cakyus / ubuntu-hi10pro

Ubuntu 20.04 on Chuwi Hi10Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 on Chuwi Hi10Pro

Features

Feature	Status	Notes
Boot	Working	Out of the box. Automatically boot to ubuntu, no need to select device to boot.
Keyboard	Working	Out of the box.
Touchpad	Working	Out of the box.
Wifi	Working	Out of the box.
Graphics	Working	Out of the box.
Audio	Working	Out of the box.
Touchscreen	Not Working
Accelerometer	Not Working

Things To Do After Ubuntu Installation

1. Rotate to landscape on boot. Settings > Displays > Orientation : Portait Left. This is useful as a quick temporary solution after installing ubuntu before you successfully configure accelerometer and screen rotation.
2. Disable automatic screen lock. Settings > Screen Lock > Automatically Screen Lock : Off.
3. Large text. Settings > Universal Access > Large Text : On.

Hardware

Part	Model	Notes
CPU	Intel(R) Atom(TM) x5-Z8350 @1.44GHz	/proc/cpuinfo
Memory	3.857 MB	free -m
Disk	61.9 GB	parted -l

TODO

1. Battery indicator is discharging when power cable is connected.
2. Accelerometer bmc150_accel_i2c i2c-BOSC0200:00: Invalid chip 3.

Installation

These are my installation steps.

1. Download Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
2. Write to USB. Assuming your usb device on /dev/sde dd if=ubuntu-20.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sde.
3. Insert the USB Device into a USB port on Chuwi.
4. Press power button.
5. Press F7 repeatly until you see "Select device to boot".
6. Choose your USB Device.
7. Choose minimal installation.
8. Choose erase disk and install ubuntu. WARNING: This will delete all files in disk.
9. Continue until Ubuntu installation is complete.

References

1. https://github.com/danielotero/linux-on-hi10
2. https://github.com/willyneutron/lubuntu_in_chuwi_Hi10Pro
3. https://github.com/pk-personal/I1D6-C109S-Hi10Pro