Does backlight control work?

Nik

Am Montag, 20. November 2017 schrieb Thierry de Coulon:
> So, for information:
> 
> I've purchased a second hand Surface Pro - and of course installed Linux.
> 
> I've installed Debian 9, with Gnome 3 and TDE.
> Touchscreen works out of the box (but is impossible to calibrate if rotated)
> Keyboard works out of the boy (inclusive backlight)
> Touchpad works out of the boy (but is not good)
> 
> WiFi (Marvell) works once firmware has beein installed and Network manager's 
> mac randomization has been turned off
> 
> Autonomy seems not too bad (over 5 hours, that's less than Windows 10 pretends 
> to give).
> 
> Suspend and Hibernate work (using systemctl)
> 
> There are two things I would still like under linux/TDE:
> 
> - bigger windows decoration
> - A way to make the system ignore had-touch when using the stylus. This works 
> under Windows and makes anotating a document much easier.
> 
> The stylus works great (and is actually compatible with the one I use on the 
> Thinkpad X220T). Strangely this stylus works on the Thinkpad's Wacom *and* 
> the surface's digitizer, but the later is not identified as Wacom - maybe 
> just a different identifier that should be set in the driver code?
> 
> With a core i5, 8GB RAM and a 256 SSD for the equivalent of $300 that's not 
> bad.
> 
> Thierry
> 
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