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#1 2018-01-08 21:32

mlf
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Registered: 2018-01-08
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Support for Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Hi!

I just discovered your distribution and I'm considering installing it
at my Microsoft Surface Pro 3, currently running Windows 10 Pro. I
would like the dual boot mode.

Do you know if this hardware would be supported?

Thanks and regards!

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#2 2018-01-08 23:53

crosscourt
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Registered: 2017-05-07
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Re: Support for Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Yes, Q4OS is based on Debian and can definitely support a dual boot with Win10.

Forgive this older article as it discusses Ubuntu but it will give you a quick look at a dual boot install.

http://blog.davidelner.com/dual-booting … ace-pro-3/

Ubuntu is also Debian based and this install was done on an older version 14.10 that uses an older kernel, and it went fine.

Take a look at this Windows installer for Q4OS, http://q4os.org/dqa014.html

Heres the users setup guide, http://q4os.org/dqa007.html

Heres a helpful website run by one of our members, www.dsbnet.tk

Last edited by crosscourt (2018-01-09 01:28)


Q4OS Aquarius 5.1 KDE   Lenovo Thinkcentre M900 Tiny i5-6500T, 16gb ddr4 ram, 512gb m.2 ssd

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#3 2018-01-09 05:17

tlmiller76
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From: AZ, USA
Registered: 2016-11-29
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Re: Support for Microsoft Surface Pro 3

I haven't had a SP3 in a little while, but when I got rid of mine, the support looked like:

Touchscreen worked perfectly
Pen could be made to work, out of the box it functioned as a stylus, but not as a full pen.
Type cover keyboard worked perfectly
Type cover touchpad worked as a basic mouse, but no gestures or multi-touch worked
Sound worked
Video worked
I never got the Accelerometer to work even a little bit.


Q4OS Trinity machine - Lenovo K14 Gen1 AMD.  AMD Ryzen R5-5650U, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Vega 7, Realtek 8852 Wifi 6E + BT 5.2.

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#4 2018-01-09 09:38

mlf
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Re: Support for Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Thanks all for the feedback!!

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#5 2018-01-11 03:16

crosscourt
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Re: Support for Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Hated the Surface Pro 3s for a variety of reasons but hope things work out for you mlf.


Q4OS Aquarius 5.1 KDE   Lenovo Thinkcentre M900 Tiny i5-6500T, 16gb ddr4 ram, 512gb m.2 ssd

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