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for questions related to running Linux on the Microsoft Surface line of hardware

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Surface Pro 3, dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04, How to use volume keys in grub os selection?

Bluetooth keyboard won't work in Grub, and connecting an USB keyboard only to boot up Ubuntu is very annoying. So, how can i use the volume up/down keys to select the os?
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Installing any version of Linux on Windows surface rt

I have an old Windows surface rt, I believe second generation. It has 16 gb of storage and 2gb of ram. Is it possible to install a version of Linux on it? I have read conflicting reports based on the storage not being a bookable device.
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Fedora 36 internet speed is very slow

I installed Fedora 36 on a Microsoft surface 3 (Quad-Core Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz,Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics) laptop and while everything works well, internet speed got dramatically reduced. While on my android phone, internet speed is…
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Why do I need to partition?

I am currently running Ubuntu 19.04 on my Surface Pro 3 and I have decided to move onto Arch Linux. Reading each installation guide, I keep coming across "partitioning" and I want to know why. What I basically want to do is to wipe my disk and…
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I can't connect to network in Scientific linux 6.9

I installed scientific linux 6.9(based on redhat 6 ) on my surface book but it doesn't connect to my wireless network . When I open system preferences + network , it doesn't find any existing wireless and when I manually add a new network…
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Set limits on CPU core utilization in Linux

I'm running Linux Mint on a Surface 3 with 4GB of RAM. If all the cores get over 90% utilization the device freezes and needs to be restarted. How can I set limits on the cores? I tried using nice and cgroups (with cpu.shares 800) and cpulimit (with…
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Ubuntu 16.04 Wifi disconnecting

after upgrading to 16.04 my wifi randomly drops. Often a few minutes after startup but sometimes after multiple hours. I am dualbooting Ubuntu on Microsofts Surface Pro 4. Output of "lspci -knn | grep Wireless": 02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]:…
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Surface Pro Wifi Issues on Mint KDE 17

I'm running Mint 17 KDE on the Surface Pro 1. Wifi worked on installation, however, after about an hour of use the internet stops working and will not reconnect to any wifi. I have to shut the computer off to fix it, but then it stops working again…
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How do I stop random sleep/hibernation?

I am currently running Debian 12 on a Microsoft Surface Pro 2 with the 6.4.12-surface kernel from the linux-surface project. However, I have been experiencing the computer's screen turning off and the computer locking for extended periods every 10…
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Distros that support touchscreen and stylus (on Microsoft Surface Book 2)?

I just installed Mint Cinnamon on my Book 2 laptop, but the OS doesn't seem to recognize/support the touchscreen nor stylus, despite some sources claiming so. If you also have a Surface Book, could you tell me some distros that work for you?…
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Surface Go-3 how to set a non standard screen resolution for stylus

Mint+MATE-20.3: The Surface GO-3 has a native aspect ratio of 3:2 (1920 x 1280). Tired old eyes and I need to use a resolution around 1440 wide and the only options are 1440x900, 1440x810 and 1400x900. All are fine for the eyes, but the stylus…
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keyboard not working for login nor via live image usb

My keyboard is not working anymore for login in KDE Plasma - Arch Linux on my Microsoft Surface Pro 4. I did not delete software. I tried booting using the live image used for installation, so I can reinstall some software (which I do not know yet),…
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Grub2 not finding microSD card partitions

I am trying to revive an old Surface 3 tablet with a dead eMMC. I want to install Linux (I tried different Ubuntu variants) on a 128 GB microSD card, but it seems that Intel Cherry Trail UEFIs do not allow booting from it. Thus, I successfully…
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Gnome Tweaks on Manjaro does not launch

I am running Manjaro Gnome on Surface Pro 3 and lately, I'm no longer able to launch the Gnome Tweaks application. I have looked at other posts with the same problem and for other people, it was due to a missing Python GI dependency, in my case,…
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Can't boot Manjaro from Live USB

I'm currently running Ubuntu 18.04 on Surface Pro 3 and I'm trying to install Manjaro on my machine through a live USB that I've created with this command: sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/manjaro.iso of=/dev/sd[drive letter] status=progress (It is from…
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