ASUS Vivobook X513EAN

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This page contains instructions, tips, pointers, and links for installing and configuring Arch Linux on the ASUS Vivobook X513EA laptop. This information may be more widely applicable to ASUS Vivobooks, or may be specific to EU or even UK models of this laptop.
Installation
To install Arch Linux, you can follow the official
Installation guide
. Since the X513EA uses UEFI and GPT, make sure to also read the
UEFI
,
GPT
and
Arch boot process#Boot loader
pages.
Boot from USB medium
Hold
F2
while powering on to get into the boot menu.
Screen backlight
To allow for
Fn+F4
and
Fn+F5
to lower and raise screen brightness respectively, set the
kernel parameters
pcie_aspm=force
and
acpi_osi=
(the space is required).
You can also control the brightness of the screen backlight through the
brightness
file in
/sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/
by writing a value to it.
This requires root, or using
chown
to set the ownership of
brightness
to your user (which is subsequently reset to root on reboot).
You can retrieve the maximum from
max_brightness
:
# cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/max_brightness
To set it to a particular value:
# echo
X
> /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness
Keyboard backlight
By writing a value to
sys/class/leds/asus::kbd_backlight/brightness
, it can similarly be changed.
This also requires root or changing ownership of the file, making the firmware level
Fn+F7
shortcut far preferable.
Solid state drive
This machine comes with one or more NVME SSD. Make sure to read
Solid state drive
.
Graphics
Install the
xf86-video-intel
package to fix screen tearing. See
Intel graphics
and
Xorg
Touchpad
See
libinput
When using libinput, the touchpad can be configured in
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
. Similar configurations can be defined for
Xorg
. For instance:
/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/40-libinput.conf
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "libinput touchpad catchall"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Driver "libinput"
Option "Tapping" "on"
Option "ClickMethod" "clickfinger"
Option "NaturalScrolling" "true"
Option "ScrollPixelDistance" "50"
Option "DisableWhileTyping" "true"
EndSection
Disabling the touchpad
The touchpad on this laptop is large and easily brushed while typing, so it is recommended to enable disable-while-typing, as described above.
This laptop also 'flexes' considerably when picked up by the side or corner, as well as when leaned on while typing. This can often activate a mouse button, so it is recommended to set an easily activated shortcut to disable the touchpad. Many window managers and desktop environments can achieve this
Power management
It is possible to limit the battery maximum charge on this laptop. This is recommended because lithium-ion cells degrade faster when constantly fully charged, and will enjoy a longer life if maintained at a lower charge.
See
Laptop/ASUS#Battery charge threshold
.
To configure some other power saving options and tools, see
Power saving
.
asusctl
AUR
is NOT recommended on this laptop as most of its core features, such as fan curve speeds and setting the keyboard LEDs, are not enabled.
Function keys
See
Keyboard shortcuts
or use a desktop shell with built-in shortcut support to enable the functionality of these keys, except for the screen backlight keys.
Key
Visible?
1
Marked?
2
Effect
Fn+Esc
Yes
Yes
Toggles Fn lock
Fn+F1
Yes
Yes
XF86AudioMute
Fn+F2
Yes
Yes
XF86AudioLowerVolume
Fn+F3
Yes
Yes
XF86AudioRaiseVolume
Fn+F4
Yes
Yes
XF86MonBrightnessdown
Fn+F5
Yes
Yes
XF86MonBrightnessup
Fn+F6
Yes
Yes
XF86TouchpadToggle
Fn+F7
No
3
Yes
Toggles up through four keyboard brightness settings
Fn+F8
Yes
Yes
p
Fn+F9
Yes
Yes
Super+L
Fn+F10
Yes
Yes
XF86WebCam
Fn+F11
Yes
Yes
Super+L
Fn+F12
Yes
Yes
XF86Launch1
Fn+KP_Enter
Yes
Yes
XF86Calculator
Fn+p
Yes
No
Pause
Fn+b
Yes
No
Pause
Fn+k
Yes
No
Scroll Lock
Fn+f
Yes
No
keysym 0x0 NoSymbol
Fn+c
No
No
Deactivated
Fn+v
No
No
Deactivated
Fn+space
No
No
Deactivated
Fn+Up
Yes
Yes
Prior
(Pg Up)
Fn+Down
Yes
Yes
Next
(Pg Dn)
Fn+Left
Yes
Yes
Home
Fn+Right
Yes
Yes
End
Fn+Control_R
Yes
Yes
Menu
The key is visible to
xev
and similar tools
The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function
Handled by firmware