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@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ # Fedora KIWI image descriptions, modified to build & launch for Surface Pro 12" Gen 1 + + It is the fork of the original [KIWI image descriptions](https://forge.fedoraproject.org/releng/kiwi-descriptions), modified for launching Fedora Linux Rawhide Live ISO on Surface Pro 12" Gen 1 (and further installing it on the device). I bought this device as I viewed it as a great Linux GNOME tablet, but after several days, many hours of work of trying to do so, I must say that installing a distribution here (and then having it work fine) is a huge pain in the ass. @@ -24,18 +26,19 @@ To build this on Fedora Linux: []$ sudo dnf --assumeyes install kiwi kiwi-systemdeps distribution-gpg-keys # Run the image build []$ sudo ./kiwi-build --kiwi-file=Fedora.kiwi --image-type=<image_type> --image-profile=<image_profile> --output-dir ./outdir -# An example for Workstation Live CD ISO +# An example for Workstation Live CD ISO, takes around 16 minutes []$ sudo ./kiwi-build --kiwi-file=Fedora.kiwi --image-type=iso --image-profile=Workstation-Live --output-dir ./outdir ``` ## What is left out (for now) -* Live CD has to run in RAM, so `rd.live.ram=1` is set for cmdline. Otherwise, at least on my ancient flash drive, it fails to load multiple necessary services, including `polkit`. +* Live CD has to run in RAM, so `rd.live.ram=1` is set for cmdline. Otherwise, at least on my ancient flash drive, it fails to load multiple necessary services, including `polkit`. So, ~5 minutes of loading on USB 2 drive, while screen is not backlit, is to be expected. * No rescue vmlinuz. * No secure boot possible for this ISO for now, as the platform used is `efi` and not `uefi`. -* No GRUB auto hidden menu. Trying to have the menu hidden results in system leads to restart after trying to boot it. +* No GRUB auto hidden menu. Trying to have the menu hidden results in system restarting after trying to boot it. * `wireupcameras.service` (which enables tablet's cameras to be used) fails on installed system (not in Live CD though), as no `/dev/media*` gets initialized. -* No hardware video decoding for now, as the iris video codec (`qcvss8380_pa.mbn`) is Windows-only (as far as I researched), but you can copy one to `/lib/firmware/qcom/x1p42100/Microsoft/Surface12/`, if you have Windows ARM64 partition. +* No hardware video encoding/decoding for now, as the iris video codec (`qcvss8380_pa.mbn`) is Windows-only (as far as I researched), but you can copy one from `/path/to/mounted/windows/drive/Windows/System32/DriverStore/FileRepository/qcdx8380.inf_arm64_*/qcvss8380_pa.mbn` to `/lib/firmware/qcom/x1p42100/Microsoft/Surface12/`, if you keep Windows ARM64 partition. +* Suspend on Snapdragon X is still very unstable. No deep sleep is available, so `mem_sleep_default=s2idle` was set. Even that leads to compromises as suspending via GNOME results in hard freeze, so the default power button behavior was changed to `interactive` and should not be changed back to `suspend`. ## Image variants |