[{"categories":null,"contents":"These are some useful notes to get Ubuntu installed in your surface go, as of Summer 2019.\nInstalling the kernel 1 2 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jakeday/linux-surface.git ~/linux-surface cp -a ~/linux-surface /media/\u0026lt;your usb\u0026gt; 1 2 3 cp -a /media/\u0026lt;your usb\u0026gt;/linux-surface ~/ cd ~/linux-surface/ sudo sh setup.sh Booting ubuntu first Switch out of Windows S mode.\nBoot into the \u0026ldquo;Command Prompt\u0026rdquo;.\nFrom Windows go to \u0026ldquo;change advanced startup options\u0026rdquo; and select \u0026ldquo;restart now\u0026rdquo;.\nWhen it reboots, choose the \u0026ldquo;Troubleshoot\u0026rdquo; option, then choose the \u0026ldquo;Advanced options\u0026rdquo; option, and finally choose the \u0026ldquo;Command Prompt\u0026rdquo; option.\nAfter the device reboots, login to the command prompt and then you should see a terminal with X:\\windows\\system32\u0026gt;\nAt the prompt, check your UEFI entries:\n1 bcdedit /enum firmware Copy UEFI entry of \u0026ldquo;Windows Boot Manager\u0026rdquo; to create a new entry for Ubuntu: bcdedit /copy {bootmgr} /d \u0026ldquo;Ubuntu\u0026rdquo;\nCopy the printed GUID number including the braces {} using Ctrl+C\nSet file path for the new Ubuntu entry. Replace {guid} with the returned GUID of the previous command (Ctrl+V). bcdedit /set {guid} path \\EFI\\ubuntu\\grubx64.efi\nSet Ubuntu as the first/ entry in the boot sequence. Again replace {guid} with the returned GUID of the copy command.\n1 bcdedit /set {fwbootmgr} displayorder {guid} /addfirst Check your UEFI entries again: bcdedit /enum firmware You should see something like this:\n1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Firmware Boot Manager --------------------- identifier {fwbootmgr} displayorder {3510232e-f8eb-e811-95ce-9ecab3f9d1c4} {bootmgr} {2148799b-f8eb-e811-95ce-9ecab3f9d1c4} {312e8a67-c2f6-e811-95ce-3c1ab3f9d1de} {312e8a68-c2f6-e811-95ce-3c1ab3f9d1de} timeout 0 Make sure the GUID you copied is the first one listed in displayorder. Then type exit, turn off the PC and turn it back on. After this my surface go is automatically booting to the grub bootloader which lets me choose between Windows and Ubuntu but defaults to Ubuntu after ten seconds.\n","permalink":"/post/2019-05-01-surface-go/","tags":["linux","surface go","config"],"title":"Linux on the Microsoft Surface Go"},{"categories":null,"contents":"Believeitornot,Surfacetabletshaveprettygoodlinuxsupport,exceptforthewebcamsinnewermodels.ThesearesomeusefulnotestogetUbuntuinstalledonyoursurfacego,asofSummer2019.\nInstallingthekernel12gitclone--depth1https://github.com/jakeday/linux-surface.git ~/linux-surface cp -a ~/linux-surface /media/\u0026lt;your usb\u0026gt; 1 2 3 cp -a /media/\u0026lt;your usb\u0026gt;/linux-surface ~/ cd ~/linux-surface/ sudo sh setup.sh Booting ubuntu first Switch out of Windows S mode.\nBoot into the \u0026ldquo;Command Prompt\u0026rdquo;.\nFrom Windows go to \u0026ldquo;change advanced startup options\u0026rdquo; and select \u0026ldquo;restart now\u0026rdquo;.\nWhen it reboots, choose the \u0026ldquo;Troubleshoot\u0026rdquo; option, then choose the \u0026ldquo;Advanced options\u0026rdquo; option, and finally choose the \u0026ldquo;Command Prompt\u0026rdquo; option.\nAfter the device reboots, login to the command prompt and then you should see a terminal with X:\\windows\\system32\u0026gt;\nAt the prompt, check your UEFI entries:\n1 bcdedit /enum firmware Copy UEFI entry of \u0026ldquo;Windows Boot Manager\u0026rdquo; to create a new entry for Ubuntu: bcdedit /copy {bootmgr} /d \u0026ldquo;Ubuntu\u0026rdquo;\nCopy the printed GUID number including the braces {} using Ctrl+C\nSet file path for the new Ubuntu entry. Replace {guid} with the returned GUID of the previous command (Ctrl+V). bcdedit /set {guid} path \\EFI\\ubuntu\\grubx64.efi\nSet Ubuntu as the first/ entry in the boot sequence. Again replace {guid} with the returned GUID of the copy command.\n1 bcdedit /set {fwbootmgr} displayorder {guid} /addfirst Check you
