IFL questions

[Brian K]

I'd like to ask these question again to hear if anything has changed.

1. Does IFL work yet in a tablet with UEFI 32-bit Win8 and an Atom processor?

2. Does IFL GUI work yet in 64-bit Ubuntu? I know it works in 32-bit.

Thanks.

[TeraByte Support(TP)]

Brian K wrote:
> I'd like to ask these question again to hear if anything has changed.
>
> 1. Does IFL work yet in a tablet with UEFI 32-bit Win8 and an Atom
> processor?

It won't boot on 32-bit UEFI systems if Secure Boot is enabled.

>
> 2. Does IFL GUI work yet in 64-bit Ubuntu? I know it works in 32-bit.

Yes, the KB article linked below was updated for Ubuntu/Kubuntu 13.10. It should be just a matter of adding the i386 archetecture (the command line for that is in the KB article), and then installing the addititonal shared lib packages as described in the "Ubuntu & Kubuntu 13.10" section.

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/kb/article.php?id=566

[Brian K]

Tom, I'd missed seeing the updated web page. IFL GUI works fine in 64-bit Ubuntu now. Great.

But I still can't get IFL to load in my wife's 32-bit UEFI tablet. UEFI can't be disabled. With Secure Boot Enabled I see....

Secure Boot Violation

With Secure Boot Disabled I see...

Loading vmlinuz...
Loading initrmfs.gz...
-

and there is no progression. I can use TBWinRE to restore images and TBOSDT for partitioning work in the tablet but it would be nice to be able to use Partition Work in IFL.

[DrTeeth]

On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:49:43 PDT, just as I was about to take a herb,
Brian K disturbed my reverie and wrote:

>But I still can't get IFL to load in my wife's 32-bit UEFI tablet

It's her fault, move on LOLz.
--

Cheers,

DrT

** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

[Brian K]

DrTeeth wrote:

>
> It's her fault, move on LOLz.
> --

They are half price here at present and I've ordered another one. I can cope using TBWinRE and TBOSDT.

My wife's unit was a week out of warranty when the sound system failed. Speakers and headphone jack. I was pleased as Asus fixed it for free.

[TeraByte Support(TP)]

Brian K wrote:
> Tom, I'd missed seeing the updated web page. IFL GUI works fine in 64-bit
> Ubuntu now. Great.
>
> But I still can't get IFL to load in my wife's 32-bit UEFI tablet. UEFI
> can't be disabled. With Secure Boot Enabled I see....
>
> Secure Boot Violation
>
> With Secure Boot Disabled I see...
>
> Loading vmlinuz...
> Loading initrmfs.gz...
> -
>
> and there is no progression. I can use TBWinRE to restore images and TBOSDT
> for partitioning work in the tablet but it would be nice to be able to use
> Partition Work in IFL.

Glad you got the Ubuntu issue solved anyway.

For the booting problem, it looks like Grub (32-bit) is getting the 2 files loaded (since there's no error messages), but it's hanging at the point where the kernel should start runnng. I don't know if there's a problem with Linux in general on that system, or it's something in our configuration it doesn't like. Do you have a link for that system with the specs etc?

[Brian K]

Tom,

This is all Asus provides....

Specification
Manufacturer Number TF810C-1B059W
OS System Windows 8
CPU Intel Atom Z2760 Dual Core CPU @ 1.8GHz
Memory RAM: 2GB / Storage: 64GB EMMC
Display 11.6" Ratio: 16:9 ( 1366x768 ) LED Backlight screen with IPS
Scratch resistant Corning Fit Glass, anti-fingerprint, Super IPS+
Camera 8MP Auto-focus with LED Flash (rear)
2MP (front) with LED indicator
1080p video recording
Connectivity 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
Digitizer Wacom digitizer stylus
GPS Supported
Sensor G-Sensor, Light Sensor, Gyroscope, E-compass, NFC
Interface 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Head Phone / Mic-in), 1 x Micro HDMI
1 x Micro SD Card Reader (SDHC), Internal Microphone,
Quad-Speakers with SonicMaster Audio Technology
Battery Tablet only: 30Wh 10.5* hours Li-polymer,
With mobile dock: 30Wh+ 25Wh ¨C 19* hours
Dimension / Weight 294.2(W) x 188.8 (D) x 8.7 (H)mm / 675g
Color Amethyst Grey
Accessories Sleeve cases
Warranty 1 Year ASUS Global Warranty

[TeraByte Support(TP)]

Brian K wrote:
> Tom,
>
> This is all Asus provides....
>
> Specification
> Manufacturer Number TF810C-1B059W
> OS System Windows 8
> CPU Intel Atom Z2760 Dual Core CPU @ 1.8GHz
> Memory RAM: 2GB / Storage: 64GB EMMC

Apparently Linux is not supported on that version of the Atom processor (Z2760).
See the "Operating system support on Cloverview" section in this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_%28system_on_chip%29

"The initial Clover Trail platform only supported Microsoft Windows (z27x0 series)"

I know it does run on at least some of the other Atom processors, since I've seen the IFL reports, etc.

[Brian K]

Tom, thanks for the bad news. Oh well, I can cope.