PopOS 20.10 on ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Laptop
Install Pop 20.10 next to Windows 10 in a multi-boot setup. Similar steps can be followed to install Ubuntu 20.10.
Update - PopOS 21.10⌗
If you are doing a fresh installation of the PopOS. I would recommend using their 21.10 version as most of the features will work out of the box without needing to install adding packages as documented.
Still doesn’t work:
- Fingerprint login
- Microphone mute & ROG button on the top of the keyboard
- Function keys to control fan speed
Demo Mode on Live USB⌗
Fast startup option in Windows 10 and the secure boot option in BIOS needs to be disabled
- Download PopOS 20.10 with NVIDIA drivers ISO from the official site
- Create a live USB following the guide
- Restart the laptop and press or hold the
ESC
key when theRepublic of Gamers
logo is seen on the screen - Select second EFI partition to boot into PopOS from USB
- Follow the guide to try the Demo Mode
Install on SSD⌗
The steps below are to install PopOS and keep the Windows 10 system intact
Click
Custom (Advanced)
to make a new partition on SSD for PopOSClick on
Modify Partitions
Right-click on the main SSD partition of around 450+ GB and select resize.
Enter the sum of sizes for the new partitions and click on
Resize/Move
. This will create a new unallocated partitionName / Label Size File System Use as EFI 500 MiB fat32 Boot PopOS Min. 20 GiB ext4 Root (/) Swap Optional linux-swap Swap Right-click on the unallocated partition and create new partitions as the above table
After partitions are modified, click on the green tick to create them on SSD
Find the new partitions and toggle the
Use Partition
option and chooseUse as
according to the above tableClick on
Erase and Install
Click on
Restart
when the installation is complete
After installation, the laptop will load PopOS by default from now on. To use Windows 10, press or hold the
ESC
key when theRepublic of Gamers
logo is seen and selectWindows Boot Manager
each time.
Setup after installation⌗
ASUS Packages⌗
Install below packages to use the function key combinations, Animatrix display, fan speed, and graphic modes. A complete list of features is available at gitlab.com.
Add these packages using package manager
echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/luke_nukem:/asus/xUbuntu_20.04/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/asus.list
wget -q -O - https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/luke_nukem:/asus/xUbuntu_20.04/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
apt-get update
apt-get install dkms-hid-asus-rog dkms-asus-rog-nb-wmi asus-nb-ctrl
Volume Control⌗
Add below lines to /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
file, just before the [Element PCM]
section. This will also make the mute the microphone
button usable.
[Element Master]
switch = mute
volume = ignore
System Time in Windows & PopOS⌗
Update the below timedatectl
configuration in PopOS. Details are available at support.system76.com
timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock
Text on screen too small⌗
Out of the box, the text on the screen is too small to read. Enable Fractional Scaling
in Settings > Displays
to 125% or 150% for a comfortable reading.
Known Issues⌗
- No fingerprint login
- No display in external monitor using the USB-C port (external display using HDMI port works)
Test Laptop⌗
The above steps are tested on the below laptop model.
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IH-HE012T
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
- 8GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
- 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
- Without Anime Matrix
References⌗
- ASUS G14 Ubuntu 20.04 Setup at reddit.com
- DKMS installable module for ASUS ROG laptops at gitlab.com
- Installing Linux (Pop_OS!) on Asus Zephyrus G14 at heinbio.me