**ISSUE LOCKED BY FLUKE**: locked due to the sheer size. Please make new issues per issue if anything is still unsolved. :information_source: **Last update: 14th May 2026.** Hello community, :warning: This OP (opening post) is updated whenever news are available (updates, howto, ...). I'll put details in the thread but this very post is live This topic now being a few months old and the situation having improved or being improved quite much, I'll only keep the status info below. My tests are done using the latest release of Fedora KDE spin. **PENDING ISSUES / ONGOING FIXES** <table> <tr> <th> :red_circle: Not working </th> <th> :tools: More info & fix/workaround !? </th> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED : ~~Battery charging limit not working when laptop is off~~ </td> <td>Using CachyOS kernel 7.0.x and Fedora 44 KDE, the charging limit is now fully respected, if the charger is plugged with the laptop on or off !</td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED ~~HDMI not working (for everyone)~~ </td> <td>Using CachyOS kernel 7.0.x and Fedora 44 KDE, the HDMI port works fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED ~~When using Hybrid mode (Optimus), the NVidia dGPU has a non-negligible power consumption. Seems the dGPU is not really off (Win11 does better)~~ </td> <td>Using CachyOS kernel 7.0.x and Fedora 44 KDE: hybrid mode does not consume power like there's no tomorrow, the dGPU is still awaken by the battery status change for %age to %age.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED ~~Dead keys (Fn+Esc, Copilot, Proart, Camera switch)~~ </td> <td> Fixed as of CachyOS kernel 7.0.x and Fedora 44 KDE **:link: Will be tackled in dedicated git issue #585+** </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Webcam is kind slow in low light</td> <td>Not really an issue but still a noticed behavior.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED Minimum screen brightness too high </td> <td>2nd March 2025: a recent update (KDE?, Mesa 25?, ... ?) has improved the screen brightness: the minimum brightness is now much lower (similar to the minimum brightness available in Win11) and now seems low enough.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED Keyboard lighting "breezes" or is on continuously. <br>Cannot change/stop the keyboard lighting. </td> <td> Fixed in linux native kernel 6.14 + backported into 6.13.5 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20250111010153.35119-1-luke@ljones.dev/T/#u </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: ~~SOLVED Fn key (not even registering)~~ </td> <td> Fixed in linux native kernel 6.14 + backported into 6.13.5 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20250111010153.35119-1-luke@ljones.dev/T/#u </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED Media keys (KB backlight, volume, screen brightness, microphone/webcam switches...) </td> <td> Fixed in linux native kernel 6.14 + backported into 6.13.5 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20250111010153.35119-1-luke@ljones.dev/T/#u </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED ~~Sound is bad below 50% volume~~ </td> <td> Fixed in linux native kernel 6.13 <br>https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79a1d390f879563119bf2848b621bc7eed228c7d </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED ~~Cannot change the fan regime manually~~ </td> <td> Install _asusctl_, _rog-control-center_ + add _asus-nb-wmi_ and _asus-wmi_ to _initrd_ (see below for a howto) makes it work in _rog-control-center_ via _Throttle policy_ </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED ~~asusd not auto-starting upon boot~~ </td> <td> In asusctl 6.0.12.3: new line is required in `/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/99-asusd.rules` at the end of the DMI_FAMILY block: `ENV{DMI_FAMILY}=="*ProArt*", GOTO="asusd_start" `<br>My PR for this was accepted (https://gitlab.com/asus-linux/asusctl/-/merge_requests/205+) so it will be native in the next version. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED ~~Bluetooth~~ </td> <td> Need 2 fixes for native kernel: <br>1. https://lore.kernel.org/all/172615879350.1648954.2614457145292861267.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org/ (6.11) <br>2. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth-next.git/commit/?id=af0163688ab37097c060e2534f42a62d8f605dad (6.12). Also solved in non-native 6.11.4-666.rog.fc40.x86_64 kernel </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED ~~Crash during Sleep mode~~ </td> <td> ~~Laptop regularly freezes (not all the time) when on sleep mode.~~ Not happening since kernel 6.12.5 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED ~~Optimus mode needs restart (not under Win11)~~ </td> <td>Hybrid mode is working great. I dont even feel it is a workaround, IMHO it's a fully working solution (I'm using supergfxctl with 560.35.03)</td> </tr> <tr> <td> ~~Error in boot log : _Direct firmware load for amdgpu ... failed_~~ </td> <td> Fixed in linux native kernel 6.14 :information_source: _Adding this since I saw it many times and was bothered with it, wondering what it meant ..._ The following error appears in the log when booting : "_amdgpu 0000:66:00.0: Direct firmware load for amdgpu/isp_4_1_0.bin failed with error -2_" It is not an real issue. I put it to solved already as it's not blocking anything on the laptop. This will be fixed in kernel 6.14 thanks to https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/agd5f/linux/-/commit/6eaec0de1f508521b75ea92e68a1fe01c621256b Src: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/3794#note_2740059 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :white_check_mark: SOLVED ~~Hard freezes with USB-C adapters/ hubs~~ </td> <td> :link: **See follow-up in dedicated git issue #593+** :white_check_mark: **Update 27 May 2025:** as of kernel 6.14 (native or ROG) using F41/F42 with _modprobe.blacklist=ucsi_acpi_ : no crash anymore. Can't point out the specific fixes. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :large_orange_diamond: Asus Dialpad not working </td> <td> This is a software issue and not a driver or kernel issue. Hence, asusctl wont fix it. However, please check https://github.com/asus-linux-drivers/asus-dialpad-driver which works quite nicely (only tested for volume so far) (28/02/2025) </td> </tr> <tr> <td> :information_source: CANCELLED Hibernate not working </td> <td> May 2026: hibernate is working most time witgh CachyOS kernel 7.0.x and Fedora KDE 44<br>**Not an Asus Proart P16 laptop issue but a Fedora limitation** </td> </tr> </table> **WORKING** <table> <tr> <th> :white_check_mark: Working </th> <th> :gear: Needed kernel (my tests) </th> </tr> <tr> <td>Signed NVidia drivers</td> <td> with native Fedora kernel \>= 6.10 + Nvidia \>= 560.35.03 drivers </td> </tr> <tr> <td> _Hybrid_ mode for GPU (aka Optimus) </td> <td> with native Fedora kernel \>= 6.11 + Nvidia \>= 560.35.03 drivers + supergfxd :information_source:\[for KDE desktops\] GPU order workaround in /etc/environment can be removed with Plasma 6.3. See https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/commits/Plasma/6.3?search=be+smarter+about+picking+the+primary+GPU </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Secure Boot</td> <td> possible with native Fedora kernel \>= 6.10 + Nvidia \>= 560.35.03 drivers </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Very good sound</td> <td> Only when volume \> 50% for now with native Fedora kernel \>= 6.10 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>WiFi adapter</td> <td> with native Fedora kernel \>= 6.10 :information_source: I can reach 80MB/s on internet </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Good battery life</td> <td> May 20206 update : using CachyOS kernel 7.0.X and Fedora KDE 44, I also manage to have the laptop sleep with a very good power consumption. Over 6h30 of sleep, its battery went from 63% to 59% !!!! I'm very happy with this ! * on Hybrid mode (7w-13w on light use) with native fedora kernel \>= 6.11 + supergfxd ... which is quite good ! \ :warning: DO NOT use software or desktop widget which monitors/displays info and/or stats about the dGPU as this prevent the dGPU to be switched off completely. On my Fedora KDE plams, removing it lower my power usage of around 4-5w !! :thumbsup_tone1: * on iGPU (10w-13w on light use) with native Fedora 6.10 kernel :arrow_right: I do not use it anymore since the Hybrid mode is working so well. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Touch screen</td> <td> with native Fedora kernel \>= 6.10 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stylus</td> <td> Feedback from @StoneToken: using ROG kernel-6.11.2-666.rog, Asus Pen 2.0 works (incl. pressure levels & buttons) TBC: Minimum native kernel version </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Webcam (regular & IR)</td> <td> with native Fedora kernel \>= 6.10 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fans regime manual change</td> <td> with native Fedora kernel \>= 6.11 Requires asusctl & rog-control-center, using _Throttle policy_ </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Battery charging threshold/limit</td> <td> with native Fedora kernel \>= 6.11 Requires asusctl & rog-control-center, using _Charge limit_\ :warning: Attention: asusd service must be started on boot so that upon reboot, the laptop still respect the limit. And the limit does not really work if the laptop is turned off then plugged-in. </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bluetooth</td> <td> with native Fedora kernel \>= 6.12 </td> </tr> </table> _rog-control-center_ require _asus-nb-wmi_ and _asus-wmi_ to run properly! **:point_right: Required kernel modules** You need to add asus-wmi and asus-nb-wmi to initrd <details> <summary>How ? Click to expand and see the required steps</summary> Add the below to `/etc/dracut.conf.d/00-custom.conf` (use sudo and keep the spaces at the start and the end of each string) ``` add_drivers+=" asus-wmi " add_drivers+=" asus-nb-wmi " ``` Then run `sudo dracut -f` Then run (not sure it's necessary) `sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg` Reboot and voilà ! </details> **:point_right: Asusctl & rog-control-center install** You need to install **asusctl** (using https://asus-linux.org/guides/fedora-guide/). <details> <summary>asusctl install steps - Click to see</summary> ``` sudo dnf copr enable lukenukem/asus-linux sudo dnf update sudo dnf install asusctl supergfxctl sudo dnf update --refresh sudo systemctl enable supergfxd.service sudo dnf install asusctl-rog-gui ``` </details> If running _asusctl_ crashes, just run `systemctl restart asusd` Best, GLLM