Surface Pro 3 Documentation

Archlinux on the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.

Hardware

• Type Cover 3
  • keyboard
  • trackpad
• Bluetooth working with recent firmwares
• Touch screen with multitouch support
• N-trig touch pen need configuration tips
• Built-in microphone
• Speakers
• Headphone jack
• Wifi Works but issues with resume from hibernate
• Cameras not working at all
• MicroSD reader
• MiniDisplay Port
• Docking station
• Suspend to RAM
• Suspend to SSD

Software

• Full disk encryption
• HiDPI Support
• Multitouch gestures
• Onscreen Keyboard
• Rotation recognition and action

Reading

@Vistaus has some great how-tos at https://github.com/Vistaus/surface3-arch-antergoslinux @rubiojr's work on Ubuntu https://github.com/rubiojr/surface3-ubuntu-trusty @rubiojr's kernel https://github.com/rubiojr/surface3-kernel

Reddit

Ubuntu 14.04 on the Surface Pro 3 Reddit Thread

http://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/comments/2bhfk5/ubuntu_1404_on_the_surface_pro_3_thread/

Thread on the Surface Pro 1

http://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/comments/2b1hf6/running_ubuntu_1404_on_surface_pro_1_full_time/

Ubuntu subreddit

http://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/26lvqc/ubuntu_on_the_surface_pro_3/

Kernel related

Type Cover 2 bug

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64811

Hardware

https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+3+Teardown/26595

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8077/microsoft-surface-pro-3-review

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8037/microsoft-surface-pro-3-hands-on-display-performance-preview

https://origin-www.marvell.com/wireless/avastar/88W8897/ (wifi+bt+nfc chip?) http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/mwifiex