linux-surface VS surface-uefi-firmware

Apart from camera, almost everything is working correctly. Camera doesn't work at all.

https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface

I use this kernel, you can use this with most operating systems.

I use xournal++ for note writing, and using GNOME is necessary. KDE doesn't have support for screen rotation etc. When you use GNOME, make sure to disable gestures and screen edge detection, because that might occasionally cause problems.

So, the workflow is quite simple with xournal++, you run a `inotify` based watched which automatically compiles and pushes stuff on every save. I of course assume that only `xournal++` on tab can change those handwritten notes. You can get some fancier git logic if needed.

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while inotifywait -e modify,create,delete,move $INPUT;

There's support for Linux on the Surface range:

https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Supporte...

But actual users seem to say it's a bit of a mixed bag.

If someone's looking for a laptop (that doesn't need touchscreen support), then Apple laptops are probably the better choice.

How to get out of this situation? Links https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/issues/1240 - the same problem as I have and the same puncture, but the person managed to get out of the situation https://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/comments/16d40vs/kill_my_surface_pro_2017_need_help/ - my similar post in a nearby subreddit, but since I'm here, the problem turned out to be bigger than I thought

https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface

Should have you covered.

I went the 12” MacBook route which can also install Linux.

I have a surface with Ubuntu and the Surface Kernel (https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface) , and it works really wonderfully. I will say, before installing the Surface Kernel, it was very janky.

I know about https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface but I'm looking for practical feedback from people who did the operation in order to orient my choice.

I downgrade using the script and fwupdmgr. Here's the tutorial and the script files

(Thank you @StollD ) And used the script from here to extract the .cab files from SurfaceBook2_Win11_22000_23.060.1495.0.msi installer.

Follow this to install/update Firmware on Linux: https://github.com/linux-surface/surface-uefi-firmware

There is this project https://github.com/linux-surface/surface-uefi-firmware to install and update surface device firmware on linux!

I couldn't get fwupd to automagically update my Surface Go 3's firmware, so instead I found this repo: https://github.com/linux-surface/surface-uefi-firmware and followed the instructions there to update all my firmware manually. I installed the UEFI firmware update first, then just went down the list in alphabetical order. A couple firmware files didn't install due to Linux not recognizing the devices they pertained to, but most of them seemed to install just fine. I installed them one at a time, with a reboot between each one, so it took about 10-15 minutes total. I'm sure there's a way I could've installed all of the firmware files in one go, but I wanted to be explicit to ensure that all of them got installed properly.

I've seen this (https://github.com/linux-surface/surface-uefi-firmware) repo which could be really helpful but I'm still a bit scared.

UEFI Firmware updates for linux-surface - Available here. (This is the tool that will let you force the downgrade of UEFI Firmware. It needs to be done in a linux environment, and we are using Ubuntu)

I just tried extracting the latest driver pack on an ubuntu live USB and there were no errors for my device, but I don't really understand the instructions from the github link.

Now use the script provided by surface-uefi-firmware to generate the firmware update package