Michael MJD | Installing Linux on a Surface RT @MichaelMJD | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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Not too long ago, I acquired an original Surface RT from a yard sale for $10. And with Windows 8.1 being utterly useless on this thing, I figured I'd try to put Linux on it!
Jailbreak Guide: windows-rt-devices.gitbook.io/windows/tools/tegra-jailbreak-usb
Install Guide: openrt.gitbook.io/open-surfacert/surface-rt/linux/root-filesystem/distros/raspberry-pi-os
Restore Guide: windows-rt-devices.gitbook.io/windows/miscellaneous/bare-metal-recovery
Post-Install Upgrades: https://firesphere.dev/articles/on-the-surface-its-buster
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Pre-Install Prep
04:04 - Setting up Linux
07:02 - First Boot (from USB)
08:24 - Writing to the internal drive
10:20 - First Boot ( from HDD)
12:28 - Modules
13:28 - Browsing the Web
16:24 - Some post install stuff
20:02 - Installing apps
22:38 - Outro
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Not too long ago, I acquired an original Surface RT from a yard sale for $10. And with Windows 8.1 being utterly useless on this thing, I figured I'd try to put Linux on it!
Jailbreak Guide: windows-rt-devices.gitbook.io/windows/tools/tegra-jailbreak-usb
Install Guide: openrt.gitbook.io/open-surfacert/surface-rt/linux/root-filesystem/distros/raspberry-pi-os
Restore Guide: windows-rt-devices.gitbook.io/windows/miscellaneous/bare-metal-recovery
Post-Install Upgrades: https://firesphere.dev/articles/on-the-surface-its-buster
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Pre-Install Prep
04:04 - Setting up Linux
07:02 - First Boot (from USB)
08:24 - Writing to the internal drive
10:20 - First Boot ( from HDD)
12:28 - Modules
13:28 - Browsing the Web
16:24 - Some post install stuff
20:02 - Installing apps
22:38 - Outro
● Patreon:
patreon.com/MichaelMJD
● Gear I use to make these videos: kit.co/mjd
Camera: amzn.to/3ipyKc5
Tripod: amzn.to/3pqxycn
Microphone: amzn.to/35UbkXb
Editing Software (Premiere): amzn.to/39kawfS
Thumbnail Editor (Photoshop): amzn.to/3lVqVN6
● Affiliate Links:
Get a FREE 30-DAY TRIAL of Amazon Prime: amzn.to/2xVmMB3
Get a FREE TRIAL of Audible: amzn.to/44CX7tN
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● Music/Credits:
Background Music:
"Ersatz Bossa", "Brighton Lights" and "A Brand New Start" from the YouTube Audio Library
"Dispersion Relation", "AcidJazz", "Airport Lounge", "Spy Groove" and "George Street Shuffle" by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com
Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It
Amazon Affiliate Notice: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. All Amazon links that I provide will use my affiliate code with Amazon.
Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research.
#MichaelMJD #MicrosoftSurface #Linux
