First impressions
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(09-11-2020, 01:15 PM)Paraplegic Racehorse Wrote: Early Day 2 update:

  1. [hardware/firmware keyboard] Trackpad -- I was wrong. There is also close to 5cm inaccessible area along right edge.
  2. [hardware/firmware keyboard] Function-key row completely unresponsive with or without Fn key depressed. Fn-arrow keys (pgdown, etc.) work as expected.
  3. [hardware? software?] Speakers are super quiet and headphone jack unresponsive. I am uncertain what the issue is. On inspecting the port, it appears to be too far recessed for fully seating the jack. However, I think I saw elsewhere that there may be an internal pin setting forcing the jack into UART mode. I haven't opened the back cover yet. Need to find an appropriate tool for that.
  4. [hardware/firmware] Stylus input is significantly less responsive than finger input, and it does not matter what stylus I use. Active stylii are completely unresponsive (not surprising due to display type.)
  5. [networking/serial] Hooking USB to USB on laptop: neither machine detects the other.
  6. [software] I can't find a way to background a task. Installed syncthing and when other apps are closed, syncthing comes to the foreground and I can't drop out to the "desktop." I know this could be done with desktop Unity/Lomiri.
  7. [software] Just for grins, I tried to `apt update` from terminal. apt seems to be installed and working okay but all the repositories are unsigned which prevents it from downloading the catalogue files.
  8. [software] Font antialiasing is bloody awful.
  9. [software] Attempting to establish sync with Nextcloud (in Settings app) results in forever-spinning indicator. Expected either success + setup stuffs, or a timeout/failure indicator.
I have not yet experimented with alternate OS and SD card booting. Reports elsewhere indicate no display when booting from SD. It would be lovely to have an SD-card writer app available to flash them right from the tablet. I haven't check to see if `dd` is available via Terminal, though.
Headphones will work if you use sudo alsamixer and unmute them each boot though so not permanent fix. Volume here can also be raised. People have mentioned issues with other cloud accounts which will need a fix. The jumpdrive facility enables you to "view " your tablet's emmc and storage from a pc to add music etc. UArt switch is located next to sd card slot and is VERY small?
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First impressions - by eaglecup - 09-08-2020, 10:29 AM
RE: First impressions - by tophneal - 09-08-2020, 10:45 AM
RE: First impressions - by eaglecup - 09-08-2020, 10:57 AM
RE: First impressions - by tophneal - 09-08-2020, 11:21 AM
RE: First impressions - by Ktaadn - 09-08-2020, 12:18 PM
RE: First impressions - by guenther - 09-08-2020, 12:58 PM
RE: First impressions - by blabux - 09-12-2020, 08:06 PM
RE: First impressions - by guenther - 09-13-2020, 01:43 AM
RE: First impressions - by GreyLinux - 09-08-2020, 01:51 PM
RE: First impressions - by gimy16 - 09-08-2020, 03:29 PM
RE: First impressions - by hexdump - 09-08-2020, 11:40 PM
RE: First impressions - by bartgrefte - 09-09-2020, 03:19 AM
RE: First impressions - by hexdump - 09-09-2020, 04:48 AM
RE: First impressions - by andybleaden@gmail.com - 09-09-2020, 05:43 AM
RE: First impressions - by Ktaadn - 09-09-2020, 06:04 AM
RE: First impressions - by guenther - 09-09-2020, 06:30 AM
RE: First impressions - by Ktaadn - 09-09-2020, 06:45 AM
RE: First impressions - by andybleaden@gmail.com - 09-09-2020, 07:56 AM
RE: First impressions - by Ktaadn - 09-09-2020, 08:03 AM
RE: First impressions - by andybleaden@gmail.com - 09-09-2020, 08:06 AM
RE: First impressions - by guenther - 09-09-2020, 09:27 AM
RE: First impressions - by andybleaden@gmail.com - 09-09-2020, 09:51 AM
RE: First impressions - by guenther - 09-09-2020, 10:12 AM
RE: First impressions - by ashley123 - 09-09-2020, 12:40 PM
RE: First impressions - by eaglecup - 09-09-2020, 03:12 PM
RE: First impressions - by peperjohnny - 09-10-2020, 01:13 AM
RE: First impressions - by mattpenn - 09-09-2020, 03:27 PM
RE: First impressions - by bartgrefte - 09-10-2020, 03:15 AM
RE: First impressions - by pjsf - 09-10-2020, 03:22 AM
RE: First impressions - by eaglecup - 09-10-2020, 03:43 AM
RE: First impressions - by andybleaden@gmail.com - 09-10-2020, 05:16 AM
RE: First impressions - by sunrunner - 09-11-2020, 03:42 AM
RE: First impressions - by Paraplegic Racehorse - 09-11-2020, 10:17 AM
RE: First impressions - by mithbre - 09-11-2020, 09:26 PM
RE: First impressions - by bartgrefte - 09-11-2020, 10:39 AM
RE: First impressions - by wispoffates - 09-11-2020, 10:41 AM
RE: First impressions - by guenther - 09-11-2020, 01:54 PM
RE: First impressions - by quipacorn - 09-11-2020, 12:26 PM
RE: First impressions - by bartgrefte - 09-11-2020, 12:44 PM
RE: First impressions - by Paraplegic Racehorse - 09-11-2020, 01:15 PM
RE: First impressions - by tophneal - 09-11-2020, 08:50 PM
RE: First impressions - by andybleaden@gmail.com - 09-12-2020, 12:58 AM
RE: First impressions - by GreyLinux - 09-11-2020, 03:35 PM
RE: First impressions - by n3rDy - 09-11-2020, 08:22 PM
RE: First impressions - by wd5gnr - 09-11-2020, 09:50 PM
RE: First impressions - by wd5gnr - 09-11-2020, 10:07 PM
RE: First impressions - by sunrunner - 09-12-2020, 12:52 AM
RE: First impressions - by wd5gnr - 09-12-2020, 07:16 AM
RE: First impressions - by GreyLinux - 09-12-2020, 08:03 AM
RE: First impressions - by wd5gnr - 09-12-2020, 09:04 AM
RE: First impressions - by ImaPagan - 09-12-2020, 11:51 AM
RE: First impressions - by mindwave - 09-12-2020, 03:57 PM
RE: First impressions - by rocket2nfinity - 09-13-2020, 06:22 AM
RE: First impressions - by mithbre - 09-13-2020, 12:43 PM
RE: First impressions - by mike-451 - 09-13-2020, 08:40 PM
RE: First impressions - by mike-451 - 09-14-2020, 07:15 PM
RE: First impressions - by mindwave - 09-16-2020, 10:33 AM
RE: First impressions - by rocket2nfinity - 09-16-2020, 05:31 PM
RE: First impressions - by eaglecup - 09-20-2020, 09:35 AM
RE: First impressions - by mindwave - 09-30-2020, 02:22 AM
RE: First impressions - by dhosh - 09-20-2020, 07:40 PM
RE: First impressions - by Pinoideae - 09-23-2020, 04:33 PM
RE: First impressions - by Jeffersoniantoo - 10-04-2020, 07:39 AM
RE: First impressions - by jazzmans - 10-06-2020, 06:18 PM
RE: First impressions - by Mr_Yuzu - 10-06-2020, 07:07 PM
RE: First impressions - by jazzmans - 10-06-2020, 07:52 PM
RE: First impressions - by lennie - 10-07-2020, 06:18 PM
RE: First impressions - by jazzmans - 10-08-2020, 01:33 AM
RE: First impressions - by mindwave - 10-11-2020, 03:55 PM
RE: First impressions - by demure - 10-13-2020, 10:23 PM

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