openSUSE Tumbleweed Linux on Surface Pro 3
by TB0ne from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5F15N)
Recently acquired a Surface Pro 3 from someone who was getting rid of it. Had 8GB of RAM, decent i5 CPU, 256GB SSD, with the typecover.
I got the most current (as of this writing) version of Tumbleweed from the openSUSE site, and did the typical download/create bootable USB as you would with any installation, and performed the install.
EVERYTHING worked right out of the gate. UEFI/Secure boot was recognized and used, including importing of the certificate during initial install. Typecover mouse/keys and function keys all worked, along with wifi and bluetooth. Absolutely zero problems.
One interesting note is that during install, it couldn't find the Marvell wifi adapter, but after installation was done, it worked just fine. Just FYI in case someone is looking at one of these gadgets.
I got the most current (as of this writing) version of Tumbleweed from the openSUSE site, and did the typical download/create bootable USB as you would with any installation, and performed the install.
EVERYTHING worked right out of the gate. UEFI/Secure boot was recognized and used, including importing of the certificate during initial install. Typecover mouse/keys and function keys all worked, along with wifi and bluetooth. Absolutely zero problems.
One interesting note is that during install, it couldn't find the Marvell wifi adapter, but after installation was done, it worked just fine. Just FYI in case someone is looking at one of these gadgets.