I managed to instal Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) on my Asus T100TA, and it works several times faster than windows 10, taking only 690 MB of ram against 1500 MB on windows. By the way, all features work except the camera, which is not really needed. Touchpad, touchscreen, wi-fi, bluetooth, sound, earphones detection, auto screen orientation, on-screen keyboard, suspending, waking up, and so on - all working fine right out of the box. So happy to see the second life of this transformer book.
Wow. this the answer, I was looking for :) can you please share details ? It actually says 20.04 requres 4 GB of ram. T100TA ( i have the same ) have only 2 GB. is it still works fine ?
@@userman444 Hi. I have had success booting many distros from USB. I have installed automatically and manually to the internal storage. I have used the custom bootia32.efi. I have used grub repair and grub customizer to try to make the internal install bootable. I havent had any luck after reading many tutorials. The internal storage never shows the linux install in the BIOS. I have updated the bios to the newest version. turned off secure boot. Not sure what i am missing. Maybe u have an idea? it would make a nice portable linux machine. Not very useful for running windows 10 with these specs.
Just update for anyone reading this... 18.04 only needs the EFI32 file on the boot usb. All the rest is now auto. Just adjust your grub file once installed. but the rest just install normal
Ubuntu Wily Werewolf runs like a charm. The only thing not working (at least what I found so far) is the Wireless driver. But most things like the touchscreen work out of the box!
Will be interesting to see people fix this and get Ubuntu running smoothly. Looking forward to your full review of the Asus T100. From the looks of it it seems this is one of your favorite devices.
Open suggestion to anyone, learn how to use i3-wm because the UI is slow (on Ubuntu in my opinion) and the ram usage savings is great from not having a full-blown ui.
Awesome! Thanks, dude. Apparently my windows installation got corrupted somehow, stuck in a restart loop. But I am going on vacation tomorrow, that's really the only thing I use this tablet for. So I was able to put Ubuntu on it and now I can it with me. Wi-Fi worked out of the box for me and after a generic system update, it even got the touchscreen right by itself.
Great job! I have a Asus Transformer T100HAN and was able to install Ubuntu. Got the wifi working also. The only issue I have is that it shuts off periodically with no error message. I am assuming its because it is getting overheated.
Hi, I have a problem. When I want to boot from USB Key (there is WinToGo), I choose it in UEFI and it won't do nothing (screen only refresh with no notification or error). What I do wrong? Thanks for answers.
4:53 you just can find if there is vesa driver and remove it by typing " ls /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so && sudo rm /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so && startx " that's all here in one line sir.
Is Xubuntu working yet? It's lighter than Ubuntu and personally I like the looks,I'm guessing you could just install the ubuntu patches since Xubuntu(obviously) is based off Ubuntu?
I have an HP Chromebox that I have installed Ubuntu on. Is there any way to boot Ubuntu directly after installing it instead of booting ChromeOS and the going to Ubuntu? In other words, how do I make Ubuntu the default OS?
i did everything all i get when i select the "UEFI USB stick" at the save & exit screen .. all i get is a little flash and it goes back the the bios screen. I am trying to run an andriod btw plz advise if you can thanks.. *edited ..hmm strange i try to use another andriod version and it works but i only got the LIVE option which runs so slowly
Everybody I have a fix for the issue where it doesn't boot from the USB! You need to make sure you set up your installation USB correctly in Rufus and that you include a certain file in the boot directory. Simply follow this guide exactly and the device will boot from the USB - drive.google.com/file/d/1VTzciobFlp7nO2A_M7RNoqYajN8c9AgR/view
In my case i got t100tal and it ignores usb boot totaly. Even if it is from usb cd drive. I have no idea what to do. Because most programs in this windows version are not running at all.
Hi there. U making them the best shows. they are very informative and helps me find new technologies. One question that I thought of was if you can boot Ubuntu from the SD card in the same way as from the USB stick. would be really good if you wanted to test it. THX
I have the same wi-fi bug on my ASUS X550 notebook. So the solution I found is to press Fn+F1 (sleep mode). After awakening from sleep mode your wi-fi will be available.
The only problem I have with running Linux on a tablet right now is that there is a lack of touch interfaces that work really well on Linux. If I can ever get a Linux setup that has a touch interface that is almost like, if not better than, an android touch interface, I'd be all over this kind of setup with Arch Linux in a heartbeat. I know about the efforts with Plasma-Active and Gnome 3 is supposed to be ok for touch interfaces but as much as I'd hate to say it... Windows 8.1 goes really well with this device right now.
greatDJ5 Multitouch isn't the problem, its that there isn't an interface other than using Ubuntu's Unity (which goes against the trend for other distros of linux) that works really well. I'd rather have a fully open system with a touch interface. Also, because of EFI on the system, it makes it a bit harder to install linux on the T100. I just hope someone comes up with a UI that works well like Windows 8.1 UI works. When they do that, I'll run linux all the time.
greatDJ5 Not too worried about the Windows Store either since they don't put anything of real value in it to begin with. I'm hoping that at some point distros would create a tree of apps that are some sort of touch compliant. We shouldn't just assume that android owns the touch market. Linux should start to take that over.
I managed to boot from the T100 Magic Stick by someone in XDA Developers. To answer your question, in the BIOS when I click the Flash Drive, the screen just flashes in an instant and return to the BIOS.
KeinSkillLP Privat I've tried it with a 32 bit version of Linux as well but it still just flashes on the screen... Really not sure why it wont't work, any suggestions?
can't you install ubuntu with Windows installer, that is, like a programm? When I downloaded Ubuntu for my laptop on the website you had the option to install ubuntu via cd, pen, or windows installer and the last was the easier way, if the Transformer Book is a full 8.1 machine shouldn't it be able to install with windows installer?
I've already tried it, it doesn't work in windows 8, I have it installed on windows 7 with windows installer but there is no version of 12.04 LTS for windows 8
In all honesty, I've never found love for Linux. I have used Windows and iOS for most of my short 17 years, and I find that any coding I have need for has a compiler and writing program for Windows. (Processing, HTML, Greenfoot, DrJava, etc.) However, to those of you who are proficient at using Linux, more power to you!
13.04 is waay too old for baytrail graphics to work.. you need 3.13rc kernel and updates to other parts to the stack, so you should have better luck with 14.04 alpha1 image.. even though it's still on 3.12 based kernel
Thank you so much, im glad to know that this is a decent tablet that i know that i can boot linux up, i use linux as a recovery option but thank you so much for the tutorial
Please help i have hp envy x2 and my brother somehow deleted the whole os and so i can not install even linux with usb bootable because it does not allow me to do that .....know anyone how to install any os ?
Everybody I have a fix for the issue where it doesn't boot from the USB! You need to make sure you set up your instillation USB correctly in Rufus and that you include a certain file in the boot directory. Simply follow this guide exactly and the device will boot from the USB - drive.google.com/file/d/1VTzciobFlp7nO2A_M7RNoqYajN8c9AgR/view
Fayoublox You can get touchscreen functions with Linux. And Xbox? Well, if you like to have a camera spy on you in your own home then knock yourself out. We'll stick with Steam and PC gaming :)
Michael Burke Listen, I'm not saying linux sucks. I use it for penetration testing, with my Msi Wind u100. When I said "epic touchscreen functions" it was because if you watched the video, you can see that the linux distro Liliputing installed on his asus t100 removed the native touchscreen ability of the computer, which is a prime purpose of buying it in the first place. Then "xbox" is an app available in windows 8, which I really like. "camera spy on my home"? hahahahaahhahaha xDDDD. Me, get spyware? LOLOLOLOLOLOL. That didn't happen to me since I'm 10, and you should already know that it can't happen to me since I'm good with computers (I mentioned penetration testing earlier) Then your last statement "we'll stick with steam and pc gaming" that just made me confused as fk. Are you with Linux, or windows 8? because you can't "stick with steam" on Linux idiot.
You know they say pride comes before a fall, you're the prime example of this. 1) The drivers for the T100 touch screen aren't there. So the functionality isn't available, it hasn't been removed. 2) I never mentioned spyware, but you're talking bullshit if you say you're running a Windows PC that doesn't have spyware/rootkits on it. 3) Penetration testing doesn't make you good with computers. Drive by downloads of spyware etc are completely different to someone trying to gain access to your PC. 4) You're easily confused, but you call me the idiot? I'm not the one proclaiming on the internet that you must be good with computers because you do penetration testing. You just made yourself look the idiot. 5) I am on Linux, and I will stick with Linux. I've used Linux for over 10 years, I've worked with computers for 20 years. I know what I'm talking about and I'll be damned if some jumped up little cunt from God knows where calls me an idiot for using Linux. Grow up.
Joshua Lam I am already doing that on my Dell Inspiron 1545... 2GB and a very bad Graphic Card... CPU is also slow! And apps on Bluestacks are running pretty good!
I managed to instal Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) on my Asus T100TA, and it works several times faster than windows 10, taking only 690 MB of ram against 1500 MB on windows.
By the way, all features work except the camera, which is not really needed. Touchpad, touchscreen, wi-fi, bluetooth, sound, earphones detection, auto screen orientation, on-screen keyboard, suspending, waking up, and so on - all working fine right out of the box. So happy to see the second life of this transformer book.
Wow. this the answer, I was looking for :) can you please share details ? It actually says 20.04 requres 4 GB of ram. T100TA ( i have the same ) have only 2 GB. is it still works fine ?
That's great! Would you mind share how you install the Ubuntu please?
As far as I know, 20.04 does not support x86 architecture. T100TA is an x86 device. How did you do that?
@@iharvalynets7080 64 bit processor, 32 bit uefi
@@userman444 Hi. I have had success booting many distros from USB. I have installed automatically and manually to the internal storage. I have used the custom bootia32.efi. I have used grub repair and grub customizer to try to make the internal install bootable. I havent had any luck after reading many tutorials. The internal storage never shows the linux install in the BIOS. I have updated the bios to the newest version. turned off secure boot. Not sure what i am missing. Maybe u have an idea? it would make a nice portable linux machine. Not very useful for running windows 10 with these specs.
this "sorta BIOS thing" can be entered via holding "Volume down + power" :)
Definitley useull if you like couldn't use the keyboard for it for some reason
Just update for anyone reading this... 18.04 only needs the EFI32 file on the boot usb. All the rest is now auto. Just adjust your grub file once installed. but the rest just install normal
Ubuntu Wily Werewolf runs like a charm.
The only thing not working (at least what I found so far) is the
Wireless driver.
But most things like the touchscreen work out of the box!
Is it working? I can only imagine it's proprietary broadcom and you have to go to additional drivers or whatever it is called for an easy install
Will be interesting to see people fix this and get Ubuntu running smoothly. Looking forward to your full review of the Asus T100. From the looks of it it seems this is one of your favorite devices.
Geez, I didn't know ASUS made touch screen mirrors... :D
Proof of concept is always the first step forward. Thanks for showing us Ubuntu on the t100.
Open suggestion to anyone, learn how to use i3-wm because the UI is slow (on Ubuntu in my opinion) and the ram usage savings is great from not having a full-blown ui.
Awesome! Thanks, dude. Apparently my windows installation got corrupted somehow, stuck in a restart loop. But I am going on vacation tomorrow, that's really the only thing I use this tablet for. So I was able to put Ubuntu on it and now I can it with me. Wi-Fi worked out of the box for me and after a generic system update, it even got the touchscreen right by itself.
Well its a goods news if its already all working of the box. What version of Ubuntu is that?
Great job! I have a Asus Transformer T100HAN and was able to install Ubuntu. Got the wifi working also. The only issue I have is that it shuts off periodically with no error message. I am assuming its because it is getting overheated.
it might also be possible later on to install it on the keyboard module hdd and have some dualboot without usb
already possible
Hi, I have a problem. When I want to boot from USB Key (there is WinToGo), I choose it in UEFI and it won't do nothing (screen only refresh with no notification or error).
What I do wrong? Thanks for answers.
Hi, Lukas, did you ever find a solution to this? I am currently having the same problem. Thanks!
Just in case you are still trying, drive.google.com/file/d/1VTzciobFlp7nO2A_M7RNoqYajN8c9AgR/view
I have the same problem
You came to my rescue again. I was wondering if I could put Ubuntu on this and you gave me the info I was looking for. Cheers!
4:53 you just can find if there is vesa driver and remove it by typing " ls /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so && sudo rm /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so && startx " that's all here in one line sir.
nice :D i want to buy the new Asus J200TA, do you recommend it?
Not working in Asus T100TAF
have you tried installing Linux under Virtualbox? This Intel CPU has that feature to virtualize it.
Is Xubuntu working yet? It's lighter than Ubuntu and personally I like the looks,I'm guessing you could just install the ubuntu patches since Xubuntu(obviously) is based off Ubuntu?
I have an HP Chromebox that I have installed Ubuntu on. Is there any way to boot Ubuntu directly after installing it instead of booting ChromeOS and the going to Ubuntu? In other words, how do I make Ubuntu the default OS?
i did everything all i get when i select the "UEFI USB stick" at the save & exit screen .. all i get is a little flash and it goes back the the bios screen. I am trying to run an andriod btw plz advise if you can thanks.. *edited ..hmm strange i try to use another andriod version and it works but i only got the LIVE option which runs so slowly
same problem....any solution?
i have the same problem
Has anybody found a solution yet??? :/
Everybody I have a fix for the issue where it doesn't boot from the USB! You need to make sure you set up your installation USB correctly in Rufus and that you include a certain file in the boot directory. Simply follow this guide exactly and the device will boot from the USB - drive.google.com/file/d/1VTzciobFlp7nO2A_M7RNoqYajN8c9AgR/view
Why would it be a pain in the neck if you would install it ? Could it have a bad influence on the performance while using windows or even destroy sth.
In my case i got t100tal and it ignores usb boot totaly. Even if it is from usb cd drive. I have no idea what to do. Because most programs in this windows version are not running at all.
Is there any way to run Ubuntu on my Lg SlidePad / TabBook with Intel Atom Z3740?
So, there`s no Linux with sensor controlling?
Hi there. U making them the best shows. they are very informative and helps me find new technologies. One question that I thought of was if you can boot Ubuntu from the SD card in the same way as from the USB stick. would be really good if you wanted to test it.
THX
I have the same wi-fi bug on my ASUS X550 notebook. So the solution I found is to press Fn+F1 (sleep mode). After awakening from sleep mode your wi-fi will be available.
Love the output of videos from you! please upload more t100 content! also, would you say this is powerful enough to replace my i5 thinkpad?
What's an i5 thinkpad
Mate! Have a look at old school thinkpads! The best laptops ever made I have I5 processor version
So type into Google old school thinkpads
A good laptop basically
Have you tried a USB to Ethernet? Thx for the video
Why rm? Never heard of blacklists?
Can you do more tests on Windows 8?
can you make a videotutorial on how to put ubuntu on the usb and how to setup the usb exactly? thankyou
So will it work with wifi and touch screen now????
I know this is an old post but everytime i do this i just get bitlocker recovery. Any ideas?
You need to decrypt the drive
The only problem I have with running Linux on a tablet right now is that there is a lack of touch interfaces that work really well on Linux. If I can ever get a Linux setup that has a touch interface that is almost like, if not better than, an android touch interface, I'd be all over this kind of setup with Arch Linux in a heartbeat. I know about the efforts with Plasma-Active and Gnome 3 is supposed to be ok for touch interfaces but as much as I'd hate to say it... Windows 8.1 goes really well with this device right now.
Ubuntu on the t100 has multitouch
greatDJ5 Multitouch isn't the problem, its that there isn't an interface other than using Ubuntu's Unity (which goes against the trend for other distros of linux) that works really well. I'd rather have a fully open system with a touch interface. Also, because of EFI on the system, it makes it a bit harder to install linux on the T100. I just hope someone comes up with a UI that works well like Windows 8.1 UI works. When they do that, I'll run linux all the time.
cold0ero True, that would be amazing. Wouldn't be good for the Windows store though!
greatDJ5 Not too worried about the Windows Store either since they don't put anything of real value in it to begin with. I'm hoping that at some point distros would create a tree of apps that are some sort of touch compliant. We shouldn't just assume that android owns the touch market. Linux should start to take that over.
cold0ero Go Linux Touch!
will u make a video showing bluestacks running on it? thanks for your work!
Hi I have the T100 and im trying to boot from USB with Ubuntu 15.10 (x86), but it is not booting, follwed same steps as you, any ideas?
Does it get to the menu that lets you select try Ubuntu? If no, then you made a mistake in creating the USB image
I managed to boot from the T100 Magic Stick by someone in XDA Developers. To answer your question, in the BIOS when I click the Flash Drive, the screen just flashes in an instant and return to the BIOS.
+Steven Camilleri same here please help
+Steven Camilleri t100 is uefi! But LInux x86 isnt prepared to run on a uefi system!
Try Ubuntu x64!
KeinSkillLP Privat I've tried it with a 32 bit version of Linux as well but it still just flashes on the screen... Really not sure why it wont't work, any suggestions?
Great. Keen to learn about developments on this. Cheers
also when i hit e ter for my usb it just brings me back to the boot screen again
Please a video on how to install Ubuntu on the Asus T200
can't you install ubuntu with Windows installer, that is, like a programm? When I downloaded Ubuntu for my laptop on the website you had the option to install ubuntu via cd, pen, or windows installer and the last was the easier way, if the Transformer Book is a full 8.1 machine shouldn't it be able to install with windows installer?
No, you need to acces the kernel before installing. The windows installer definitely can make it easier for some users with other well supported pc's.
other than that I discovered there is no windows installer version of ubuntu for windows 8 yet
help.ubuntu.com/community/Wubi
I've already tried it, it doesn't work in windows 8, I have it installed on windows 7 with windows installer but there is no version of 12.04 LTS for windows 8
On ubuntu's site it says its compatible with Windows 8. I think it's 14.04 version though.
what actual advantages do Ubuntu have? what makes it so popular?
***** there's WAY more than that. I haven't used windows for 3 months
+Eliceo Escobar using open wifi and not be worried about getting ur shit fucked up. Adding this to tablet for when i use school open wifi.
I tried installing ubuntu onto my chi t300 and the keyboard doesn't work in the BIOS or in the ubuntu installation menu. Does anyone have an idea why?
In all honesty, I've never found love for Linux. I have used Windows and iOS for most of my short 17 years, and I find that any coding I have need for has a compiler and writing program for Windows. (Processing, HTML, Greenfoot, DrJava, etc.) However, to those of you who are proficient at using Linux, more power to you!
Thanks! xD
13.04 is waay too old for baytrail graphics to work.. you need 3.13rc kernel and updates to other parts to the stack, so you should have better luck with 14.04 alpha1 image.. even though it's still on 3.12 based kernel
3.13 based kernel should be on trusty after the holidays, so the daily 'trusty' images should then work great
When I try to boot from the USB-Stick, then I go back into the BIOS. I have disabled the Safeboot.
Hi, Julian, I was wondering if you ever solved this issue and if so, what worked? I am attempting this now.
Just in case you are still trying, drive.google.com/file/d/1VTzciobFlp7nO2A_M7RNoqYajN8c9AgR/view
Thanks for the video and explanation.
does anyone know what type of internal memory t100 use? emmc flash based memory or msata ssd?
emmc
Great work, looking forward to your full review
Please make a video for ubuntu install on micromax lapbook l1160
can i run android on this tablet?
I don't think so.
Ethan Hallex
but i will start android x86 on this tablet.
Ichigo Kurosaki Not working well enough yet. Really frustrating.
is it 64bit?
how about kali linux?
try 12.04 with latest updates.
All newer are buggy as Canonical is known for massive bug tester company.
It said something about bit locker when I did that
1 want to try installing elementary OS on mine.
you look like smart guy with that smile ( i know that smile on my face when i explain something my customers :D )
Thank you so much, im glad to know that this is a decent tablet that i know that i can boot linux up, i use linux as a recovery option but thank you so much for the tutorial
Thats some next level shot there,il stick with netflix ha
Please help i have hp envy x2 and my brother somehow deleted the whole os and so i can not install even linux with usb bootable because it does not allow me to do that .....know anyone how to install any os ?
You should go to a forum where they can help you.
The years you use linux for your desktop is wasted on installing drivers and putting it on your devices lol
Nice job!
Asus representative, if you are read my words, offer to us Ubuntu-running product similar to Asus T100, please!
Everybody I have a fix for the issue where it doesn't boot from the USB! You need to make sure you set up your instillation USB correctly in Rufus and that you include a certain file in the boot directory. Simply follow this guide exactly and the device will boot from the USB - drive.google.com/file/d/1VTzciobFlp7nO2A_M7RNoqYajN8c9AgR/view
trato de instalar w7 con ese procedimiento, pero no funciona
sahit alexander martinez cantillo igual estoy yo amigo, tuviste alguna solucion?
its beatifull / jest piękne!
💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
so the result is : experiment FAILED! ://
no puedo formatear mi asus ...
Maybe you would go with Ubuntu Touch
cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch/daily-preinstalled/current/
why...just why....why wuld u even consider getting rid of windows 8...
why would u consider stayin with it?
think out of the box
Hackybaby because, you get epic touchscreen functions plus the xbox! xD
Fayoublox You can get touchscreen functions with Linux. And Xbox? Well, if you like to have a camera spy on you in your own home then knock yourself out. We'll stick with Steam and PC gaming :)
Michael Burke Listen, I'm not saying linux sucks. I use it for penetration testing, with my Msi Wind u100. When I said "epic touchscreen functions" it was because if you watched the video, you can see that the linux distro Liliputing installed on his asus t100 removed the native touchscreen ability of the computer, which is a prime purpose of buying it in the first place. Then "xbox" is an app available in windows 8, which I really like. "camera spy on my home"? hahahahaahhahaha xDDDD. Me, get spyware? LOLOLOLOLOLOL. That didn't happen to me since I'm 10, and you should already know that it can't happen to me since I'm good with computers (I mentioned penetration testing earlier) Then your last statement "we'll stick with steam and pc gaming" that just made me confused as fk. Are you with Linux, or windows 8? because you can't "stick with steam" on Linux idiot.
You know they say pride comes before a fall, you're the prime example of this.
1) The drivers for the T100 touch screen aren't there. So the functionality isn't available, it hasn't been removed.
2) I never mentioned spyware, but you're talking bullshit if you say you're running a Windows PC that doesn't have spyware/rootkits on it.
3) Penetration testing doesn't make you good with computers. Drive by downloads of spyware etc are completely different to someone trying to gain access to your PC.
4) You're easily confused, but you call me the idiot? I'm not the one proclaiming on the internet that you must be good with computers because you do penetration testing. You just made yourself look the idiot.
5) I am on Linux, and I will stick with Linux. I've used Linux for over 10 years, I've worked with computers for 20 years. I know what I'm talking about and I'll be damned if some jumped up little cunt from God knows where calls me an idiot for using Linux.
Grow up.
To be honest, you look like Snowden
A TH-cam Commenter That’s what the government wants you to think
Android would be cool, so i can use my favorits android apps on tablet. and if i want pc i can use win8.
BlueStacks, yo. Check it out.
i know but it aint the same, its a big laggy
Joshua Lam You definitely can! Bluestacks: no problem. Mini vMac: works fine Virtualbox: PERFECT.
Joshua Lam I am already doing that on my Dell Inspiron 1545... 2GB and a very bad Graphic Card... CPU is also slow! And apps on Bluestacks are running pretty good!
sir can i talk to you on phone r using skype about asus t100
i m from greece
thank you for this tutorial
Or... Use Wubi.
Wonderful.
Hahaha you're awesome! Thanks for making theae great vids
Bloody useless.