Head to https://www.squarespace.com/michaelmjd to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code michaelmjd. Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring this video! Not too long ago, I acquired an original Surface RT from a yard sale for $10. And with Windows 8.1 being utterly useless on this thing, I figured I'd try to put Linux on it! Jailbreak Guide: https://windows-rt-devices.gitbook.io/windows/tools/tegra-jailbreak-usb Install Guide: https://openrt.gitbook.io/open-surfacert/surface-rt/linux/root-filesystem/distros/raspberry-pi-os Restore Guide: https://windows-rt-devices.gitbook.io/windows/miscellaneous/bare-metal-recovery Post-Install Upgrades: https://firesphere.dev/articles/on-the-surface-its-buster Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - Pre-Install Prep 04:04 - Setting up Linux 07:02 - First Boot (from USB) 08:24 - Writing to the internal drive 10:20 - First Boot ( from HDD) 12:28 - Modules 13:28 - Browsing the Web 16:24 - Some post install stuff 20:02 - Installing apps 22:38 - Outro ● Patreon: https://patreon.com/MichaelMJD ● Gear I use to make these videos: https://www.kit.co/mjd Camera: https://amzn.to/3ipyKc5 Tripod: https://amzn.to/3pqxycn Microphone: https://amzn.to/35UbkXb Editing Software (Premiere): https://amzn.to/39kawfS Thumbnail Editor (Photoshop): https://amzn.to/3lVqVN6 ● Affiliate Links: Get a FREE 30-DAY TRIAL of Amazon Prime: https://amzn.to/2xVmMB3 Get a FREE TRIAL of Audible: https://amzn.to/44CX7tN Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/?tag=teammjd-20 ● Music/Credits: Background Music: "Ersatz Bossa", "Brighton Lights" and "A Brand New Start" from the YouTube Audio Library "Dispersion Relation", "AcidJazz", "Airport Lounge", "Spy Groove" and "George Street Shuffle" by Kevin MacLeod of http://www.incompetech.com/ Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It Amazon Affiliate Notice: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. All Amazon links that I provide will use my affiliate code with Amazon. Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research. #MichaelMJD #MicrosoftSurface #Linux