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I have just bought a surface pro 7 with win 11 and would like to run MX Linux from a live USB.
I have 3 other laptops and they all run MX Linux from the latest live usb.
Are there any additional things I need to do in order to get the same USB to run on a surface pro 7?
TIA

Try it and see. My HP 15 and 17 will not boot from an MX usb drive when Secure Boot is enabled, but my Lenovo Idea Center will. It really depends on how the manufacturer has configured the UEFI Setup Utility.

I was thinking of the touch screen, wifi and cameras. Others have had problems.
I wonder if the latest version includes the relvant drivers, etc.

andrewedmondson wrote: Wed May 28, 2025 8:14 am I was thinking of the touch screen, wifi and cameras. Others have had problems.
I wonder if the latest version includes the relvant drivers, etc.

None of us, including you, will know any of that until you try.

From a Surface PC in a time not this year...



You* may* have to enable boot from USB devices AND change boot order *before* you give MX Linux a spin.

I have the laptop now and managed to get it running from my live USB.
As expected, the touch screen doesn't work.
I followed a series of steps to install a Linux-surface kernel but failed. The USB is now blank.
Has anyone succeeded?

I found that MX Linux does not run systemd, which is necessary for installing linux-surface.

So I installed Tails to a USB, which boots onto the surface pro fine.
The I tried to install linux-surface but was met with many problems and had to abandon it.

Looks like I won't get the touch screen to wor with a USB linux OS, which makes the laptop useless for my purposes.

It does run systemd, in the blue menu when you start you can select the option. Under advanced IIRC.

Thanks. I couldn't see it under Advanced. I'll have another go.

I cannot see IIRC