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DebianOn is an effort to document how to install, configure and use Debian on some specific hardware. Therefore potential buyers would know if that hardware is supported and owners would know how get the best out of that hardware.

The purpose is not to duplicate the Debian Official Documentation, but to document how to install Debian on some specific hardware.

If you need help to get Debian running on your hardware, please have a look at our user support channels where you may find specific channels (mailing list, IRC channel) dedicated to certain types of hardware.

Models covered
Asus Zenbook UX303LA

Overall Status

Core Components
Boot Standard Kernel:
USB network adapter:
Detect (external) CD/DVD:
Detect hard drives:
Extra Features
CPU Frequency Scaling
Hibernation
Sleep / Suspend
Xorg
- OpenGL
- Resize-and-Rotate(randr)	[?]
Switch to External Screen	[?]
Mouse
- Built-in (Trackpoint)	[-]
- Built-in (Touchpad)
Modem	[-]
Wireless/Wifi
Keyboard's Hotkeys	$/!\$

Legend :
= OK ; Unsupported(No Driver) ; $/!\$ = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
= Configuration Required; = Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware

Important Note

$/!\$ Screen brightness hotkeys on the keyboard are not working. The Kernel does not see events from these buttons pressed. All other hotkeys are fine.
You can control the screen brightness in X manually.

Installing Debian

Both Jessie and Stretch install just fine. For 3D acceleration on Jessie, see additional configuration below.

Configuration

Display

Jessie

For jessie, you need to upgrade some packages from jessie-backports to get full 3d support:
- xserver-xorg-video-intel
- linux-image-amd64
- linux-headers-amd64 (optional, but recommended)
- firmware-iwlwifi (for firmware versions for the new kernel)
$/!\$ You do not need to put tearfree = true in xorg.conf anymore. The desktop will be tear-free automatically when using sna. In fact, putting tearfree = true will hurt the graphics performance badly, reducing max fps to rendered items to 40fps.

External Display

When connecting an external monitor using the mini Display Port (and probably HDMI as well), the primary display may disengage and only output on the external monitor. Until this hack is replaced with a better solution, you can use the following script to extend the display to the external monitor:

xrandr --output eDP1 --mode 1680x1050
xrandr --output eDP1 --mode 1920x1080
xrandr --output DP1 --above eDP1

This script simply changes the primary display's resolution to a lower resolution and then back to the default. Then it sets the external display to be above the primary display. This seems to "wake up" the primary display. This process works best when the external display is attached after the laptop has booted up and you are logged in.

Stretch

Stretch will come with everything needed.

WiFi

You will need the firmware-iwlwifi package from non-free

System Summary

lspci (-nn and -vnn)

> lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Host Bridge -OPI [8086:1604] (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics [8086:1616] (rev 09)
00:03.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Audio Controller [8086:160c] (rev 09)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Camarillo Device [8086:1603] (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP USB xHCI Controller [8086:9cb1] (rev 03)
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP MEI Controller #1 [8086:9cba] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller [8086:9ca0] (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:9c90] (rev e3)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #4 [8086:9c96] (rev e3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP LPC Controller [8086:9cc3] (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] [8086:9c83] (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP SMBus Controller [8086:9ca2] (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP Thermal Management Controller [8086:9ca4] (rev 03)
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 7265 [8086:095a] (rev 59)

> lspci -vnn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Host Bridge -OPI [8086:1604] (rev 09)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:183d]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:183d]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 63
        Memory at f6000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
        Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: i915

00:03.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Audio Controller [8086:160c] (rev 09)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:183d]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 66
        Memory at f711c000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

00:04.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Camarillo Device [8086:1603] (rev 09)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:183d]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
        Memory at f7110000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>

00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP USB xHCI Controller [8086:9cb1] (rev 03) (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:201f]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 60
        Memory at f7100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd

00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP MEI Controller #1 [8086:9cba] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:183d]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 62
        Memory at f7124000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: mei_me

00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP High Definition Audio Controller [8086:9ca0] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:183d]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 32, IRQ 65
        Memory at f7118000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:9c90] (rev e3) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #4 [8086:9c96] (rev e3) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
        Memory behind bridge: f7000000-f70fffff
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP LPC Controller [8086:9cc3] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:183d]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich

00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] [8086:9c83] (rev 03) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:183d]
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 61
        I/O ports at f0b0 [size=8]
        I/O ports at f0a0 [size=4]
        I/O ports at f090 [size=8]
        I/O ports at f080 [size=4]
        I/O ports at f060 [size=32]
        Memory at f7122000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: ahci

00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP SMBus Controller [8086:9ca2] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:183d]
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
        Memory at f7121000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        I/O ports at f040 [size=32]

00:1f.6 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Wildcat Point-LP Thermal Management Controller [8086:9ca4] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:183d]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 3
        Memory at f7120000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 7265 [8086:095a] (rev 59)
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 [8086:5100]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 64
        Memory at f7000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi

lsusb

> lsusb -v | grep -E '\<(Bus|iProduct|bDeviceClass|bDeviceProtocol)' 2>/dev/null 
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
  bDeviceProtocol         3 
  iProduct                2 
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 8087:0a2a Intel Corp. 
  bDeviceClass          224 Wireless
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Bluetooth
  iProduct                0 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 064e:9700 Suyin Corp. 
  bDeviceClass          239 Miscellaneous Device
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Interface Association
  iProduct                1 
      (Bus Powered)
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  iProduct                2 
      (Bus Powered)
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Single TT
  iProduct                2

USB Host controllers entries (without OHCI, UHCI, EHCI) are removed too.

Resources

Attachments

Some configuration files and sample outputs.

Useful Links

Credits

Christian Hawkins

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