franga2000

Ubuntu on Acer Aspire Switch

The problem

What's the problem with this tablet? Why can't I just insert the USB and mash F12 until it boots? The tablet is made to run Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 only. Some absolute genius at Acer decided to put a 32-bit UEFI on a 64-bit system, which no reasonable Linux distro supports out-of-the-box.

NOTE: This guide focuses on installing Ubuntu alongside Windows. If you're trying to replace Windows, then I assume you know enough about Linux to know which parts to change.

What works:

• Keyboard

russss

#!/usr/bin/env python
import socket
import sys 

if len(sys.argv) != 3:
    print "Usage: %s host:port destfile.jpg" % sys.argv[0]
    sys.exit(1)

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
host, port = sys.argv[1].split(':')