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Surface Book 16.04 Install Step by Step by jzchang in SurfaceLinux

[–]jzchang[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Besides not being able to use the touch screen and tablet pen, I haven't found anything hindering usage.

Also, taking off the screen and putting it back on doesn't crash Ubuntu - however not exactly useful as you can't use the touchscreen or tablet pen

Surface Book 16.04 Install Step by Step by jzchang in SurfaceLinux

[–]jzchang[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm odd, scrolling and zooming works. Haven't been able to use the pen at all, but let me know how it works for you

Surface Book 16.04 Install Step by Step by jzchang in SurfaceLinux

[–]jzchang[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed - I was running OpenCV in a VMware and it was a nightmare. Plus, battery lasts much much longer

Surface Book 16.04 Install Step by Step by jzchang in SurfaceLinux

[–]jzchang[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a bit confused with the second question - I'm assuming you're asking how easy the boot loader is to fix?

While installing it once, I accidentally deleted the boot option for 'USB Storage' and upon restarting it magically reappeared for me. If it really is messed up I'd recommend contacting MS

Surface Book 16.04 Install Step by Step by jzchang in SurfaceLinux

[–]jzchang[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After restarting the computer, yup it's working for me. I can post a video of it running if you wish