Linux Surface

Linux running on the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4. Following the instructions below to install the latest kernel and config files.

What's Working

• Keyboard (and backlight)
• Touchpad
• 2D/3D Acceleration
• Touchscreen
• Pen
• WiFi
• Bluetooth
• Speakers
• Power Button
• Volume Buttons
• SD Card Reader
• Cameras (partial support)
• Suspend/Hibernate
• Sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light sensor)
• Battery Readings
• Docking/Undocking Tablet and Keyboard (for Surface Book)

What's NOT Working

• Dedicated GPU (if you have a performance base on a Surface Book, otherwise onboard works fine)
• Cameras (not fully supported yet)

Download Pre-built Kernel, Headers and IPTS_firmware

Downloads for ubuntu based distros (other distros will need to compile from source in the kernel folder):

https://goo.gl/QSZCwq

You will need to download :

• ipts_firmware.zip
• linux_image-*
• linux_header-*

Instructions

1. Copy the files under root to where they belong:  * $ sudo cp -R root/* /
2. Extract ipts_firmware.zip to /lib/firmware/intel/ipts/

• $ sudo mkdir -p /lib/firmware/intel/ipts
• $ unzip ipts_firmware.zip
• $ sudo mv ipts_firmware/* /lib/firmware/intel/ipts/

3. Install the custom kernel and headers:

• $ sudo dpkg -i linux-imagedev linux-headersdeb

4. Reboot on installed kernel.

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