ASUS TUF DASH F15 (2022) – ArchWiki
Hardware
PCI/USB ID
Working?
Touchpad
Yes
Keyboard
Yes
GPU (Intel)
8086:46a3
Yes
GPU (NVIDIA)
10de:25a0
Yes
Webcam
322e:202c
Yes
Ethernet
8086:1a1e
Yes
Bluetooth
8087:0026
Yes
Audio
8086:51c8
Yes
Wireless
8086:51f0
Yes
TPM
Yes
This page contains instructions and tips for configuring Arch Linux on the ASUS TUF DASH F15 Laptop.
Note: This page covers the 2022 DASH F15 with model numbers FX517ZC, FX517ZE, FX517ZM, FX517ZR. It DOES NOT cover the 2021 DASH F15 (11th Gen CPU & RTX3070) with model numbers FX516PC, FX516PE, FX516PM, FX516PR.
Accessibility
This laptop uses the standard American Megatrends UEFI interface, it is very bright and has both simple and advanced mode (F7 to swap between them). It has touchpad support in both modes though scrolling does not work in advanced mode meaning you need to use the keyboard to navigate the longer menus.
Simple mode provides basic functions in a visual manner using defined box areas the user can click to open a sub menu. Most normal operations can be done here using either the keyboard or touchpad. This mode should not be difficult for visually impaired users to navigate.
Advanced mode is a more traditional menu driven layout. It is simply text on a coloured background and while the touchpad does work, scrolling does not so the keyboard must be used for most menus. This mode might be difficult for users with a visual impairment to navigate.
Installation
This section contains instructions for installing and configuring Arch Linux
ASUS Linux
The ASUS Linux stack provides users of this laptop with a great many ASUS specific functions, to name a few:
- Battery Charge Limit,
- Multiplexer (GPU) Controls,
- Panel Overdrive,
- Much more.
It is highly recommended to install these tools for the optimal experience on these laptops.
Keyboard RGB control
The keyboard does not have RGB support, as is stated on Asus’ support website. It does, however, have support for simple lighting effects such as strobing. This function is not implemented yet in Linux, and there is an ongoing issue at https://gitlab.com/asus-linux/asusctl/-/issues/278.
Firmware
Other than changing the boot device order, no firmware changes are required for this laptop.
supports this device.
Secure Boot
Manual Setup
Firmware will allow you to easily put Secure Boot into Setup/Custom mode so you can deploy your own keys with keytool.
There is no need to reset the TPM state to put firmware into setup mode, and also, if you have a usb thumbdrive with your CA files, or they are placed inside your ESP, you can deploy these certificates directly from the firmware as well.
Also, right after deploying your CA information, this laptop firmware will delete any additional EFI external drive boot entry it might have configured(USB, CD, PXE).
Automated Setup
If you don’t want the hassle of manually handling keys then fully supports this laptop. See Unified Extensible Firmware Interface/Secure Boot#Assisted process with sbctl for instructions.
Warning: Grub users must first reinstall grub with the tpm module and shim disabled before enabling Secure Boot. Failure to do so will likely render the system unbootable until you disable secure boot in firmware. The following command will achieve this
# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=GRUB --modules="tpm" --disable-shim-lock
D-Bus notifications
Notifications provide feedback when a setting is changed using asusctl and are especially useful when a setting has been bound to a custom keyboard shortcut. They are provided by the asus-notify.service user unit which needs to be started/enabled.
Tips and tricks
To maximize the battery life, follow the general tips at power management.
Battery charge limit
Setting a limit to the battery charge can be useful to preserve its longevity when the laptop is used as a static workstation for long period of times. Set your preferred limit (in percent, from 20 to 100) using:
# asusctl -c 60
60% is usually considered a stable charge state for lithium-based batteries.
Power profile
The power profile controls three settings: CPU scaling (only on Intel CPUs), Boost mode and fans speed. By default, three profiles are provided: quiet, balanced and performance. Custom profiles can be defined.
Fn+F5 is automatically bound to switch power profile. This will imitate the way the original ASUS service works on Windows. Notifications should be enabled in order to know which profile is selected each time the shortcut is pressed. A specific profile can be manually selected using:
# asusctl profile -P quiet
Disabling turbo boost
While not necessarily saving power, some user prefer to disable turbo boost for smoother power delivery and less heat. To temporarily disable boost, execute the following:
# echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/boost
Or use the power profiles from asusctl to handle this automatically, as explained in #Power profile.
Function Keys
These is the list of functions keys and how they are handled by the system. Some of them like Fn+F2 are not visible to libinput debug-events meaning they are hardwired or lack of additional implementation to better handle them since they behave differently on Windows.
The first four keys on the following table are the dedicate buttons located right above F1 to F4 and since they are dedicated multimedia keys, Fn combination isn’t needed.
Key
Visible?
Marked?
Effect
Volume Down
Yes
Yes
XF86AudioLowerVolume.
Volume Up
Yes
Yes
XF86AudioRaiseVolume.
Mic Mute
Yes
Yes
F20 Function key.
Asus Key
Yes
No
KEY_PROG3 code 202. This key has a generic stamp on it which is bound to Asus internal design.
Fn+F1
Yes
Yes
XF86AudioMute.
Fn+F2
No
Yes
Lower keyboard brightness directly through hardware.
Fn+F3
No
Yes
Raise keyboard brightness directly through hardware. These two keyboard brightness behave differently on Windows, changing also led style/patterns.
Fn+F4
Yes
No
KEY_PROG4 code 203. Function named “Aura” which does not explain it’s meaning
Fn+F5
No
No
A key with a Fan icon on it, which on Windows is used to change fan profiles. Does not work however, a merge request to fix that is already in place
Fn+F6
Yes
Yes
Shortcut to WinKey + Shift + s, which is the screenshot crop hotkey for Windows. Keycap logo makes sense in some way.
Fn+F7
Yes
Yes
XF86MonBrightnessDown.
Fn+F8
Yes
Yes
XF86MonBrightnessUp.
Fn+F9
Yes
Yes
Shortcut to WinKey + p, which is the external monitor tool for Windows. Keycap logo makes sense.
Fn+F10
Yes
No
Key maps to F20 (press and release) and after that a sequence of AltGr + KEY_ZENKAKUHANKAKU code 85 keystroke. Logo seems to be a crossed touchpad but prints out this unusual sequence.
Fn+F11
Yes
Yes
KEY_SLEEP code 142. Little Zzz on key makes it meaningful.
Fn+F12
No
No
Key should be Airplane mode but does not show on libinput, neither disables network interfaces.
Fn+Arrow Down
Yes
Yes
KEY_PAGEDOWN code 109.
Fn+Arrow Up
Yes
Yes
KEY_PAGEUP code 104.
Fn+Arrow Left
Yes
Yes
KEY_HOME code 102. This laptop has a dedicated Home key at the top of the numpad, and this key combination for it as well.
Fn+Arrow Right
Yes
Yes
KEY_END code 107.
Fn+Dell
Yes
Yes
KEY_INSERT code 110. This laptop has these dual keys around the numpad, some of them repeating keys that are elsewhere.
Fn+Pause
Yes
Yes
No effect so all. Pressing Fn+Pause or Pause it will issue KEY_PAUSE code 119 on both cases
Fn+PrtSc
Yes
Yes
It will send BOTH keys, PrtSc and SysRq in that sequence, no matter if using Fn+PrtSc or PrtSc. Really weird.
Fn+Home
Yes
Yes
KEY_END code 107.
Fn+Numpad Enter
Yes
Yes
XF86Calculator.
Fn+Right Ctrl
Yes
Yes
KEY_COMPOSE code 127.
Fn+Winkey
Yes
No
Issuing this key combination will lock Winkey into sending KEY_UNKNOWN code 240, until you issue Fn+Winkey again to change this behavior.
See also
