Microsoft Surface Go Linux Instructions
These instructions are for setting up Endeavour OS on Surface Go. While you can stick with default Xfce desktop, I suggest installing Gnome desktop for better touchscreen experience once Endeavour is installed.
What You Need
Surface Go Tablet
USB C to USB A Adapter
USB Stick
USB Ethernet Dongle
Turn off Secure Boot Access Surface Pro BIOS
Make sure the Surface Pro device is turned off.
Hold the volume-up button.
Press and release the power button.
When the Surface logo appears, release the volume-up button.
The Surface UEFI firmware interface screen will be displayed and you can make changes.
Turn off secure boot
Installation
Download Endeavour OS and burn it to USB drive
Use the USB C to USB adapter to plug-in the USB drive
Install Endeavour OS
Update pacman -Syuu
Get WiFi To Work
Download this file to your Downloads folder: http://www.killernetworking.com/support/K1535_Debian/board.bin
sudo rm /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board.bin
sudo cp ~/Downloads/board.bin /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1
sudo rm /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board.bin
sudo cp ~/Downloads/board.bin /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0
restart
Setup Auto-rotate Screen
trizen -S iio-sensor-proxy-git
trizen -S screenrotator-git
trizen -Ss arch-linux-surface
pacman -Ss arch-linux-surface
Install Gnome
sudo pacman -S Gnome
sudo pacman -S chrome-gnome-shell
###Keyboard
Settings > Devices > Turn On-screen Keyboard on or Off > Shift + Super + K
Mouse
Settings > Mouse & Touchpad > Tap To Click
Enable Bluetooth
Install blueman
Install bluez-utils
systemctl enable bluetooth.service
systemctl start bluetooth.service
###Enable Touchscreen Gestures In Firefox
Make sure dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled is either set to 1 (enabled) or 2 (default, auto-detect).
Add MOZ_USE_XINPUT2 DEFAULT=1 to /etc/security/pam_env.conf and then logout or reboot your system for the changes to take effect.
In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button accepting the risk.
In the filter box, type or paste ‘devp’ and pause while the list is filtered
Double-click layout.css.devPixelsPerPx and change its value to 1.5 and click OK. That corresponds to 150% of the classic font size.
Too big? Try 1.25
Too small? Try 2.0
Display
Set Scale 200%
Install Steam For Gaming
flatpak install steam
What Doesn’t Work
Camera’s do not function but this is not critical for me but might be for some.
On-screen keyboard works but doesn’t feel as well integrated as other tablets like an iPAD. With that being said Surface is really ideal with the keyboard case.
Microsoft Surface Go Linux Instructions
These instructions are for setting up Endeavour OS on Surface Go. While you can stick with default Xfce desktop, I suggest installing Gnome desktop for better touchscreen experience once Endeavour is installed.
What You Need
Surface Go Tablet
USB C to USB A Adapter
USB Stick
USB Ethernet Dongle
Turn off Secure Boot Access Surface Pro BIOS
Make sure the Surface Pro device is turned off.
Hold the volume-up button.
Press and release the power button.
When the Surface logo appears, release the volume-up button.
The Surface UEFI firmware interface screen will be displayed and you can make changes.
Turn off secure boot
Installation
Download Endeavour OS and burn it to USB drive
Use the USB C to USB adapter to plug-in the USB drive
Install Endeavour OS
Update pacman -Syuu
Get WiFi To Work
Download this file to your Downloads folder: http://www.killernetworking.com/support/K1535_Debian/board.bin
sudo rm /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board.bin
sudo cp ~/Downloads/board.bin /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1
sudo rm /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board.bin
sudo cp ~/Downloads/board.bin /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0
restart
Setup Auto-rotate Screen
trizen -S iio-sensor-proxy-git
trizen -S screenrotator-git
trizen -Ss arch-linux-surface
pacman -Ss arch-linux-surface
Install Gnome
sudo pacman -S Gnome
sudo pacman -S chrome-gnome-shell
###Keyboard
Settings > Devices > Turn On-screen Keyboard on or Off > Shift + Super + K
Mouse
Settings > Mouse & Touchpad > Tap To Click
Enable Bluetooth
Install blueman
Install bluez-utils
systemctl enable bluetooth.service
systemctl start bluetooth.service
###Enable Touchscreen Gestures In Firefox
Make sure dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled is either set to 1 (enabled) or 2 (default, auto-detect).
Add MOZ_USE_XINPUT2 DEFAULT=1 to /etc/security/pam_env.conf and then logout or reboot your system for the changes to take effect.
Firefox toolbar
In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button accepting the risk.
In the filter box, type or paste ‘devp’ and pause while the list is filtered
Double-click layout.css.devPixelsPerPx and change its value to 1.5 and click OK. That corresponds to 150% of the classic font size.
Too big? Try 1.25
Too small? Try 2.0
Display
Set Scale 200%
Install Steam For Gaming
flatpak install steam
What Doesn’t Work
Camera’s do not function but this is not critical for me but might be for some.
On-screen keyboard works but doesn’t feel as well integrated as other tablets like an iPAD. With that being said Surface is really ideal with the keyboard case.