Sorry if this is a yapathon, this is a detailed issue, and I will put an AI summary in the comments

I have already made a post about that but that was outdated and I learned some new information. If anyone thinks it’s cluttering their feeds, I will delete the post, just ask.

I have been absolutely stumped by this issue that I’m facing, even as a 5-year Linux user. I have just got my hands on a Getac F110-G2 tablet. It came with Windows 10 pre-installed, and everything functioned perfectly fine. Of course, I don’t like Windows and I shortly went to installing Debian, and got a GNOME live image straight from their website. I downloaded, flashed to a USB drive, and installed. The installer booted and functioned perfectly fine, with the only weird thing being a random signoff which didn’t seem to break anything. One thing to note is that I installed and started gpsd, but that shouldn’t mean anything because that was a live image. I clicked reboot, and the tablet seemed to reboot normally, until the boot process started.

When nothing happened but a black screen for a minute, I rebooted my tablet, but that didn’t do anything either. Than, I rebooted to the installation media to try another install. It was black too. This caused me to try re-flashing the USB drive with the same Debian, but no luck. I tried to disable TPM which I know can cause some issues, and still no luck. I also switched between UEFI and Legacy boot modes, and observed that the installed version of debian had only installed on legacy. I contacted Getac support because no secure boot toggle was in the BIOS, and they directed me to it. I disabled secure boot and still no luck. I’ve tried again a few times, and that’s where I’m at. Also note that I’ve tried with my TV as a display and that didn’t work either, so it’s definitely not a display issue. I tried a different USB stick with no luck, and it seems like my tablet is just soft-bricked from now on.

So where to now?

  • I’ve thought about installing the SSD to my PC’s motherboard, wiping it clean, and then re-installing to try and boot.
  • bruce965@lemmy.ml
    3·
    1 month ago

    Can you see at least GRUB, or nothing at all?

    If you can see GRUB I would try booting with the “nosplash” kernel option, which causes video drivers to be loaded later.

    This is a temporary fix, as it might cause other issues, but if it makes the screen work it will be a step in the right direction.

  • ravhall@discuss.online
    2·
    1 month ago

    Did you also watch that French shark movie and say “wtf is that tablet” and run out to get a used one on the cheap?

  • Dr Jekell@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    Have you considered that they may have used a 32bit UEFI bios combined with 64bit processor?

    Try a distro that supports 32bit UEFI.

    • potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fishOPEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Thanks for the advice, but this was sollved already, I removed the SSD and the USB booted, so I wiped the SSD and put a GPT partition table on it. Then, I could boot and install.

  • potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fishOPEnglish
    22·
    1 month ago

    ChatGPT summary: The user is experiencing a frustrating issue after installing Debian on a Getac F110-G2 tablet, which originally came with Windows 10. Although the installation seemed to work initially, rebooting led to a black screen, and attempts to reinstall from USB have failed. They've tried various troubleshooting steps, including disabling TPM and secure boot, switching between UEFI and Legacy modes, and using different USB sticks and displays. The tablet appears to be soft-bricked. The user is considering reinstalling the SSD in a PC to wipe it clean and attempt to reinstall Debian.