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Linux Patches Enable Support For The Snapdragon X1 Powered ASUS Zenbook A14


For those interested in the Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 powered laptops, there's another option to consider for Linux use soon with pending patches: the ASUS Zenbook A14.

For those interested in the Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 powered laptops, there's another option to consider for Linux use soon with pending patches: the ASUS Zenbook A14. Notable differences are: * Wifi/Bluetooth combo being Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 on UX3407QA and Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 on UX3407RA * USB Type-C retimers are Parade PS8833, appear to behave identical to Parade PS8830 * gpio90 is TZ protected Working: * Keyboard * Touchpad * NVME * Lid switch * Camera LED * eDP (FHD OLED, SDC420D) with brightness control * Bluetooth, WiFi (WCN6855) * USB Type-A port * USB Type-C ports in USB2/USB3/DP (both orientations) * aDSP/cDPS firmware loading, battery info * Sleep/suspend, nothing visibly broken on resume Those interested in Linux support for the ASUS Zenbook A14 laptops can see for the code / Device Tree additions currently under review but will hopefully be mainlined in an upcoming kernel cycle.

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