Re: [Tails-ux] Surface pro4 issue

At 18/06/16 04:51 AM, you wrote:
> > On Jun 17, 2016, at 4:59 AM, Kim Miller
> <kkmiller@???> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have
> tried to boot tails from usb on a surface pro4
> - it needs uefi turned off first, and usb boot
> order adjusted. > > Tails starts to boot but it
> gets to the part where it asks to use
> persistence or not. It won't go past this point
> - it seems that the driver for the touchpad is
> not loaded yet and with only one usb port it
> can't take a usb mouse. The cursor stays in the
> middle of the screen and it waits for
> input. > > When booting on a desktop the mouse
> driver is loaded and there is no problem, but
> on the surface pro it needs the touchpad loaded. > > thanks Kim,



>Do the Volume keys have any effect? Also I’m
>not clear on whether you have the keyboard
>attached. I’m not sure if you really mean
>“touchpad” as opposed to “touchscreen.”
>Shame on Microsoft for not making the
>touchscreen properly emulate a mouse at boot
>time, which would enable the use of a virtual
>keyboard. In any event, I have been suggesting
>for a long time that the features and philosophy
>of Tails would be especially valuable on tablet
>devices, but the work to get Tails to run on
>tablets— particularly Intel-bassed Windows
>tablets, which would relatively easy to support—
>hasn’t been prioritized. .


Yes, the keyboard was attached and the arrow keys
did nothing. And the touch screen was not
responding to touch input either. Sorry I forgot to mention these.
I didn't think to try any other specific keys but
the volume rocker key on top of the tablet would
have only given two directions and would not get
the cursor to move down and sideways.