[PLUG] Intel Baytrail platform running Linux

[Mark Townsley]

thanks.



On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 12:34 AM, Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
wrote:

> >>>>> "Scott" == Scott Garman <sgarman at zenlinux.com> writes:
>
> >> I was told that some of the lower end laptops with the Intel Baytrail
> >> CPU is not compatible with Linux thus installing Linux on them is not
> >> possible.
> >>
> >> Is that a true statement?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advanced for any tip.
>
> Scott> I haven't heard this. There are several models of Baytrail that
> Scott> run Linux, including the MinnowBoard and the ThinCanyon series
> Scott> NUCs.
>
> There is the 32-bit UEFI problem, which can make it somewhat challenging
> to install mainstream distributions, however.
>
> See Fedlet for example:
>
>
> https://www.happyassassin.net/fedlet-a-fedora-remix-for-bay-trail-tablets/
>
>
> --
> Russell Senior, President
> russell at personaltelco.net
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