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Because Bay Trail devices only came with a 32-bit UEFI making it impossible* to boot Linux. (*annoyingly obtuse to get it to work).
by orbitingpluto 10y ago
Because Bay Trail devices only came with a 32-bit UEFI making it impossible* to boot Linux. (*annoyingly obtuse to get it to work).
- petecox 10y agoThat was 2 gens ago. Did Cherry Trail have the same limitation?
- voltagex_ 10y agoIt's likely 32 bit (http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-compute-stick-stk1aw32sc-review-cherry-trail_177761 http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-compute-stick-stk1aw32sc-r...) but I'd be very happy to be proven wrong.
- petecox 10y agoWell if that the case, it's more likely to be an issue of a specific chipset. i.e. buying a computer in this day and age designed for 32bit Windows. And I do sympathise with buyers of cheap tablets but by comparison, Intel had a couple of Bay Trail NUCs for which run 64bit Linux just fine.
- voltagex_ 10y agoIt's a 64 bit chip with a questionably-implemented 32 bit UEFI. GRUB can do the "mixed mode" boot - 32 bit UEFI to 64 bit kernel. https://sturmflut.github.io/linux/ubuntu/2015/01/21/installing-ubuntu-15.04-on-baytrail-tablets/ https://sturmflut.github.io/linux/ubuntu/2015/01/21/installi... As far as I'm concerned, putting 32 bit Windows on them is purely a business decision.
- verbify 10y agoIt is possible to boot into Linux on some baytrail chromebooks, although it seems only through google's custom build of coreboot, good luck trying to compile coreboot yourself for it. [Source](https://johnlewis.ie/custom-chromebook-firmware/rom-download/ https://johnlewis.ie/custom-chromebook-firmware/rom-download...)