ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550

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Hardware
PCI/USB ID
Working?
Trackpad
PS/2
Yes
Keyboard
0b05:1866
Partial
GPU (Intel)
8086:9bc4
Partial
GPU (NVIDIA)
10de:1ed3
Partial
Ethernet
10ec:8168
Yes
Bluetooth
8087:0026
Yes
Audio
8086:06c8
Partial
Wi-Fi
8086:06f0
Yes
Installation
GX550 comes with a couple of different configurations, so please pay attention to your specific hardware while trying to install it.It comes with dual PCIe-SSDs configured with intel Rapid Storage Technology; i.e. RAID level 0 (Striping). Default operating system is Windows 10 installed in UEFI. Installing Arch will require a complete format / re-partitioning of the disks.
The NVIDIA graphics cards in this model currently does not seem to work with `nouveau` at all, which means there may be boot freeze's while trying to boot from the default ArchISO, which uses nouveau. best workaround for this would be to completely diable the nvidia gpu and use only intel graphics until installation is complete; or to build a custom
archiso
with nvidia binary drivers bundled instead off nouveau.
Once you have obtained a bootable copy of Arch, Start the installation with the following steps.
Disable Intel Rapid Storage Technology and change SATA configuration to AHCI from the Asus UEFI BIOS.
Boot from a "Bootable Arch USB Device" in UEFI mode.
Format/Partition both SSDs on the device.
Reboot to the "Bootable Arch USB Device".
Now, proceed with the standard
Installation guide
.
Firmware
fwupd
does not support this device yet.
Hardware
See
[1]
for a hardware probe of this device.
Screenpad
The Asus Screenpad gets recognized as a second monitor (with touch-enabled) by default. The Touch functionality will be uncalibrated by default and the touch-input is mapped to both the main monitor and screen pad. The Special Screenpad button on the keyboard does not work. Cannot adjust the brightness of Screenpad (Which is controlled via Software in Windows). Optionally try the instructions in
this page
for calibrating the Screenpad-touch.
Keyboard
Like many other Asus Laptop, this model features an Asus N-Key Custom RGB USB Keyboard.
For a better experience, use
linux
≥5.13.
With
asusctl
installed, most features and keys of the keyboard do work. However, The CPU-Fan-Profile RGB-Auro-Profiles Switching needs to be manually set up via hotkey scripts or it needs to be operated via command-line using the command
asusctl
. Try the command
asusctl -h
for details.
Function keys
Key
Visible?
1
Marked?
2
Effect
Fn+F1
Yes
Yes
XF86AudioMute
Fn+F2
Yes
Yes
XF86AudioLowerVolume
Fn+F3
Yes
Yes
XF86AudioRaiseVolume
Fn+F4
Yes
Untested
(Marked as Built-in Microphone ON-OFF Toggle for Windows)
Fn+F6
Untested
Yes
CPU Fanspeed Control
Fn+F6
Untested
Yes
Screencapture
Fn+F7
Yes
Yes
XF86MonBrightnessDown
Fn+F8
Yes
Yes
XF86MonBrightnessUp
Fn+F9
Yes
Yes
KDE Switches to External screen
Fn+F10
Yes
Yes
Enables/disables Touchpad
Fn+F11
Yes
Yes
XF86Sleep
Sleep / Screens Off
Fn+F12
Yes
Yes
XF86RFKill
Marked as Airplay Mode ON-OFF Toggle
Fn+ArrowUp
Yes
Yes
Keyboard RGB Brightness (Increase / ON)
Fn+ArrowDown
Yes
Yes
Keyboard RGB Brightness (Decrease / OFF)
Fn+ArrowLeft
Partial
Yes
Key is detected(KEY_PROG1:149) but no action assigned. (Marked Prev Keyboard RGB mode for Windows)
Fn+ArrowRight
Partial
Yes
Key is detected(KEY_PROG1:202) but no action assigned. (Marked Next Keyboard RGB mode for Windows)
Asus/ROG Special keys
Being an ROG series gaming laptop, this model also features some non-standard special keys on the keyboard, which are partially or fully incompatible as listed below.
Key
Visible?
1
Marked?
2
Effect
ROG
Partial
Yes
Key is detected(KEY_PROG1:148) but no action assigned. (Opens Armorycrate App in Windows)
Page:Arrow
No
Yes
Key is not detected. Toggles PageUp/PageDown mode and Arrow Keys mode
NumPad:TouchPad
No
Yes
Key is not detected. Turns on Software/RGB Based NumPad on Trackpad in Windows.
The key is visible to
xev
and similar tools
The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function
Known Issues
Earphone / Microphone ports do not work.
Keyboard: Keyboard/Power-button might not wake up the system if the device goes to sleep. Keep pressing the Power button for a while(~20 seconds) to turn off the system in this case.
USB-C/Thunderbolt: The port is detected and works in USB 3 mode.
On startup there is an error message while systemd fails to start
thunderbolt.service
.
See also
Manufactorer Website for the Product:
https://rog.asus.com/us/laptops/rog-zephyrus/rog-zephyrus-duo-15-series/
Specifications guide:
https://rog.asus.com/us/laptops/rog-zephyrus/rog-zephyrus-duo-15-series/spec
Official User manual:
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/GamingNB/GX550LWS/0409_E15995_GX550LXS_LWS_B.pdf
Now Deprecated ROG-Core Utility:
https://github.com/flukejones/rog-core