Customize SurfacePro Kernel

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Preparation

Get the kernel and patch file:

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Build

Prepare for compiliation:

$ make mrproper

Get the current running configuration:

$ zcat /proc/config.gz > .config
$ make menuconfig
$ make -j3
$ make modules_install

Install Kernel, you newly generated kernel will be named as vmlinuz-4.1.13-surfacepro3(Though surfacepro, surfacepro3 will remains its name) :

$ sudo cp -v arch/x86/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-4.1.13-surfacepro3

Generate the initial RAM disk:

$ sudo mkinitcpio -k 4.1.13-surfacepro3 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g  \ 
/boot/initramfs-4.1.13-surfacepro3.img

Copy System.map, it contains a list of kernel symbols.

$ sudo cp System.map /boot/System.map-4.1.13-surfacepro3
$ sudo ln -sf /boot/System.map-4.1.13-surfacepro3 /boot/System.map

Install the grub’s configuration into grub.cfg:

$ sudo vim /etc/default/grub
Edit with the name specified
$ sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

But still this modification didn’t solve surfacepro’s wireless problem. finally I have to fall back to using yaourt’s surfac pro kernel.