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# Linux Surface
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Linux running on the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4. Following 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)
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* Touchpad
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* 2D/3D Acceleration
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* Touchscreen
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* Pen (if paired and multi-touch mode enabled)
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* WiFi
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* Bluetooth
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* Speakers
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* Power Button
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* Volume Buttons
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* SD Card Reader
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* Cameras (partial support)
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* Suspend/Hibernate
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* Sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light sensor)
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* Battery Readings
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* Docking/Undocking Tablet and Keyboard (for Surface Book)
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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)
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* Cameras (not fully supported yet)
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2017-08-21 14:33:51 +00:00
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### Download Pre-built Kernel, Headers and IPTS_firmware
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Downloads for ubuntu based distros (other distros will need to compile from source in the kernel folder):
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https://goo.gl/QSZCwq
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You will need to download :
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- ipts_firmware.zip
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- linux_image-*
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- linux_header-*
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### Instructions
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2017-08-20 23:33:32 +00:00
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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.zip to /lib/firmware/intel/ipts/
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* $ sudo mkdir -p /lib/firmware/intel/ipts
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* $ unzip ipts_firmware.zip
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* $ sudo mv ipts_firmware/* /lib/firmware/intel/ipts/
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3. 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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4. 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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5. Install the custom kernel and headers:
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* $ sudo dpkg -i linux-image*dev linux-headers*deb
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6. Reboot on installed kernel.
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2017-10-20 20:28:57 +00:00
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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/
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2017-08-20 23:28:05 +00:00
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### Donations Appreciated!
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2017-08-20 23:28:05 +00:00
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