This firmware and driver package contains drivers for all of the components in the surface pro 4, as well as updates to the system firmware that have been released via windows update. I have been thinking about installing linux on it to give it a new lease of life, but unsure what distro offers the best touch screen experience. Running portable linux on a surface pro matt anderson. I installed the jakeday linux surface kernel and it still didnt work but chances are i did this wrong considering im new to linux. The hardware and software of surface rt is locked, so you are unable to run linux, ubuntu or android os on the tablet unless cracking it. My surface pro keeps go straight to windows even i press down volumn down button.
I then opened office 365, started to type an email, and the surface crashed. During the initial install of popos, i had created a second efi partition specifically for linux because i couldnt get the windows efi partition to resize right away, and. Here is how to install linux mint on surface pro 6 with both the methods straight installation and dual booting with other operating systems. Release the volume down button as soon as the microsoft surface logo appears. Wip secure boot and linux for surface rt windows 8, rt. I am pretty sure it was because i dd the image and than unetbootin it. Apr 11, 2018 hello people, i am trying to install the kali linux on my surface pro 1796 version surface laptop, both bootable usb and dual boot is ok, any way to do that.
Oct 18, 2019 surface restarts and displays the surface logo while the reset process continues. Download the fedora surface 3 live image and write it to a flash drive using your favorite tool. Starting your surface from a usb drive can be useful if you want to change firmware settings or windows startup settings. Now it pros and users can download drivers and firmware update for the new surface pro 2017 in case they need it. Linux on surface pro 2017 i have no luck boot my linux mint or ubuntu usb from my surface pro 2017. This is the same stick that i can boot from numerous other systems hp workstations, hp laptop, dell desktop computer, etc. If youve got the urge to check out ubuntu on the surface pro, all you will need is a usb drive or microsd card to get started. Solved any linux working from usb stick on a surface pro. To update your surface with the latest drivers and firmware from the download center, select the. If you do and you want to make it insanely cooler, you could install ubuntu on it. Cumulative and current firmware and drivers for the surface pro 4. For surface pro, you could try a regular uefi based boot loader or use a virtual machine software in windwos 8.
Anyone successfully boot the surface pro from usb yet specifically with linux. Since ive been an linux ubuntu user for 6 years, i didnt want any windows os on it. Download surface pro from official microsoft download center. How to install linux mint on surface pro 6 from usb infofuge. Sure it can shudder but it never stops or freezes and still has consistent speeds with most the programs i use as my laptop does with kali installed on it. Jan 17, 2019 finally, start the process and this software will automatically format and create bootable usb flash drive. For surface 3, and surface pro 1234, the usb should be at least 16 gb in size. First of all, we need to disable the secure boot feature. If you want to install linux ubuntu on your surface pro device, you can. Jan 24, 2017 i have a surface pro 3 and the best thing i found to do that is the most stable is to just use a virtual machine and then install kali linux on it. The surface pro, with an intel i5 cpu, 4gb ram and speedy 64gb ssd, not to mention a 10point touch screen, does make for a dream ubuntu pctablet hybrid on paper.
It is recommended that you leave at least 10 gb of space for linux so that you have room to install applications to use. Hello people, i am trying to install the kali linux on my surface pro 1796 version surface laptop, both bootable usb and dual boot is ok, any way to do that. Unfortunately, debian fails to detect the integrated wifi adapter of surface pro 3, so we need to use some usb ethernet adapter. Booting from a usb device doesnt refresh or reset your surface. It gives you the ability to download multiple files at one time and download large files quickly and reliably.
Booting gparted from usb on surface pro page 1 gparted gparted forum support forum for users of gparted and the gparted live media. Follow the instructions below to install the latest kernel and config files. I looked through the thread and did not find a reference to the necessary. Aug 17, 2018 steps to install linuxubuntu on surface pro 1. How to download and install the latest surface pro 2017. Im sure that many of you are still struggling to install the kali linux alongside with windows 10, on a. Install ubuntulinux on surface rt microsoft surface tablet. You can get and install linux mint running on your pc either to try it. Now go to the boot configuration option and move usb to the top of. At the end of the process, it failed to make the bootable usb directly, but using rufus free download and pointing it to the amd64. Download surface pro 4 drivers and firmware from official. I dont own a typecover so will be using the onscreen keyboard to type. Installing linux to a usb drive and using it on the. Make a recovery usb drive just in case you want to go back to windows.
Nov 26, 2017 use systemrescuecd as it supports booting from efi which is necessary as the surface pro 3 doesnt have a fallback bios mode. Hi all, i cant get my ms surface pro to boot any linux from a usb stick. I have the new surface pro 6, and i dualboot debian buster debian testing10 on it, with kernel 4. It also allows you to suspend active downloads and resume downloads that have failed. Surface pro 4 issues with both linux and winpe bootable usb. Plug your usb drive into the surface 3, and turn on the device while the. I thought it would be fun to install linux on it, but ive filled up most of the available storage. Apr 17, 2018 ive got a surface tab laying about which i pretty much just use for reading comics a, bit of web browsing, and occasionally i play some games on it.
Installing linux to a usb drive and using it on the surface. My surface rt was a used tablet and it came with windows 8. Jul 09, 2017 i would choose arch linux or antergos. Ive got a surface tab laying about which i pretty much just use for reading comics a, bit of web browsing, and occasionally i play some games on it. Is this doable or should i resign myself to just ssh. I have a surface pro 3 and the best thing i found to do that is the most stable is to just use a virtual machine and then install kali linux on it. Linux distro for surface pro 3 linux level1techs forums.
While youre doing this, press and release the power button as soon as the microsoft or surface logo appears on your screen. How to install linuxubuntu on surface pro tablets windows report. So im thinking ill reinstall windows from scratch using a usb boot drive. Surface restarts and displays the surface logo while the reset process continues. From there, select your surface device, download a recovery image. Other good choices are linuxlive usb creator and unetbootin. I installed the jakedaylinuxsurface kernel and it still didnt work but chances are i did this wrong considering im new to linux. Yes, you can run linux on your microsoft surface pro. Install ubuntu linux on surface rt microsoft surface tablet. Change bootorder to boot from usb in surface pro 6. Mar 29, 2019 change bootorder to boot from usb in surface pro 6.
Mount your windows partition you can download the files from here if you deleted your windows partition or cant find them. I tried two different methods of creating an ubuntu bootable usb key unetbootin and universalusbinstaller1. Installing linux to a usb drive and using it on the surface pro 2 uefi and xps15 bios hey guys, i want to install xubuntu 14. I am more of a linux enthusiast that believes in information. Ive setup an encrypted lvm that includes all linux partitions, together with grub as the bootloader. How to install linux on surface pro 3 surface pro 3 is a very attractive device for buying as a laptop plus tablet replacement. Windows comes with a builtin tool to create a usb recovery drive. This download can be handy when you need to do a clean install or troubleshoot driver problems of your surface pro 2017.
When you get a problem on your surface tablet that just wont start or stop on the blue screen, you may need to get it start with a usb drive and reinstall windows on it to solve the trouble. If i turn off secure boot, the machine keeps asking for bitlocker key. Nov 30, 2017 hey everyone, ive had some trouble finding much information about whether its possible to get linux up and running on the surface rts. Microsoft download manager is free and available for download now. To create one, you must use an external usb drive with enough available space for all your recovery data. Dec 18, 2019 to update your surface with the latest drivers and firmware from the download center, select the. Both boot to linux fine on other older laptops, but i cant get the pro to boot off them. Press and hold the volumedown button on the surface pro 6. Booting gparted from usb on surface pro page 1 gparted. Running portable linux on a surface pro 5 minute read i have an original surface pro that i got a couple years ago. Here you are, attempting to install windows, ubuntu, or osx on your surface pro 1, 2, or 3, wondering how to go about getting your device to boot from a usb drive.
All thats necessary for you to have is only a usb drive or perhaps a. Use systemrescuecd as it supports booting from efi which is necessary as the surface pro 3 doesnt have a fallback bios mode. On linux, the command to do so might look like the following. Surface pro 2017 will not boot from the ssd or usb drive i have just done the january 2019 windows update for windows 1809. Uefi kali linux live usb on surface pro spiceworks. For surface rt, and surface 2, the usb should be at least 8 gb. So without wasting time lets discuss the whole procedure to install this os on your surface pro 4. Creating and using a usb recovery drive for surface. How to install ubuntu on surface pro microsoft surface. Change bootorder to boot from usb in surface pro 4. Linux on surface rt is not possible, or at least not easy. Now you can connect a usb drive to any pc and start your system on that pc by simply selecting boot from usb option while booting. For surface pro, you could try a regular uefi based boot loader or.
Now connect the bootable usb drive into the usb port on your surface pro 6. Hey everyone, ive had some trouble finding much information about whether its possible to get linux up and running on the surface rts. In this article, you will find out how to download a right recovery image to create a recovery drive for resetting your new surface pro 2017. If someone successfully install dual boot on the 2017. I know the surface pro 4 is new, but has anyone tried to support the keyboard and mouse pad for it. This firmware and driver package contains drivers for all of the components in the surface pro, as well as updates to the system firmware that have been released via windows update. Rt development and hacking windows rt development and hacking wip secure boot and linux for surface rt by shapeshifter499. Jan 29, 2020 cumulative and current firmware and drivers for the surface pro 4. I quickly realized that legacy boot os not an option, and uefi is required. I have read that certain keys were leaked that may make it possible, but i havent. If you want to use a pure gentoo build, then the utility rufus can be used to make an eficompatible usb stick from the gentoo live iso. To create a bootable usb recovery drive for your surface, an external usb with available storage is needed. Move the mouse cursor over the right of the screen to open the charms bar in your windows 10 system. How to install linux os on usb drive and run it on any pc.
Rather than trying to create space for a dualboot setup, i decided to configure it to run linux from a bootable usb drive. Well, its been an interesting week trying to get any linux distribution working well. If youre able to use your surface or you have another windows 10 device, visit our download a recovery image for your surface page. Surface pro 3 dual boot windows 10kali linux youtube. Solved create a surface book recovery boot drive without.
Instead, it lets you start your surface using windows or another operating system thats on your usb device. Again im not a linux guru so i didnt try to mess with the iso and put a different boot loader on it. Hi, i have a surface book which is stuck in a boot loop after it was turned off halfway through a reset. I made this demonstration video for the fans of the surface pro models. I booted into linux mint and i tried ubuntu from a usb drive but i didnt install the os if this makes a difference when adding a kernel and noticed that the keyboard and webcam were not compatible. I think linux mint isnt just a great desktop, its a great replacement for windows. How to install linux mint on your windows pc zdnet. How to boot from a usb stick on surface pro devices. I have read that certain keys were leaked that may make it possible, but i havent been able to find anyone thats done it. None of the input devices screen, keymouspad, stylus appear to work when i load the live usb. Linux on a surface pro should be the same, as the bootable usb.
How to reinstall surface tablet with usb flash drive. How to install kali linux on microsoft surface pro 1796. Boot linux on surface laptop or surface pro from usb. I thought it would be fun to install linux on it, but ive filled up most of the.
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