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Medion Akoya E2212T

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Note This device is supported as part of a generic port. Refer to generic-x86_64 for installation instructions and more information.
Medion Akoya E2212T
Manufacturer Medion
Name Akoya E2212T
Codename medion-e2212t
Model MD 99720
Released 2016
Type detachable
Hardware
CPU Intel Atom Z3735F
4x 1.30 GHz
GPU Intel HD Graphics
Display 11.6" 1,366 × 768 IPS multitouch
Storage 64 GB eMMC
Memory 2 GB LDDR3
Architecture x86_64
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Windows 10 Home
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Windows 10 Home
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available from the postmarketOS Installation page.
no
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
yes
pmOS kernel
The kernel version that runs on the device's port.
6.18.7-0-stable
Generic port generic-x86_64
Features
Flashing
Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.
Works
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Untested
Internal storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS...
Works
SD card
Also includes other external storage cards.
Untested
Battery
Whether charging and battery level reporting work.
Works
Screen
Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Keyboard
Whether the built-in physical keyboard works.
Works
Touchpad
Whether the built-in touchpad works.
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Untested
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Partial
Camera
Broken
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.
Works
HDMI/DP
Video and audio output with HDMI or DisplayPort.
Untested

Detachable with 32bit UEFI and 2GB RAM. Works fine with KDE Plasma 6 with Wayland. Consider using a lighter web browser such as Fakon. Firefox crawls like a snail. Adding a swap file helps avoiding applications getting killed.

How to enter flash mode

  1. Power on and press F2 to open the boot menu.
  2. Enter firmware setup, disable Secure Boot, put USB boot device first, save and reboot.

Installation

Follow OS Installer and install to `/dev/mmcblk0`

Detailling hardware support

Audio

Audio can glitch out during playback when using speakers or headphone jack. Mute audio and wait a few seconds when this happens.

USB audio via the keyboard's USB A port works fine.

Bluetooth

Does not work out of the box.

TODO TODO: Anybody got it to work?

A USB Bluetooth dongle via the keyboard's USB A port works fine.

Camera

Does not work.

Touchpad

Works but cannot be configured. Scrolling is always one finger on the right edge, tapping is always enabled.

USB OTG

USB OTG is available for the MicroUSB port of the tablet. Passing through power from the adapters Power In port does not seem to work.

WiFi

Usually works but sometimes connection fails.

Users owning this device

See also