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nobody 2y ago

Call it a cursed marriage, but #Fedora #Linux 38 runs ridiculously well on the #Microsoft #Surface Pro 8.

I'm not gonna lie, I didn't think it would. Even the touchscreen works.

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nobody 2y ago

So far the only thing I haven't gotten working is the webcam. Not a big deal for me.

Quentin 2y ago

Even the touchscreen? 😳

nobody 2y ago

Yes.

https://i.imgur.com/oYPDgs6.mp4

Quentin 2y ago

I have to try it out

nobody 2y ago

Be sure to check out this repo, where they patch the kernel with drivers. Kept very up to date, well funded.

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

Quentin 2y ago

Thank you!

Cyphernomad 2y ago

This is great news. New hardware option :)

nobody 2y ago

Indeed. The Intel graphics acceleration seems to be working in FF as well, so battery life should be decent.

66a6db0e... 2y ago

Fedora 💯

nobody 2y ago

I run Arch on my work machines, but I'll always be a RedHat guy at ♥️

66a6db0e... 2y ago

Noice 🤗

BassManNate 2y ago

Good to know. I have a Lenovo touchscreen that worked on #mint but doesn't currently work with silverblue. Been meaning to switch it to standard #fedora like the rest of my computers.

nobody 2y ago

There was some special work to get it running with Fedora as well.

I used the patched kernel here:

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

I'm not sure how applicable that will be to a Lenovo, but perhaps it will be a starting point.

Good Luck! ☘

BassManNate 2y ago

Honestly, it'll probably just work when I install regular fedora. Silverblue seems to have random issues with the odd kernel module. Could never get displaylink to work on silverblue either because the immutable os didn't play well with proprietary modules installed from 3rd party downloads.