On 12/02/17 11:49 AM, Michael Hill via talk wrote:
On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 10:56 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk
<[email protected]> wrote:
A few days ago, entry 724 (!) in that bug report noted the submission
of a kernel patch that strongly reduces the problem.
Good to hear. Thanks for the update, Hugh.
Mike
Hugh, I took this as a cue to revisit one or my own baytrail devices.
The Vensmile battery powered miniPC. I went out of my way to get the
model with 64GB of storage, which has a different (harder to open) case.
http://www.banggood.com/Vensmile-W10-Quad-Core-2GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-Windows-8_1-Wintel-TV-Box-p-975963.html
https://androidtvbox.eu/vensmile-ipc002-w10-mini-pc-with-64gb-or-32gb-and-battery-promo/
Popped the latest multi-arch Debian ISO (8.7.0) into my trusty ZALMAN
external drive with virtual CD/DVD function.
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235059
Added USB hub for a USB-Ethernet adapter and my keyboard/mouse, and was
off to the races.
I must report successful 64-bit install, even so far as to get the
wireless working.
My setup notes are attached for the curious.
--
Scott Sullivan
Installed from debian-8.7.0-i386-amd64-source-DVD-1.iso
Updated sources.list to remove install dvd, add jessie-backports
```
--- /etc/apt/sources.list~ 2017-02-12 13:46:57.914441487 -0500
+++ /etc/apt/sources.list 2017-02-12 14:36:34.231994305 -0500
@@ -1,2 +1,23 @@
+#
-deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.7.0 _Jessie_ - Official Multi-architecture i386/amd64/source DVD #1 20170114-17:45]/ jessie main
+# deb-src cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.7.0 _Jessie_ - Official Multi-architecture i386/amd64/source DVD #1 20170114-17:45]/ jessie main
+# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.7.0 _Jessie_ - Official Multi-architecture i386/amd64/source DVD #1 20170114-17:45]/ jessie main
+#
+
+#deb-src cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.7.0 _Jessie_ - Official Multi-architecture i386/amd64/source DVD #1 20170114-17:45]/ jessie main
+#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.7.0 _Jessie_ - Official Multi-architecture i386/amd64/source DVD #1 20170114-17:45]/ jessie main
+
+
+deb http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ jessie main
+deb-src http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ jessie main
+
+deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main
+deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main
+
+# jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
+deb http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main
+deb-src http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main
+
+# jessie-backports --20170212 [email protected] I want the newer Kernels.
+deb http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free
+deb-src http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports main contrib non-free
```
Get the latest Kernel:
```
apt-get install -t jessie-backports linux-image-amd64
```
and reboot.
Wireless
========
Drivers
-------
It's been so long since I bought this device, I had no recall/idea what wifi
was in it. Buy sheer dumb luck, and read through these instructions, and
confirmed a matching vars nvram UUID.
https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Asus/T100TA#WiFi
apt-get update && apt-get install firmware-brcm80211
mount -t efivarfs efivarsfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/
cp /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/nvram-74b00bd9-805a-4d61-b51f-43268123d113 /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4330-sdio.txt
Interfaces
----------
Followed the debian instructions.
https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse#wpa_supplicant
```
wpa_passphrase The_Terrace XXX >> wlan0
```
/etc/network/interfaces.d/wlan0
```
# The wireless network interface
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid The_Terrace
wpa-psk XXX
```
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