Is there a definitive guide to loading Fedora on this machine. I have not seen anything updated since April of 2024 and I’m seeing a lot of fixes that I would like to know got into the newest Kernel (41). I have an older Surface running Windows 10 that I would like to convert to Fedora but have seen a lot of negative posts here and elsewhere. Any help would be appreciated.
Hello Gary,
To give you the most accurate and helpful information, I need to know your laptop model.
If your device is old enough to stop receiving updates i don’t thing so that your going to have any driver related problems, you should try booting fedora 41 from live usb / bootable pendrive.
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When I display msinfo, the hw is listed as a plain “Surface Pro” using an Intel i5-7300u. The system SKU is listed as “Surface_Pro_1796” which appears to be a Surface Pro 2017 (5th Gen).
I did attempt to boot Fedora 41 from a USB but it never worked correctly and it was a pain to restore.
If there is no sure fire guide, I’ll just keep Windows 10 on it and then try installing Fedora after October.
Yes you’r right you have a surface pro 5 2017 model
Could you tell me a little bit about the process you followed? Did you encounter any difficulties along the way, such as the system not recognizing the USB drive or the Fedora installation failing to start or any other driver issue ?
Gary installing linux on surface us same as in any other laptop. Tell me the problems you faced in fedora live usb so i can assist you further. 