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I've been using Linux on my Surfacebook 2 13" since about January. Most of the hardware features work decently (including touchscreen), but overall it's still n
by dpedu 8y ago
I've been using Linux on my Surfacebook 2 13" since about January. Most of the hardware features work decently (including touchscreen), but overall it's still not great despite the excellent work put into a modified kernel for it, here [1].
IMO, the most notable items missing full support are:
- the battery[2][3], charge or capacity status
- "performance base" dedicated GPUs
1: https://github.com/jakeday/linux-surface https://github.com/jakeday/linux-surface
2: https://github.com/jakeday/linux-surface/issues/28 https://github.com/jakeday/linux-surface/issues/28
3: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198145 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198145
- hestefisk 8y agoLinux on SFB1 user here. Echo that it works ok but wifi drop out and no suspend sucks. Would you share your work setup at some point? Am curious.
- craftyguy 8y agoDon't worry, these will all get resolved now because Microsoft loves open source.
- JBiserkov 8y agoI haven't tried it myself, but over at /r/SurfaceLinux it says Surface Book 2 "dGPU: Working (both NVidia 1050 & NVidia 1060 models) - Using the NVidia driver, bumblebee can be used to change which GPU is being used" https://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/comments/7kazwp/current_state_of_surfaceseries_devices/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/comments/7kazwp/curren... Ctrl+F("1050") In fairness, Surface book 1 "dGPU: Not working – Not detected on any bus currently exposed to the Linux kernel, due to this, little to no research has been done"