New to Linux. Surface Pro 4 working great except for touchscreen on Zorin 17.3 Pro. What is the easiest way to get it working?
Thanks!
- Howard
After installing Zorin OS, did you install the Surface Kernel?
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no, i did not. i will do that now. thanks!
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As a Linux newbie I had no idea what the GitHub screen was telling me. I read the instructions but it could have been written in Swahili as I understood nothing. So, I relied on Perplexity AI, asking how a dumb person such as myself could easily get the touchscreen on my surface pro 4 working with Zorin OS. It gave me several steps, and I figured out how to copy and paste the gibberish into the terminal window and now my touchscreen works great! As does the touch pad, the mouse.
As a bonus, this old Surface Pro 4 from 2016 had a screeching fan noise, loud and ugly enough to wake the dead. It too is gone now. I am a happy camper.
Thanks for your support and getting me on the right path.
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To perhaps save the next person resorting to AI, instructions for installing the Surface kernel are actually available on Zorin's own site:
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Much clearer directions!