?

Linuxium said...

See note at top of post 'This work is superseded ... see Canonical announces new point releases - Ubuntu 20.04.1 and 18.04.5' or click on 'ISOs' under 'Useful posts' on righthand side.

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