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DebianOn is an effort to document how to install, configure and use Debian on some specific hardware. Therefore potential buyers would know if that hardware is supported and owners would know how get the best out of that hardware.

The purpose is not to duplicate the Debian Official Documentation, but to document how to install Debian on some specific hardware.

If you need help to get Debian running on your hardware, please have a look at our user support channels where you may find specific channels (mailing list, IRC channel) dedicated to certain types of hardware.

Models covered
Aspire Switch 10

Sub-models (SW14-05) options :
- Processor: Intel Atom x5-Z8300 (Quad-Core, 1.44GHz, 2MB, 64-bit)
- Video card: Intel HD Graphics (Cherrytrail) 500MHz
- Screen size: 10.1"
- Disk: eMMC 32GB (/dev/mmcblk0)
- RAM: LPDDR3 2048MB
- Wireless card: Broadcom 43241b4 SDIO (brcmfmac43241b4-sdio)
- Front Camera/Webcam: 2 Megapixel (Auto-focus)
- Rear Camera: 5 Megapixel (Auto-focus)
- Microphone: 1
- Micro HDMI: 1
- Sensors: Proximity, Digital Compass, Accelerometer, Gyroscope
- Touchscreen: Multi-Touch
- Dock:
- Physical Keyboard: Yes
- Touchpad: Multi-Touch Gesture
- USB Port: 2.0

- USB 3.0 Port: Type-C
- Battery: 2-cell Li-Polymer, 8060mAh, 30Wh

Overall Status in Debian Testing

Core Components

[ATTACH]

Boot Standard Kernel:

{OK}

Dock:

{OK}

- ?TouchPad:

{OK}

- Multi-Touch Support

{OK}

- Keyboard:

{OK}

- Hot Keys (fn+f3,f7,f8,f11,f12)

{OK}

- USB 2.0 Port:

{OK}

USB 3.0 Type C Port:

{OK}

Detect and Boot Installation Media:

{i}

Detect and Boot eMMC Storage:

{i}

Extra Features

CPU Frequency Scaling:

[?]

Shutdown:

{OK}

Reboot:

{OK}

Hibernation:

/!\

Sleep / Suspend:

/!\

Screensaver / Lock Screen:

{OK}

Battery Monitor:

/!\

Xorg:

{OK}

- OpenGL:

{OK}

- Resize-and-Rotate(randr):

{i}

Screen Backlight:

{X} (always at full brightness)

Touchscreen:

{OK} (but no multi-touch)

Sensors:

{i} (only auto-rotate is known to work in Gnome Desktop but out of alignment with orientation)

- Accelerometer:

[?]

- Proximity:

[?]

- Gyroscope:

{i} (works but out of alignment with orientation)

- Digital Compass:

[?]

Micro HDMI Port:

[?]

Bluetooth:

[?]

WiFi:

/!\ (method to get working exists but tests unsuccessful due to suspected hardware malfunction [as in mine is broken], issue was present in original operating system [Windows 10 Home])

Modem:

/!\ (may be locked to a carrier, needs testing with said carrier)

Sound:

/!\ (all attempts to get audio working have failed so far)

MicroSD card reader:

[?]

Front Camera:

[?]

Rear Camera:

[?]

Legend :
{OK} = OK ; {X} Unsupported(No Driver) ; /!\ = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
{i} = Configuration Required; X-( = Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware

Important Notes

{i} In this setup I assume you have the "Dock" that comes with the tablet and that you have a USB Key of at the least 4GB. If you do not then you will need the following:-
- A USB Type C Male to USB Type A Female (On The Go [OTG]) Adapter
- A three or four way USB Hub
- A USB Mouse
- A USB Keyboard

{i} In this setup you will need to make changes to the BIOS which is UEFI with no known legacy support.
- {i} In this setup a Generic USB to Ethernet Adapter was used for network connectivity, I would recommend having one handy. They are plug and play devices, no configuration is required.
- Currently included in this Wiki page is the Installation Procedure for Debian 9.7(Stretch) with Gnome Desktop CD.

Other Notes

{i} I am currently in the process of testing Debian 9.7(Stretch) with LXDE Desktop CD, XFCE Desktop CD and a experimental Debootstrap Installation Method(s).

Creating the Installation Media

# fdisk -l

# fdisk /dev/sdX

Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.29.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.


Command (m for help): g
Created a new GPT disklabel (GUID: 22EFEFD6-7826-4F19-BE8F-BAC5ABC362FC).

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (1-128, default 1): 1
First sector (2048-61079518, default 2048): 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-61079518, default 61079518): +100M

Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 100 MiB.

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (2-128, default 2): 2
First sector (206848-61079518, default 206848): 206848
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (206848-61079518, default 61079518): 61079518

Command (m for help): t   
Partition number (1-4, default 4): 1
Hex code (type L to list all codes): 1

Changed type of partition 'Linux filesystem' to 'EFI System'.

Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 29.1 GiB, 31272730624 bytes, 61079552 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 22EFEFD6-7826-4F19-BE8F-BAC5ABC362FC

Device            Start      End  Sectors  Size Type
/dev/mmcblk0p1     2048   206847   204800  100M EFI System
/dev/mmcblk0p2   206848 61079518 60870625   29G Linux filesystem

Command (m for help): w

# mkfs.vfat -n EFI /dev/sdX1
# mkfs.vfat -n LIVE /dev/sdX2

# mkdir -p mnt debian-live/EFI debian-live/LIVE debian-live/ISO

# mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/debian-live/EFI
# mount /dev/sdX2 /mnt/debian-live/LIVE
# mount -oro /[Path-to-ISO-Directory]/debian-live-9.7.0-amd64-[Desktop].iso /mnt/debian-live/ISO

# cp -ar /mnt/debian-live/ISO/* /mnt/debian-live/LIVE

# apt install grub-efi

# grub-install --removable --target=x86_64-efi --boot-directory=/mnt/debian-live/LIVE/boot/ --efi-directory=/mnt/debian-live/EFI/ /dev/sdX

umount /mnt/debian-live/EFI
umount /mnt/debian-live/LIVE
umount /mnt/debian-live/ISO

BIOS

Installation Procedure

Debian 9.7(Stretch) with Gnome/LXDE Desktop CD Hybrid ISO Normal Install

# fdisk /dev/mmcblk0

Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.29.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.


Command (m for help): g
Created a new GPT disklabel (GUID: 22EFEFD6-7826-4F19-BE8F-BAC5ABC362FC).

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (1-128, default 1): 1
First sector (2048-61079518, default 2048): 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-61079518, default 61079518): +100M

Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 100 MiB.

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (2-128, default 2): 2
First sector (206848-61079518, default 206848): 206848
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (206848-61079518, default 61079518): +2152449

Created a new partition 2 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 1 GiB.
Partition #2 contains a ext4 signature.

Do you want to remove the signature? [Y]es/[N]o: y 

The signature will be removed by a write command.

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (3-128, default 3): 3
First sector (2359298-61079518, default 2361344): 2361344
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2361344-61079518, default 61079518): +26G

Created a new partition 3 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 26 GiB.

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (4-128, default 4): 4
First sector (2359298-61079518, default 56887296): 56887296
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (56887296-61079518, default 61079518): 61079518

Created a new partition 4 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 2 GiB.

Command (m for help): t   
Partition number (1-4, default 4): 1
Hex code (type L to list all codes): 1

Changed type of partition 'Linux filesystem' to 'EFI System'.

Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-4, default 4): 4
Hex code (type L to list all codes): 19

Changed type of partition 'Linux filesystem' to 'Linux swap'.

Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 29.1 GiB, 31272730624 bytes, 61079552 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 22EFEFD6-7826-4F19-BE8F-BAC5ABC362FC

Device            Start      End  Sectors  Size Type
/dev/mmcblk0p1     2048   206847   204800  100M EFI System
/dev/mmcblk0p2   206848  2359297  2152450    1G Linux filesystem
/dev/mmcblk0p3  2361344 56887295 54525952   26G Linux filesystem
/dev/mmcblk0p4 56887296 61079518  4192223    2G Linux swap

Command (m for help): w

# exit

Configuration

Display

Audio

$ sudo apt install firmware-intel-sound

The sound card I found by running:-

$ sudo dmesg | grep 22A8
 [    3.663969] intel_sst_acpi 808622A8:00: No matching machine driver found

I have tried everything I can think of to get this driver working but all has failed, maybe someone with more experience might have some luck or some pointers in the right direction.

Touchpad & Keyboard Dock and Touchscreen

Power Management

WiFi

Modem


System Summary

lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series SoC Transaction Register [8086:2280] (rev 22)
        Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series SoC Transaction Register [1025:1021]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Kernel driver in use: iosf_mbi_pci

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCI Configuration Registers [8086:22b0] (rev 22) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCI Configuration Registers [1025:1021]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 301
        Memory at 90000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
        Memory at 80000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        I/O ports at 1000 [size=64]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: i915
        Kernel modules: i915

00:03.0 Multimedia controller [0480]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series Imaging Unit [8086:22b8] (rev 22)
        Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series Imaging Unit [1025:1021]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 255
        Memory at 91000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0b.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series Power Management Controller [8086:22dc] (rev 22)
        Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series Power Management Controller [1025:1021]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 298
        Memory at 91818000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: proc_thermal
        Kernel modules: processor_thermal_device

00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series USB xHCI Controller [8086:22b5] (rev 22) (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
        Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series USB xHCI Controller [1025:1021]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 297
        Memory at 91800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
        Kernel modules: xhci_pci

00:1a.0 Encryption controller [1080]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series Trusted Execution Engine [8086:2298] (rev 22)
        Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series Trusted Execution Engine [1025:1021]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 255
        Memory at 91700000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
        Memory at 91600000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCU [8086:229c] (rev 22)
        Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Atom/Celeron/Pentium Processor x5-E8000/J3xxx/N3xxx Series PCU [1025:1021]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
        Kernel modules: lpc_ich

lsusb

lsusb -v | grep -E '\<(Bus|iProduct|bDeviceClass|bDeviceProtocol)' 2>/dev/null

Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
  bDeviceProtocol         3 
  iProduct                2 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 12d1:15bb Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 
  bDeviceClass          239 Miscellaneous Device
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Interface Association
  iProduct                5 
      (Bus Powered)
      (Bus Powered)
      (Bus Powered)
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 06cb:73f5 Synaptics, Inc. 
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  iProduct                2 
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  iProduct                2 
      (Bus Powered)
      (Bus Powered)
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Single TT
  iProduct                1 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Single TT
  iProduct      

Resources

Credits

Ida Boustead | hezukame@gmail.com


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