Questions tagged [asus]

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ASUS Zenbook UX433/UX333 --- Configure Touchpad-embedded numpad on Linux

I have an ASUS Zenbook UX433,on which ASUS decided to innovate by embedding a Numpad inside the touchpad (see picture 1). Toggling between classic touchpad mode and numpad (also turns the touchpad LEDs on) can be done through the golden button in…
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Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V not working under Linux on an ASUSPRO B laptop, e1000e driver reports: "The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid"

I have a problem with an ASUSPRO B8430UA laptop: when I boot it with Ubuntu 16.04 (or NixOS 16.03) the Ethernet port does not work. The driver used is e1000e, it reports: $ dmesg | grep e1000e [ 5.643760] e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver…
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Laptop reboots instead of resuming from systemd suspend when on battery power (suspending on AC power works)

After some updates to the kernel, my laptop doesn't resume anymore if it's not connected to a power source. If I plug in the AC and then suspend, it will resume. I thought that this was related to TLP and power management, but even disabling TLP…
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Fingerprint reader on Asus Zenbook

So I have ZorinOS installed on my ASUS ZenBook UX330UA-AH54, however, FingerprintGUI shows my fingerprint sensor (Elantech I think) as an unknown device. Is there any custom software or fixes that can be used to get my laptop to pickup the…
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How to prevent XF86RFKill keypress from enabling Linux's airplane mode?

I am running Kubuntu 19.10(KDE + i3wm) on my ASUS FX505DT. The issue I am able to bind the XF86RFKill key using i3wm's bindsym but this binding doesn't seem to nullify's Linux's in-built binding which toggles Airplane Mode. Behaviour of the…
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Multiple Linux distros break BIOS fan control?

I have a strange (and annoying) problem with my ASUS UX32LA notebook: I suspect that multiple Linux distros (Ubuntu 16.04 and newer major versions using the 4.18.0-17-generic kernel, plus Fedora 28 LiveUSB), somehow breaks BIOS control over fans. I…
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Troubles while installing any Linux OS on Asus TUF FX504

Tried to install Ubuntu, Antergos and Kali linux KDE on a new laptop Asus TUF FX504. Before I did it I disabled Fast & Secure boot set the SATA Mode Selection to AHCI disabled legacy USB Support (a friend of mine had troubles during Ubuntu…
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Ubuntu 19.10 Laptop wakes up immediately after suspend

When I try to suspend my Ubuntu ASUS laptop, it immediately wakes up. The laptop is a few months old and as far as I can remember, I've always had the issue. I tried to solve this problem with numerous solutions, but none worked. I already tried to…
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Can't toggle fn+esc on Linux on Asus X412

I have an Asus X412 and I've been trying to get my function-key shortcuts working on Linux (Ubuntu 20.04). As I see it, the UEFI allows me to select two states for the function keys: Enable by default: Where in the boot-up state is to use the…
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Adapting Armbian to use a tablet-style interface

I'm building a home-brewed "tablet" using a 10" touchscreen hooked up to an Asus Tinkerboard. Ultimately I want it to function as much like an Android tablet as possible, but the Android distro supplied by Asus is exceedingly difficult to work with,…
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stopping harddisk spin-down on Asus EEE 1015PX (and other eee's as well)

I have an Asus EEE 1015PX netbook. It runs Linux (debian) without any powersavings enabled. E.g. no harddisk idle/spin-down tooling is running. Now constantly the harddisk spins down after it has been idle for half a minute or so. I can disable this…
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Asus X540S laptop: internal microphone listed but not working

The internal microphone is listed by the Sound tool of Linux Mint Cinnamon but I cannot use it in any way. Also in pavucontrol: Chances that the mic itself is faulty are negligible, it's a brand new Asus, and similar issues have been reported…
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USB devices not recognized when laptop runs on battery

When I use my laptop on battery, no USB device I connect (i.e. memory stick, external hard drive or mouse) is recognized on either USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 ports. I found two workarounds, which I, however, don't find satisfactory long term: Plug in the…
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ASUS ZenBook Linux install fails

Trying to install a linux distro (CentOS/Ubuntu) on ASUS ZenBook Pro UX501VW-DS71T fails so far. I've used bootable usb, created by pendrive/unetbootin from range of iso files (centos-minimal/ubuntu-desktop/ubuntu-live). In CentOS setup menu, I have…
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System doesn't restart but sleeps when asked too (kde)

When i press restart in kde it seems to shut down, but when i press a button it wakes up again, only to force itself into sleep again after a few seconds. I use KDE Plasma 5.25.4 Linux arch 5.19.6-arch1-1
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