In fact, when the keyboard is docked, youd be hard pressed. Nov 26, 20 the good the asus transformer book t100 runs full windows 8. Based on a set of patches that have yet to be merged upstream by one of the intel developers, ive created an aur package for. Mar 17, 2014 while android is wellsuited to tablets, windows 8 should offer a number of benefits when operating the transformer book as a laptop. I have made andor borrowed some additional support scripts to improve usability. Installing mint 18 mate on asus transformer t100ta. The asus transformer book is a tabletnotebook device with a 10 inch touchscreen display, a keyboard and touchpad, and an intel atom z3740 bay. Is the asus transformer able to bootrun linux from.
A few weeks back the sound went, and yesterday several keys from the extended keyboard started typing gibberish the t100 is a 10. Asus transformer t100 released september 20, identified with model number t100t. As a result, the performance is quite good, as is the battery life 11 hours. Our school has a asus transformer book t100tac2edu 4 core 1. Intel integrated my best guess is 4000 ssdhddsoptical drives. Installing linux on the asus transformer book t100 posted on august 23, 2014 by alan german firstly, let me say that, while i have a version of ubuntu running on the t100, the process is not simple, nor is it completely successful. Linux on the asus transformer book t100 chi ta asagi. Asus transformer book t100 intel z3775 quad core 2gb ddr. How to create bootable linux uefi32 usb pendrive or sd card to boot on any windows 8. Follow this step by step guide to install ubuntu on micro sd card of your transformer and boot it. Hence, the asus t100 could not boot a live linux usbdvd. Is it possible to install ubuntu on the asus transformer.
Unfortunately the hardware of this machine is not fully supported, this is the list of the major issues still unresolved with linux kernel 4. Hi, i have an asus transformer t100 which i upgraded from its native 8. Since kali doesnt support uefi, this is a bit tricky. Kali not installing on asus transformer t100 kali linux. In a previous post installing linux on the asus transformer book t100 i provided details of how to install a specific 32bit distro of ubuntu. He has an unused asus transformer t100 t100tadk005h. Linux install directions this thread should be stickied soon, and it should host a series of posts going through the steps of installing linux, in various versions, on. Asus transformer book t100ta drivers download for windows. As a proud owner of a tf101, i have been researching methods myself. Congratulations, youre running arch linux on your asus transformer t100ta tablet. The asus transformer book is a tabletnotebook device with a 10 inch touchscreen display, a keyboard and touchpad, and an intel atom z3740 bay trail processor. The process starts, the asus logo appears and then, only a black screen that stays like that forever. So i was thinking, can i open the tablet, remove its internal hard drive, and replace it with a fast 128 gb microsd instead.
Linux iso files do not come with 32bit efi bootloaders, ie come with only 64bit efi bootloaders, except for the debian distro. Linux install directions asus transformer tablet forum. The asus transformer book t100 is a family of 2in1 convertible tablets that support a physical keyboard dock. Im thinking it might be an issue with the bay trail cpus. Download asus transformer book t100taf smart gesture. Faffed around in the bios until i found the right option sorry i dont remember what it was called but had to jump to the usb directly from the bios rather than normal boot to it. How to install windows 10 on an asus t100 transformer. Installing windows 10 onto asus transformer t100 via usb. Based on a set of patches that have yet to be merged upstream by one of the intel developers, ive created an aur package for a patched kernel which can be found here. As a partial workaround the screen brightness can be changed with xrandr provided by x11xserverutils. Dealing with the asus transformer book t100 to boot a linux distribution has been hell and a waste of a weekend. Our goal is to eventually provide full support for all t100 family variants. Some keyboard dock models include a 500gb hard disk drive hdd. Download asus transformer book t100ta driver for windows7,8.
Installing arch on asus transformer t100ha t100han ive got a cherry trail based device which doesnt do sound over hdmi. The good the asus transformer book t100 runs full windows 8. I tried booting from usb stick, but i just get a grub prompt, not the actual installer that is supposed to appear. The screen backlight cannot be controlled yet see the list of bugs in the important notes section and it remains set at the maximum brightness level. Im still playing around with a few other options, but for those hoping this baytrailbased transformer book from asus would be a nice little linux laptop, it doesnt look that way at this point as it doesnt want to part ways with. The biggest limit to the asus t100 is its internal hard drive, which in my case is only 32 gb and this means i am limited from day one. The asus transformer book t100ta is a full windows 8.
This book contains many real life examples derived from the authors experience as a linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. Dec 18, 20 the asus transformer book t100 is a plastic hybrid that has the latest bay trail technology from intel inside. Oct 28, 20 the asus transformer book is a tabletnotebook device with a 10 inch touchscreen display, a keyboard and touchpad, and an intel atom z3740 bay trail processor. Kali linux on asus transformer book t100 i need help with the installation of the asus transformer t100, i was able to log in grub menu, but when booting in live mode, there is a lot of mistake and in the end, the download takes 5 minutes. The transformer book t100 is a 10 inch windows tablet with a detachable keyboard station which lets you use the system like a laptop.
Installing 64bit linux on the asus transformer book t100. Buy asus transformer book t100 intel z3775 quad core 2gb ddr ram 64gb ssd 10. Hi there, purchased asus transformer t100ta 2gm ram, 32gb ssd that type that is just a. While android is wellsuited to tablets, windows 8 should offer a number of benefits when operating the transformer book as a laptop.
Booting ubuntu on the asus transformer book t100 liliputing. Oct 27, 20 dealing with the asus transformer book t100 to boot a linux distribution has been hell and a waste of a weekend. Aug 23, 2014 installing linux on the asus transformer book t100 posted on august 23, 2014 by alan german firstly, let me say that, while i have a version of ubuntu running on the t100, the process is not simple, nor is it completely successful. Jul 17, 2016 as a proud owner of a tf101, i have been researching methods myself. Released september 20, identified with model number t100t. On one hand, the asus transformer book t100 can be seen as the successor of the asus vivotab now with windows 8. Download the amd64 linux image, linux firmware and linux headers files, and install them one by one using.
Download the amd64 linuximage, linuxfirmware and linuxheaders files, and install them one by one using. Feb 23, 2019 ubuntu on asus t100 wifi, bluetooth, sound fix, all working. Download asus transformer book t100taf broadcom wlan driver 5. The asus transformer book t100 opensup smoothly like a real laptop, but it locks at about 5 degrees, in order to ensure it doesnt fall back too readily. Partially repaired read 8368 times partially repaired read 8368 times 0 members and 1 guest are viewing this topic. Two years ago i tried installing linux on my asus transformer book t100chi, which is a pretty weird little machine in terms of hardware and. A script that provides such functionality is the brightness control script from the t100tautilityscripts.
Is the asus transformer able to bootrun linux from microsd. How to run debian or ubuntu gnu linux on your android it is possible, but slightly tricky. Ubuntu up and running well on the asus transformer t100. Installing arch on asus transformer t100ha t100han. Linux install directions this thread should be stickied soon, and it should host a series of posts going through the steps of installing linux, in various versions, on the asus transformer book t100. The asus bay trail t100 is not linux friendly phoronix.
At this point, bunch of key features dont work yet. Running ubuntu on the asus transformer book t100 youtube. I disabled secure boot and changed the usb boot option. As the proud successor of the topselling asus transformer book t100ta, the new t100ha gets a 20% performance boost with the new quadcore intel cherry trail processor and 4gb ram installed. Installing linux ubuntu on asus changing bios setting to read usb and. Hi, wanted to introduce a friend to the gnulinux universe. The problem i ve started to have frequently with my asus transformer book t100ta is that there are times when it doesnt boot.
The guide is for windows, but in ubuntu and gnu linux in general is more easy. Download asus transformer book t100taf broadcom wlan. Asus t100taf cannot boot usb with mint linux mint forums. Download asus transformer book t100taf smart gesture driver 2. Jan 04, 2016 download the amd64 linuximage, linuxfirmware and linuxheaders files, and install them one by one using. Latest steps to install ubuntu on the asus t100ta john wells. I then used rufus to created a uefi boot disk with kali on. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the linux system and that you feel encouraged to. Asus transformer book t100tam the ultraportable laptop with a 10 inch detachable tablet sporting a new outfit, the asus transformer book t100tam features a new brushed aluminum cover that adds a premium glow to the t100. How to run debian or ubuntu gnulinux on your android it is possible, but slightly tricky. Installed from a usb stick and had an issue with uefi during install.
Kali not installing on asus transformer t100 if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. The asus transformer book t100 is a plastic hybrid that has the latest bay trail technology from intel inside. Ubuntu on asus t100 wifi, bluetooth, sound fix, all working. Installing it on a hdd would require mounting the mmcblk partitions, which i havent looked into yet. Aug 31, 2016 the asus transformer book t100 opensup smoothly like a real laptop, but it locks at about 5 degrees, in order to ensure it doesnt fall back too readily. With a slim design and durable finish, transformer book is not only one of the lightest laptops currently available at just 1.