TUXEDO Aura 15 (Gen2)

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A TUXEDO Aura 15 (Gen2) running Gentoo Linux with TUXEDO's custom control center and a terminal with neofetch open.

The TUXEDO Aura 15 (Gen2) is a configurable Linux notebook from 2022. It can be run using only open source drivers without sacrificing any functionality. When buying a configuration with 32G memory and a R7 5700U, the notebook can easily run Gentoo.

Hardware

Device	Make/model	Status	Kernel version	Note
APU	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	Works	6.1.31
APU	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Works	N/A
APU	AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	Works	N/A
Video	AMD ATI 05:00.0 Lucienne	Works	6.1.31
Webcam	BisonCam,NB Pro (1MP 720p)	Works	6.1.31
External speaker	Stereo High Definition Audio	Works	6.1.31
Microphone	N/A	Works	6.1.31
Keyboard	QWERTZ	Works	6.1.31	should work with every other layout; to control backlighting, go to TUXEDO's/Clevo's driver modules
LTE/HSDPA+ 4G/GPS Standalone, A-GPS, GPS XTRA, Glonass	Huawei ME936	Works	N/A

Installation

make.conf

FILE /etc/portage/make.confFor every Notebook configuration

CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
COMMON_FLAGS="-march=znver2"
VIDEO_CARDS="amdgpu radeonsi radeon"
GRUB_PLATFORMS="efi-64"

FILE /etc/portage/make.confOnly Ryzen 7 5700U & 32G memory

CPU_FLAGS_X86="aes avx avx2 f16c fma3 mmx mmxext pclmul popcnt rdrand sha sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3"
MAKEOPTS="-j16"

Kernel

• Read this article for the processor.
• Read this article for the webcam.
• Enable these options for the remaining hardware:

KERNEL Other options with 6.1.31-gentoo

[*] Networking Support  --->
  <M> Bluetooth subsystem support  --->
    Bluetooth device drivers  --->
      <M> HCI USB driver
      [*]   Broadcom protocol support
      [*]   Realtek protocol support
  [*] Wireless  --->
    <M> cfg80211 - wireless configuration API
    <M> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211)
Device Drivers  --->
  [*] Misc devices  --->
    <*> Realtek PCI-E card reader
  [*] Network device support  --->
    [*] Ethernet driver support  --->
      [*] Realtek devices
      <M>   RealTek RTL-8129/8130/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support
      <M>   Realtek 8169/8168/8101/8125 ethernet support
    [*] Wireless LAN  --->
      [*] Intel devices
      <M>   Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN - Wireless-N/Advanced-N/Ultimate-N (iwlwifi)
      <M>     Intel Wireless WiFi MVM Firmware support
  [*] GPIO Support  --->
    [*] Character device (/dev/gpiochipN) support
    [*]   Support GPIO ABI Version 1
  Graphics support  --->
    <M> ATI Radeon
    <M> AMD GPU
      [*] Enable amdgpu support for SI parts
      ACP (Audio CoProcessor) Configuration  --->
        [*] Enable AMD Audio CoProcessor IP support
      Display Engine Configuration  --->
        [*] AMD DC - Enable new display engine
    Frame buffer Devices  --->
      <*> Support for frame buffer devices  --->
        [*] EFI-based Framebuffer Support
        <*> ATI Radeon display support
        [*]   DDC/I2C for ATI Radeon support
        [*]   Support for backlight control
  HID support  --->
    [*] /dev/hidraw raw HID device support
    <*> Generic HID driver
    I2C HID support  --->
      <*> HID over I2C transport layer ACPI driver
  [*] USB support  --->
    <*> Support for Host-side USB
    [*] PCI based USB host interface
    [*] USB announce new devices
    <*> xHCI HCD (USB 3.0) support
    <*> EHCI HCD (USB 2.0) support
    <*> USB Type-C Support  --->
      <*> USB Type-C Port Controller Manager
      USB Type-C Alternate Mode drivers  --->
        <*> DisplayPort Alternate Mode driver
  <*> MMC/SD/SDIO card support  --->
    <*> Realtek PCI-E SD/MMC Card Interface Driver

TUXEDO's & Clevo's driver modules

Read the TUXEDO Software article for further instructions.

See also

• Ryzen — a multithreaded, high performance processor manufactured by AMD.
• AMDGPU — the open source graphics drivers for AMD Radeon and other GPUs.

External ressources

• Wikipedia Ryzen Mobile 5xxx