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PopOS 20.10 on ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Laptop
2020-10-24
#ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14  #PopOS  #Ubuntu 
Install Pop 20.10 next to Windows 10 in a multi-boot setup. Similar steps can be followed to install Ubuntu 20.10.

Demo Mode on Live USB
Fast startup option in Windows 10 and the secure boot option in BIOS needs to be disabled

Download PopOS 20.10 with NVIDIA drivers ISO from the official site
Create a live USB following the guide
Restart the laptop and press or hold the ESC key when the Republic of Gamers logo is seen on the screen
Select second EFI partition to boot into PopOS from USB
Follow the guide to try the Demo Mode
Install on SSD⌗
The steps below are to install PopOS keeping the Windows 10 system intact

Click Custom (Advanced) to make a new partition on SSD for PopOS

Click on Modify Partitions

Right-click on the main SSD partition of around 450+ GB and select resize.

Enter the sum of sizes for the new partitions and click on Resize/Move. This will create a new unallocated partition

Name / Label	Size	File System	Use as
EFI	500 MiB	fat32	Boot
PopOS	Min. 20 GiB	ext4	Root (/)
Swap	Optional	linux-swap	Swap
Right-click on the unallocated partition and create new partitions as the above table

After partitions are modified, click on the green tick to create them on SSD

Find the new partitions and toggle the Use Partition option and choose Use as according to the above table

Click on Erase and Install

Click on Restart when the installation is complete

After installation, the laptop will load PopOS by default from now on. To use Windows 10, press or hold the ESC key when the Republic of Gamers logo is seen and select Windows Boot Manager each time.

Setup after installation
ASUS Packages
Install below packages to use the function key combinations, Animatrix display, fan speed, and graphic modes. A complete list of features is available at gitlab.com.

hid-asus-rog
asus-rog-nb-wmi
asus-nb-ctrl
Add these packages using package manager

echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/luke_nukem:/asus/xUbuntu_20.04/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/asus.list
wget -q -O - https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/luke_nukem:/asus/xUbuntu_20.04/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
apt-get update
apt-get install dkms-hid-asus-rog dkms-asus-rog-nb-wmi asus-nb-ctrl
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Volume Control
Add below lines to /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common file, just before the [Element PCM] section. This will also make the mute the microphone button usable.

[Element Master]
switch = mute
volume = ignore
Pulse Audio Configuration

System Time in Windows & PopOS
Update the below timedatectl configuration in PopOS. Details are available at support.system76.com

timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock
Text on screen too small
Out of the box, the text on the screen is too small to read. Enable Fractional Scaling in Settings > Displays to 125% or 150% for a comfortable reading.

Display Fractional Scaling

Known Issues
No fingerprint login
No display in external monitor using the USB-C port (external display using HDMI port works)
Test Laptop
The above steps are tested on the below laptop model.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IH-HE012T

AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
8GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM
512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
Without Anime Matrix
References
ASUS G14 Ubuntu 20.04 Setup at reddit.com
DKMS installable module for ASUS ROG laptops at gitlab.com
Installing Linux (Pop_OS!) on Asus Zephyrus G14 at heinbio.me
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