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Linux On The Snapdragon X1 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, But Critical Features Missing
A Qualcomm engineer has posted the Linux kernel patches for adding the DeviceTree to support the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 devices powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 SoCs
This allows Linux to run on these new Snapdragon X1-powered Microsoft laptops but as with the other devices there are a number of support caveats that for most end-users will be a showstopper. - USB-A and probably USB-over-Surface-connector - SD card reader (Realtek RTS5261 connected over PCIe) - Touchscreen and touchpad support (hid-over-SPI) - Keyboard support (low-hanging fruit, works with pending Surface EC changes) - Audio (a quick look suggests the setup is very close to the one in X1E CRD) Display differences will be taken care of through fused-in EDID and other matters should be solved within the EC and boot firmware."
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