Re arch on surface pro battery lifeThe limitations are in the kernel, so you won't get better support from Ubuntu (or any other distro) in this case, in fact you might get slightly worse power management given that the kernel will be older on UbuntuI get about four or five hours on arch and slightly more on Windows (about to hours).

Arch on Surface Pro I have installed Arch on a surface pro using the gnome desktop and both the latest kernel and the latest LTS kernelThe most annoying issue i have is the Wifi consistantly drops off and wont connect without a rebootI had this problem on a Ubuntu based system and solved it by installing the Jakeaday kernel and tools.

Firmware files for Linux, with Microsoft Surface related files replaced from https jakeday linux surface

A github repo to track the support of the Surface Pro in Archlinux was created , where you can check for the statusThe easiest way for Arch Linux users is to use a Surface Pro specific package available in the AUR linux surfacepro git AUR .

Firmware files for Linux, patched for surfacePackage Details linux firmware full surface pro .efdcdcc

Mar , I have worked hard at getting Arch linux running on a surface pro I am getting closeI have most things working except the touch featuresThe most annoying issue is the constant WiFi dropsI know that i can solve the problem with installing the jakeaday kernel because i have done it on a Ubuntu based distro.

The Arch Linux devops team has been using UptimeRobot for the past year and have been very happy with the service they have receivedAs a result of this, they took the decision to enter a Pro Bono Patnership program which now powers the public status page .

I installed the patches kernel for the sp from the AURI had to copy some copyrighted driver files from windows to LinuxThe process is described on the A

I installed it on an external HDD, but I am waiting for the kernel to update to because it freezes during usage of CinnamonAll I used was the Surface pro guide, even the kernel named linux surfacepro on AUR.

At this point I had a working Archlinux install on my Surface Pro with a simple openbox setupTheres still a lot to set up to make it a working laptop, but from here on out most of it is configuration based on preference.