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Linux on asus transformer T101H

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  • #linux
  • #asus
  • #ubuntu
  • Problems found installing *ubuntu 18.04/18.10 on an Asus Transformer T101H

    ERROR (Xubuntu 18.04): GDBus.Error.org.freedesktop.login1 SleepVerbNotSupported

    Solution:

    • edit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and add the following line:

      blacklist snd_hdmi_lpe_audio

    • reboot

    ERROR (Lubuntu 18.04): Backlight not working

    • Check if /sys/class/backlight link file exists.
      If does not exist, create like in this tutorial: https://askubuntu.com/a/715310/578393.
      On Asus T101H: /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight -> ../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card0/card0-DSI-1/intel_backlight

    • Create the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with:

        Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Intel Graphics"
        Driver      "intel"
        Option      "Backlight"  "intel_backlight"
        EndSection
    
    • The backlight will work with ctrl+f10 and ctrl+f11 (Pending, change to fn+f5 and fn+f6 keys)

    Enable autorotation

    • Identify the display ID: Execute xrandr and check the name, for Asus T101H is DSI1
    • Identify the touchscren ID
      • Execute xinput
      • Identify all slave pointer devices
      • You can disable/enable de device and touch the display to test if is the correct device: xinput disable <ID>. To re-enable run xinput enable <ID>
      • Once you have identified the device, use the ID in the script
      • The Asus touchscreen name is: SIS0457:00 0457:11ED
    • Copy following script and configure to start in the startup:
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    Edwin Miguel
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    Edwin Miguel
    Systems engineer, MSc