This project is about freeing the Microsoft Surface RT from Windows RT and make it ready to install Linux or any operating system Current Project Status Devicetree supports UART, (Touch)Screen, USB, SD Cards(UHSI), eMMC, HDMI, Buttons(Vol/, PWR, Windows). Windows RT is a special version of Microsoft Windows designed for lightweight PCs and tablets that are based on the ARM architecture, including Microsoft's Surface tablet.

Software & Operating Systems Linux masuhiro November 30, 17, 549pm #1 Hey everyone, I’ve had some trouble finding much information about whether it’s possible to get linux up and running on the Surface RTs I have read that certain keys were leaked that may make it possible, but I haven’t. Running Linux on my Surface Pro 2 The Surface Pro 2 is a sweet piece of hardware But many pieces of its hardware, including the type cover and wireless network interface, do not have excellent firmware for Linux as of today I decided to give another route a try, and the results are very interesting. Hello everyone, I've got a Surface RT that, as the name suggests, came with windows rt, which is the worst possible operating system I've ever used, and even if I jailbreak it I don't think it would be any useful to me, but a couple days ago I thought that it might be possible to install another OS on it, maybe even android, linux, or anything like that, does anybody knows if it is possible?.

I'd assume it's possible, but I'm not sure how From what I've read on other sites and answers, this would be impossible because of Linux's inability to support Secure Boot But, Ubuntu's shim should be able to bypass that, right?. Linux on Surface RT The other day I came across this interesting ebook by 0xAX, which got me interested into the whole 圆8 boot process On the same week, when cleaning up my office, I found my very old Surface tablet that runs Windows RT. Installation Linux sur un notebook Forum Ubuntu Comment installer un systeme déxploitation sur surface windows RT 81 Forum Windows. Windows RT is essentially Windows 8x ported to devices powered by 32bit ARMv7compatible processors It is a deadend operating system, though Microsoft has stopped developing it, and mainstream support for Surface RT tabs runs out in 17 and Windows RT 81 in 18 This is why a means to bypass its boot mechanisms is highly sought.Ĭhoose a Linux Distribution That Supports Secure Boot Modern versions of Ubuntu - starting with Ubuntu 142 LTS and 1210 - will boot and install normally on most PCs with Secure Boot enabled This is because Ubuntu’s firststage EFI boot loader is signed by Microsoft.Īrchlinuxsurface This is an Arch Linux packager that applies patches for Surface devices to the Linux kernel of your choice This repository originally tracked jakeday's repository on the master branch As of November 19, the master branch has officially switched over to using linuxsurface's version of these patches since jakeday's repository appears to be no longer actively maintained. 4 Dual Boot Windows and Linux Mint on Surface Go If you have already installed Windows on your Laptop then start installing Linux Mint with Windows and if not then read the guide to install Windows on Surface Go Select the “Something Else” option to create partitions on your machine and “Continue” 1 Create Partitions.

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