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# Linux Surface
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Linux running on the Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, Surface Pro 2017 and Surface Laptop. Follow the instructions below to install the latest kernel and config files.
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### What's Working
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* Keyboard (and backlight)
* Touchpad
* 2D/3D Acceleration
* Touchscreen
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* Pen (if paired and multi-touch mode enabled)
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* WiFi
* Bluetooth
* Speakers
* Power Button
* Volume Buttons
* SD Card Reader
* Cameras (partial support)
* Suspend/Hibernate
* Sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light sensor)
* Battery Readings
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* Docking/Undocking Tablet and Keyboard
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### What's NOT Working
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* Dedicated GPU (if you have a performance base on a Surface Book, otherwise onboard works fine)
* Cameras (not fully supported yet)
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### Download Pre-built Kernel and Headers
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Downloads for ubuntu based distros (other distros will need to compile from source in the kernel folder):
https://goo.gl/QSZCwq
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You will need to download both the image and headers deb files for the version you want to install.
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### Instructions
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NOTE: For the ipts_firmware files, please select the version for your device.
v76 for the Surface Book
v78 for the Surface Pro 4
v79 for the Surface Laptop
v102 for the Surface Pro 2017
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1. Copy the files under root to where they belong:
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* $ sudo cp -R root/* /
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2. Extract ipts_firmware_[VERSION].zip to /lib/firmware/intel/ipts/
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* $ sudo mkdir -p /lib/firmware/intel/ipts
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* $ sudo unzip ipts_firmware_[VERSION].zip -d /lib/firmware/intel/ipts/
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3. Extract i915_firmware.zip to /lib/firmware/i915/
* $ sudo mkdir -p /lib/firmware/i915
* $ sudo unzip i915_firmware.zip -d /lib/firmware/i915/
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4. (Ubuntu 17.10) Fix issue with Suspend to Disk:
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* $ sudo ln -s /lib/systemd/system/hibernate.target /etc/systemd/system/suspend.target && sudo ln -s /lib/systemd/system/systemd-hibernate.service /etc/systemd/system/systemd-suspend.service
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5. (all other distros) Fix issue with Suspend to Disk:
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* $ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/system/hibernate.target /etc/systemd/system/suspend.target && sudo ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-hibernate.service /etc/systemd/system/systemd-suspend.service
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6. Set permissions on mwifiex_pcie.sh script:
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* $ sudo chown root /lib/systemd/system-sleep/mwifiex_pcie.sh
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* $ sudo chmod 755 /lib/systemd/system-sleep/mwifiex_pcie.sh
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7. Install the custom kernel and headers:
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* $ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-[VERSION].deb linux-image-[VERSION].deb
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8. Reboot on installed kernel.
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NOTE: If your network won't connect on the 4.14.x series, you need to apply the apparmor-fix-4.14.patch file in /etc/: $ cd /etc/ & & sudo patch -p1 < /path/to/apparmor-fix-4.14.patch
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