Microsoft Dial Setup [Linux]

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If you want one, you can buy it at …

https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-2WR-00001-Surface-Dial/dp/B01NARIOAX

How to install

Replace USER with your home folder name.

$ cd /home/USER/Downloads/
$ gh repo clone daniel5151/surface-dial-linux
$ sudo apt install libevdev-dev libhidapi-dev libudev-dev
$ sudo apt install librust-libdbus-sys-dev
$ cargo build -p surface-dial-daemon --release
$ cargo install --path
$ sudo gpasswd -a $(whoami) $(stat -c "%G" /dev/input/event0)
$ sudo cp ./install/10-uinput.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/10-uinput.rules
$ sudo cp ./install/10-surface-dial.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/10-surface-dial.rules
$ systemctl --user enable surface-dial.service
$ systemctl --user start surface-dial.service

Go to “/home/USER/Downloads/surface-dial-linux/target/release/”
Copy “surface-dial-daemon” to “/home/USER/.cargo/bin/”
Restart your computer.

You might need to do the following …
Long press the dial and select “Volume”.
Add keyboard shortcut for “amixer -q -D pulse sset Master 1%+” which is volume up.
Add keyboard shortcut for “amixer -q -D pulse sset Master 1%- ” which is volume down.
You can change the percentage number.

More information:
https://github.com/daniel5151/surface-dial-linux
https://askubuntu.com/questions/181341/how-do-i-set-a-custom-keyboard-shortcut-to-control-volume

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