ASUS U32U
This page is aimed to collect the recipes needed after a fresh install of archlinux on a laptop from the Asus U32U serie.
Note: You may not need those tricks if you are using a desktop environment such as GNOME, KDE, Xfce,...
Bootloader
To show the boot menu press Esc
during startup.
System Recovery
In order to restore to Factory Default Settings you'll have to press F10
at startup AND Recovery from the grub.
Sound issue
To get sound working you should create a user specific file ~/.asoundrc
or a system-wide file /etc/asound.conf
with the folowing content:
pcm.!default { type hw card 1 } ctl.!default { type hw card 1 }
A good configuration for the sound could be as follow:
Master: 100 Headphone: 100 Speaker 100 PCM: 100 Mic: 34 Mic Boost: 51 S/PDIF: M S/PDIF D: 0 Auto-Mut: Enabled Internal: 22 Internal: 51
Microphone
A good configuration for the microphone could be as follow:
Mic Boost: 51 Capture: 47 Digital: 81 Internal Mic Boost: 51