Cheers Mark 
Okay I’m going to “guess” the process is the same in Sparky…
Boot to the screen where it offers you “Try Sparky” and “Install Sparky” … then hit the “Tab” key
You’ll hopefully see some white writing at the bottom of screen that ends with
quiet splash –
use the backspace key to replace
quiet splash –
with
usbcore.autosuspend=-1
then hit enter to continue booting.
OK… I haven’t got the option to try Sparky on my screen! Just three options: (1) Sparky Linux (2) Sparky Linux compatibility mode
(3) check integrity of system. At the bottom of my screen I have options: c = alter command line e = edit I can spot the ‘quiet splash’ line but doesn’t show the code description you want me to edit?
My screen menu shows as: GNU GRUB version 2.02
I found a line ‘splash quiet’ and edited it per your instruction but got … illegal argument for autosuspend and usbcore! will check again, also see my previous post.
try swapping
quiet splash
to
nomodeset acpi=off
OK I did make a mistake editing the command line that caused the illegal error!! so retried and run through. Noticed a line showing Busy Box version … from which a line of code followed: /bin/sh: can’t access tty; job control turned off? other lines of code followed before screen blanked out. BTW your line quiet…splash, is splash …quiet on my screen. Will try your ammended code line.
Tried the nomodeset… programming screen runs part way through with several repeated lines: can’t open /sys/block/*removable: no such file or directory but eventually runs on to busy box message etc.
I’m sorry to say I’ve come to the conclusion you’re not going to get Linux on this clovertrail.
You may even damage it trying.
One more kernel boot parameter to try
replace
splash quiet
with
quiet intel_idle.max_cstate=1
And if that doesn’t work, try this instead
intel_idle.max_cstate=0 quiet
Sources:
and
though both of those are Bay Trail CPU’s not Clover Trail …worth a shot right.
Hi Mark… running the first of your suggestions (quiet intel_idle.max_cstate=1) Prior to and after the Busy Box v1.22.1 title appears I notice ‘Time out waiting for hardware interrupt’ which has continued until my screen has blanked out!
Now trying:( intel_idle.max_cstate=0 quiet)
Unable to find a medium containing a live system
can’t access tty; job control turned off
time out waiting for hardware interrupt… continuing repeats until screen blanks out.
They mention this annoyance and suggest a code work arround.
This is what I’m reffering to as screen blanking out! Freedesktop Bug #88012 and Kernel Bug #109051.
BTW I’m only editing ‘splash…quiet’ and leaving / live unedited.
The fact that Windows has not been activated doesn’t alter this situation…does it?
I just want to make sure I’m editing the correct parameter code entry…
This is my edit screen:
setparams ‘Sparky Linux’
set gfxpayload=keep
linux /live/vmlinu* boot=live live-config live-media-path=/live splash –quiet
initrd /live/initrd.img
The highlited text is I’m editing…assume correctly. Note asterisk after linu above my keyboard on the old Acer is failing.
Unable to find a medium containing a live system
That says it can no longer find the LiveUSB … so it may be that the USB port has gone to sleep
try
linux /live/vmlinuz boot=live live-config live-media-path=/live usbcore.autosuspend=-1 intel_idle.max_cstate=0 quiet
or
linux /live/vmlinuz boot=live live-config live-media-path=/live usbcore.autosuspend=-1 intel_idle.max_cstate=1 quiet
Just trying your first suggestion
Hi Mark… results of first test as suggested. I changed to a different USB stick also:
/bin/sh:can’t access tty; job control turned off
(initramfs) unable to find a medium containing a live file system
modprobe: module ehci -orion- not found in modules.dep
perf interrupt took to long … etc screen blanked out.
Perf interrupt took to long (5005 > 5000) lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample rate to 25000
end of
Tried second edited : linux /live/vmlinuz boot=live live-config live-media-path=/live usbcore.autosuspend=-1 intel_idle.max_cstate=1 quiet
Same result as first test ending in blanked screen.
Have you simply tried using a different USB stick ?
Beyond that I’m afraid we’re probably just flogging a dead horse here
Hi Mark… yes tried another but identical results. I formatted them as NTFS as that’s what the note book itself is formatted as.
Well I thank you so much for all your time and effort youv’e put in to try and resolve the problem. Maybe at some future point in time Samsung might issue an update, although I rather doubt it; Untill then I’ll just use it as it is. My old Acer runs Ubuntu which is a joy to use. Tell me… how do I go about trying out other Linux distros?
AFAIK Live USB’s need to be formatted as FAT32 but I’d assume whatever you’re using to write them is doing that anyway
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AFAIK Live USB’s need to be formatted as FAT32 but I’d assume whatever you’re using to write them is doing that anyway
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I’ve been using the USB fomatter that you suggested within ubuntu saved files. You can select which format your going to use via the drop down, and I select NTFS for these latest runs… I can format them in FAT 32 if you think theres a chance of them comming good!
I was just clarifying that as far as I was aware syslinux required a FAT32 partition (it’s certainly how most LiveUSB’s are formatted … but checking the interweb it seems that NTFS partitions are supported by syslinux.
Seriously I think you’re wasting your time with this … I don’t think you’re going to get Linux loaded on that Clover Trail tablet/notebook.
I think your right… but thanks again for helping me along Mark
You’re most welcome, sorry I wasn’t able to help further but it seems Intel themselves have created a roadblock here 