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linux-on-huawei-matebook-d-14
Brain dump: MateBook D running Manjaro Linux
Huawei MateBook D 14 AMD was released in 2018. It came with proprietary Microsoft Windows 10 and there was very little information available on its Linux support.
I am running Manjaro on it. This repository documents what works and what does not.
| Device | Model | Works | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | 💚 Yes | (TODO: document) |
| Graphics | AMD Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] | 💚 Yes | via AMDGPU (see details below) |
| Memory | 7098 MB | 💚 Yes | Listed usable, hardware is 8GB |
| Display | 14 inch 16:9, 1920x1080 (FHD) | 💚 Yes | resolution is correctly detected by xrandr(TODO: HiDPI) |
| Storage | SanDisk SD9SN8W256G1027, 256 GB | 💚 Yes | via standard kernel driver (TODO: document) |
| Soundcard | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] | 💚 Yes | via standard kernel driver, only tested with pulseaudio (TODO: document) |
| Speakers | "Dolby ATMOS" | 💚 Yes | Seems fine, but levels may need adjusting (TODO: document) |
| Ports | 1 USB 3.0/3.1 Type-C, 1 USB 3.0/3.1, 1 USB 2.0, HDMI | 💚 Yes | USB-C tested only for charging |
| Wifi | Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (a/b/g/n/ac) | 💚 Yes | (TODO: document) |
| Bluetooth | Intel (idVendor:0x8087, idProduct:0x0a2b) | 💚 Yes | (TODO: document) |
| Airplane Mode | Wifi+Bluetooth | 💚 Yes | (see details below) |
| Battery | 40 Wh Lithium-Polymer | 💚 Yes | Everything works: current status, charging/discharging rate and remaining battery time estimates |
| Lid | ACPI-compliant | 💚 Yes | Works as expected: I can just close the lid and it sleeps |
| Touchpad | ELAN | ️🗨💚️ Mostly Yes | Using synaptics, also sometimes-bug can be squashed with workaround (see details below) |
| Touchscreen | 💚 Yes | (TODO: document) | |
| Keyboard | ️🗨💚️ Mostly Yes | Everything works out of the box, including function keys and backlight. Excluding microphone mute key |
/etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="vga=current ivrs_ioapic[4]=00:14.0 ivrs_ioapic[5]=00:00.2 idle=nomwait acpi_osi=! acpi_osi='Windows 2015' acpi_enforce_resources=lax scsi_mod.use_blk_mq=1"
Because of compatability with some applications (including 'gravity' scrolling in browsers) I have been using xf86-input-synaptics.
There is a bug that appears intermittently. Touchpad can become lost and unresponsive after wake from suspend.
A workaround is to find the device name and restart it. You can do this manually or automatically. Solutions can be combined.
$ xinput
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Wacom HID 48CF Finger id=11 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad id=14 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ ELAN2203:00 04F3:309A Touchpad id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
We want the ELANXXX:XX XXXX:XXXX device. Copy that value.
Now create file at ~/.local/bin/restart-touchpad.sh with the following content (replacing device id and %USER with your username):
#!/bin/bash
echo "Restarting Touchpad just in case"
declare -x DISPLAY=":0.0"
declare -x XAUTHORITY="/home/%USER/.Xauthority"
xinput disable 'ELAN2203:00 04F3:309A Touchpad'
xinput enable 'ELAN2203:00 04F3:309A Touchpad'
Assign a keyboard shortcut to the script or similar
Make a systemd service by creating file /etc/systemd/system/restart-touchpad.service with the following content (replacing %USER with your username):
[Unit]
Description=Restart Touchpad
After=basic.target suspend.target hibernate.target
[Service]
Type=oneshot
Environment=DISPLAY=:0
ExecStart=/home/%USER/.local/bin/restart-touchpad.sh
[Install]
WantedBy=basic.target suspend.target hibernate.target
Then enable it:
systemctl enable restart-touchpad.service --now
Testing done with Manjaro Unstable + kernel 4.19.8-2. With this setup and my workflow (mostly browser + media) the battery lasts for around 6-7 hours. Switching to more intensive things like code compilation or video encoding for prolonged time cuts battery to around 4-5 hours. Fans were noticeably loud until using amdgpu-fancontrol.
I use
tlpfor power management.
sudo pacman -S --needed tlp tlp-rdw iw smartmontools ethtool x86_energy_perf_policy
systemctl mask systemd-rfkill.service
systemctl mask systemd-rfkill.socket
systemctl enable tlp.service
systemctl enable tlp-sleep.service
sudo pacman -S lm_sensors && sudo sensors-detect && sudo pwmconfig
The project is here. Please make sure to follow lm_sensors instructions first.
mkdir -p ~/.builds
cd .builds
git clone https://github.com/grmat/amdgpu-fancontrol.git
cd amdgpu-fancontrol
makepkg -sri
systemctl enable amdgpu-fancontrol --now