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Linux for Surface RT
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Each way of booting has it's own advantages and disadvantages. EFI is easy to boot but has bad performance and power effiency. APX needs more special hardware to boot but performs much better.
EFI booting is the easier way of booting Linux.
No L2 Cache, no cpuidle (bad performance)
No power related features (no PMIC regulators)
USB drive
APX booting needs some special hardware.
No Wi-Fi
Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling (best performance)
USB A-to-A cable (straight: D+ -> D+, D- -> D-
)
µSD Card
Linux PC (x86)
USB-A host
2 GB DDR3 RAM
HDMI (with audio)
Vol+/-, PWR, Windows Buttons
Hall effect lid sensor (close tCover to suspend the device)
Hardware Acceleration (3D)
Bluetooth
Camera
(, , Backlight)
(+UHS-I mode)
(+ hotplug detection)
CPU and case temperature sensor
: only output (headphone & speakers)