The Asus Zenbook models UX302LA/UX302LG works with Ubuntu but need some work to be done. This page should help to gather known issues and help to coordinate this work.

You can check what is your model with the command:

sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name

For further discusion and to seek help, see Ubuntu and the Asus Zenbook UX302 thread in the Ubuntu Forums. Please contribute valuable information to this page and create bug reports in launchpad if Ubuntu needs to fix something. Place links to those bug reports in the text below.

Overview

Anything not mentioned here should work out of the box.

Feature

Support status

BIOS

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LCD

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SSD

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Suspend, Hibernate, Shut-down and Reboot

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Keyboard

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Multimedia Keys

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Touchpad

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Wireless

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USB Ethernet

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Bluetooth

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Sound

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Microphone

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Webcam

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SD card slot

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Fan Control

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Sensors

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Power saving optimizations

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LCD

LCD is a wide gamut panel.

Touchscreen is working, but seems not supporting multitouch on Ubuntu.

Known bugs:

MultimediaKeys

Currently need fixing. Work in progress. Known workaround: use "acpi_osi=" without options as boot option.

Wireless

If you have no wireless after update to new kernel, try to update firmware as suggested here

Webcam

Model "1bcf:2987 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc." found on UX302LA work incorrectly and need fixing of uvcvideo driver. Newest kernel should be OK. patch.

SD

This card reader is based on Alcor Micro AU6601 chip (pciid 1aea:6601). Driver is available but currently not included to upstream or ubuntu kernel. Kernel patch, PPA.

See ux302la_sdreader_controller.jpg

Sensors

Ambient light sensor is not working out of the box. There is a driver not included in kernel source. Need testing. Bug is reported

Teardown

ux302la-bottom.jpg WiFi, USB and SD Card Reader.

AsusZenbookUX302 (last edited 2014-12-14 12:25:58 by moria)