Well, I'm not clear on the limitations of live ISOs but since you were able to install linux- image-4.14.0-041400rc5-generic_4.14.0-041400rc5.201710152230_amd64.deb, it shouldn't be any harder to install the .deb for intel- microcode-3.20170707.1~ubuntu17.04.0 or newer. I suppose try rebooting first with just the updated microcode installed and validate that /proc/cpuinfo shows a newer version, and then reboot with the new kernel additionally.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1724657 Title: Boot freeze with Ubuntu 17.10-beta2 on Surface Book Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When trying to boot 17.10-beta2 from USB key on a Surface Book the system freezes immediately after "boot" in grub. Not even a uncompressing message. Something similar happens even with Fedora 27: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500057 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: evince 3.24.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.380 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7 Date: Wed Oct 18 20:42:20 2017 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: evince UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1724657/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp