Thanks for the information on installing the rotation driver. I appear to have done something wrong as the rotation detection for me is ninety degrees out? I can’t seem to find any settings for the rotation detection either?
Any help appreciated and I’ll update if I find more myself.
@Daz71, hereis some of trouble shooting guidance for you. BTW, you did not mention your Linx/Lamina model. I have 1st hand experience only with the 7" model.
Heads up Linx & Lamina owners - I got some interesting stuff for you!
Windows 10 Fall Update (1511) is out
Microsoft has just released the 1st major update to Windows 10. It does not offer much new to the user experience, but there are some interesting changes. Also, the update was not problem free on 7" Linx/Lamina, as it seemed to remove or disable the G-sensor driver. I had to re-install the Kionix driver, re-apply the registry patch and then reboot.
One interesting new feature what the 1511 delivers is the memory compression. This is a completely new memory management feature (has been available in Linux for ages and is used in Android phones), which applies a compresison algorithm (like. zip file) to portion of the RAM memory, if it is running low. The idea of this approach is that the compression should be faster than swapping data from the RAM to the mass storage drive. Memory compression could potentially be very good for Linx/Lamina tablets, as they have low 1GB RAM, slow mass memory, but plenty of CPU horse power, thanks to the Intel Atom. In theory your tablet after the update should perform better under heavy memory load.
Use HP Stream 7 drivers on Linx/Lamina 7"
Unlike the vendor of Linx/Lamina, the Hewlett Packard company is officially supporting WIndows 10 for their low end Stream 7 tablet. What is interesting that the Stream 7 is apparently based on the same board as Linx/Lamina 7 is. You have the Goodix touch, Kionix G-sensor, Realtek WiFi and so forth. So now we have drivers that should actually be tested by HP.
I have not had the chance to extensively test these, but here are couple of findings:
So check them our and give me your comments/feedback on these? It would be easy to make a new driver pack out of these HP versions and currently that even seems like a good idea. Only the G-sensor coordinates need fixing.
Okay guys, here is an alternative driver pack for Linx/Lamina 7" tablets. These are the HP Stream drivers. WARNING: I take absolutely no responsibility whether these work or not on your device. These drivers are provided by Hewlett-Packard for the Stream 7.
I am making these available because at least these are from a verfied and trustworthy source:
Download HP Stream 7 driver pack
I just did a clean install, by using a new installation media (Windows 10, 1511 update) and things seem to work. However I have not found anything to work better (or worse) than before.
Now you have your Linx/Lamina 7" running on the HP drivers. Note: The Intel chipset and Realtek wireless drivers are installed by they Windows installer itself. Therefore they are not appearing on the list of missing drivers, and as a result you are not running HP prodided drivers, but the Microsoft defaults. If you wish to run 100% HP drivers, run the installer executables from the driver pack folder on your USB media.
I wanted to install the Fall Update, but had insufficient disk space. So to clean my C: drive I tried to factory reset the Lamina, which I’ve done many times in the past. This time something went wrong and it always booted to a black screen that did respond to touch by quickly flashing the cursor, but otherwise was unusable.
I created a Fall Update install USB and did a clean install. Although the Advanced boot menu (Power+Volume Down boot) did support touch, it didn’t work while running the Windows 10 setup from the USB. I had to connect an external keyboard using a USB hub. Windows 10 installed just fine. The graphics works, the Wi-Fi works. But still no touch and not orientation sensor. I tried installing the Stream 7 touch driver, but that failed. The Kionix driver did install, but the screen still doesn’t rotate. I’ve installed that driver succesfully in the past, so no idea why it fail now.
Anyway, there seems to be a clear difference between doing an actual upgrade install and a complete reinstall. I wish Lamina would just release official drivers or a recovery image for Windows 10…
Just to check two things:
I have done this on my Lamina several times, using the older driver pack and most recently with the Stream 7 drivers. Only major unresolved issue is the Realtek WLAN, which performs poorly and seems to die when device goes to sleep mode.
This doesnt seem to work for me, mate.
I changed the regedit values, they’re the same as you posted, but the orientation is still wrong.
@Doc_152 Well, works here so would need some details to figure out what might be the difference:
Note: You can always try the original driver pack documented in the 1st post.
I’m using the the Lamina 7, (Lamina T-701) running Windows 10 Fall update with the HP Stream drivers.
Drivers all installed correctly. The reg edit from the old drivers did not work with the HP drivers.
The old drivers didn’t really want to work at all for some reason, never bothered with them. Instead i installed the backuped Windows 8.1 drivers, which worked, but were, shall we say, less than optimal.
Hi,
I have a problem with the Lamina t-701 Tablet.
When I try to boot the tablet it goes on and only shows a black screen.
The lock button works normally, but when I hit it, it shows a black screen again …
I tried to reset, but it didnt help. it’s also charged.
Can someone help me?
Thanks,
Wesley
Thats probably the platform driver. Reinstalling the intel atom z3700 series driver fixed it for me…
Thanks for your reply,
But how do I install those ? I tried to open the boot menu ( Power + volume down ) and nothing happend.
Tried to connect with a laptop but it didnt recognize the tablet. Also tried to boot from usb, again nothing.
Did this happen all the sudden, or after a Win 10 upgrade or clean install?
I am not sure what the difference is here. Personally the installation as documented in this thread, using the older driver pack and the HP Stream 7. Only problem is the awful performance of Realtek Wifi and the Wifi not properly recovering from sleep.
Do you have the Rotation Lock feature in the Notifications tray, indicating that the G-sensor is installed correctly?
All the sudden, it was working normally for 5 minutes, then out of nowhere I saw a black screen.
What an awesome post, thank you so much it’s saved me a load of hassle.
I had one slight issue with the Linx 7, this may help others. I done the fresh 1511 install using the HP drivers. It all went in perfectly except for one little hassle. My touch screen was triggering the wrong part of the screen, basically the diagonal opposite.
I went back to the first posted drivers at the start of this post and installed the GoodixTouchDriver from there. It worked straight away 
Now I have everything all up to date, 1511, the HP drivers and just the old touch driver. The system is flying.
Again. Thank you for making this post and linking/hosting the drivers. I don’t think most people realise how time consuming it is to track down certain system drivers, test them, and then share results.
Really appreciated.
Cheers,
Dave.
I have read a lot of Linx/Lamina 7 discussion around the web, and the “black screen” is mentioned every now and then. According to people’s posts, some devices have recovered as suddenly as they died but many have also returned their devices for this reason.
Thanks - glad I could help! You can return the favor by spreading the word.
I puzzles me why there are various different reported issues by users. You had coordinate issues with touch, many people have orientation/rotation issues. There aren’t really many different ways to do the installation, so where does the delta come from? I always recommend installing drivers from the Device Manager / Update Driver -functionality.
Does the light give you a blink when you press the power button?
Do you see the BIOS boot logo or absolutely nothing?
Connect to a charger for a while and then try POWER + VOL UP for ~10 seconds. Anything?
Hi.
I will be doing some YouTube posts and link to this post for info on the Win 10 upgrade process.
Here’s a simple unboxing of the Linx 7
The slight issue I had with the touch alignment isn’t something I’ve read anywhere else, and no one on this post seems to have suffered it. There will always be slight individual issues, but it was easily sorted using the various drivers you have provided.
As for Linux. It’s not something that I use, so can’t really say anything about it. Although most things I’ve read say the only issue is a lack of internal audio 64 bit support with the BT soc. While this could be an issue for running things like OpenElec. It’s easily got around by using a 32 Bit OS and running Kodi over the top.
Although I can’t wait to see what Intel’s Skylake equivalent of BayTrail is going to be. These mini devices that already run on BT are massively under rated. I’ve been a huge fan of the Atom CPU since it came out and with the modern equivalent/versions being very powerful for what they are, and having great GPUs. I just wish more people would take them more seriously, as most people’s day to day computer usage, Internet, email, video, music, office apps etc. are well covered.
At least great resources like this site help to spread the word.
Cheers,
Dave.
Looks like it also stopped restarting after pressing power for ~20 seconds.
It’s been quiet recently in the Linx world. Actually my unit (Lamina T-701) has been collecting dust for a few weeks, as I eventually got pissed off by the misbehaving WiFi (awful performance, device sleep mode kills it totally). I have actually acquired Win 8.1 with Bing .ISO image and plan to downgrade it at some point of time.
Has there been any updates, drivers or anything special in the Linx/Lamina/Baytrail world that I should be aware of?
