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by dragontamer 4039 days ago
Surface can run Linux since Surface 1.

http://www.geek.com/microsoft/linux-users-rejoice-heres-ubun...

I'd definitely look into just... installing Hyper-V and then installing Linux as a VM. But people have wiped the Surface Pro for Ubuntu.
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bpye 4039 days ago
You won't want to do that without Windows 10, enabling Hyper-V before Windows 10 resulted in you loosing connected standby, but with Windows 10 it works great.
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DiabloD3 4039 days ago
Hyper-V "replaces" your NIC with a bridge adapter, sorta like how you use br0 that bridges to eth0 on Linux, so that could be the cause of that (ie, Hyper-Vs bridge doesn't know how to speak the connected standby API and pass it through to the real NIC).
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dragontamer 4039 days ago
Connected Standby only works for a couple of Windows Store / Metro Apps though. I don't think that's a big loss...
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bpye 4039 days ago
It also means that your startup resume is slower and such, as you have to do a full sleep instead. Personally I've used the alarm and stuff too.
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