Highly recommended: https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface My bil has multiple old surface devices, it's fun getting various distro running on it. -Eldo
On 5/4/26 15:12, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: PLUG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Loren M. Lang >> Sent: Monday, May 4, 2026 2:45 AM >> To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; 'Off-topic and >> potentially flammable discussion' <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [PLUG] [PLUG-ANNOUNCE] Speaker for May General Meeting? > >> Generally, the install doesn't add new root keys, although firmware/BIOS >> updates can update the keys in the UEFI firmware variables. These are >> generally signed by >the PK that the BIOS vendor embeds in the firmware to >> begin with. > > That is the part I missed. > > One of my machines at work is a Microsoft Surface Studio. MS distributes > BIOS updates directly for this via windows updates. I just went through > reinstalling windows on it (since it's CPU is a generation 6 core i7, thus > not "orficially supported for windows 11, you must reinstall every time they > release a new build) > > The Secure Boot key in the BIOS was NOT updated. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > > I guess MS's policy is "if it's not gen 8 or better then FU even if we > manufactured it and you are running our crappy software on it" > > Sigh. > > Ted > > >
