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…Like a working display and more. The Linux patches back in 2024 provided the basic support for the Surface Pro 9 5G so that it could boot the Linux kernel, but not…
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AMD Posts HDMI 2.1 FRL & DSC Patches To Linux Kernel, Keeping FRL Disabled By Default
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