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Common
Boot Process
Windows RT
Windows 10
Tools
Windows Media Builder
Surface RT & 2 Jailbreak USB
Surface RT
Linux
Devicetree
Kernel
Booting
Root Filesystem
Trouble Shooting
Hardware
Firmware
UEFI
Surface RT2
Hardware
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Linux for Surface RT
The 2 ways of booting
Each way of booting has it's own advantages and disadvantages. EFI is easy to boot but has bad performance and power effiency. APX needs more special hardware to boot but performs much better.
EFI Boot
EFI booting is the easier way of booting Linux.
Characteristics
No L2 Cache, no cpuidle (bad performance)
No power related features (no PMIC regulators)
Requirements
Yahallo
USB drive
APX Boot
APX booting needs some special hardware.
Characteristics
No Wi-Fi
Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling (best performance)
Requirements
USB A-to-A cable (straight:
D+ -> D+, D- -> D-
)
µSD Card
Linux PC (x86)
Features
Screen
(
Touch
,
LVDS Encoder
, Backlight)
Touchscreen
UART A
SD Card
(+UHS-I mode)
USB-A host
2 GB DDR3 RAM
SPI Bootflash
eMMC
HDMI (with audio)
Vol+/-, PWR, Windows Buttons
Touch-/Type-/Powercover
(+ hotplug detection)
Hall effect lid sensor (close tCover to suspend the device)
NCT1008
CPU and case temperature sensor
Wifi
Battery / Charger
Audio
: only output (headphone & speakers)
Sensor Collection / Sensor Hub
PMIC
What's Missing?
Hardware Acceleration (3D)
Bluetooth
Camera
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Contents
The 2 ways of booting
EFI Boot
APX Boot
Features
What's Missing?