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grub2 package

  1. Bug #1341944
  2. Comment #57

Comment 57 for bug 1341944

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antidrugue (antidrugue) wrote :

This as been mentioned earlier in this thread (see comment #7), but just to clarify :
* Debian Jessie i386 does work nicely on the Asus X205TA (cf. https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Asus/X205TA)
* Debian Jessie has been working since January 5, 2015 (cf. http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/efi-development/jessie-upload2/) on the Asus X205TA

So 32 bits distributions DO WORK on this machine. In the case of Debian Jessie, the installer works perfectly except for wifi. You just need to update the kernel after the initial installation -- like this for example : sudo apt-get install -t jessie-backport linux-image-686 and you're done. Nothing difficult or special.

Not sure why the UEFI 32-bit is such an issue on Ubuntu. The Debian installer has been supporting this architecture for 18 months now. I've been running Debian Jessie 32 bits on an Asus X205TA for these 18 months and all is well. Don't why "fourdollars" is not able to boot Debian Jessie 32 bits, perhaps simply a wrongly formatted image ? Don't know about Debian Testing, but Debian Stable (Jessie) just works, 32 bits and 64 bits without any workaround.