We were excited to test the following Linux distros on HP Spectre 12 X2, and see what work well out of the box. So far only the 64-bit versions of Linux work on this machine.
Ubuntu 16.04 Unity:
- Boot up: Yes
- Touch screen support: Worked well
- Detachable keyboard: Worked well
- Trackpad: Worked well
- Keyboard speaker: Off
Linux Mint Cinnamon:
- Boot up: Yes
- Touch screen support: Yes
- Detachable keyboard: Not working
- Trackpad: Not working
- Keyboard speaker: Off
Fedora 23 Workstation (GNOME3):
- Boot up: Yes
- Touch screen support: Yes
- Detachable keyboard: Work well
- Trackpad: Work well
- Keyboard speaker: Off
Debian XFCE:
- Boot up: No, it went into the booting screen, and just
- Touch screen support: No
- Detachable keyboard: No
- Trackpad: No
- Keyboard speaker: Off
Manjaro XFCE:
- Boot up: No, it was going into desktop, print out driver loading texts, and just stays blank forever
- Touch screen support: No
- Detachable keyboard: No
- Trackpad: No
- Keyboard speaker: Off
None of XFCE version of any distro worked on the device, there could be some missing driver.
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Due to Mint being based upon Ubuntu, couldn’t you load the drivers and tools that Ubuntu used to make the keyboard and trackpad work as well? It seems a little disingenuous to not do that due diligence.
How are you suggesting to load drivers without mouse and keyboard?
They have USB Type-C ports. One could use an adapter and a hub. Then keyboard + mouse.