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Hardware | PCI/USB ID | Working?
--- | --- | ---
Display |  | Yes
Touchscreen |  | Yes
GPU | `1002:0123` | Yes
GPU (Pro) | `1002:1636` | Yes
Wireless | `14c3:7961` | Yes
Wireless (Pro) | `14c3:0608` | Workaround
Bluetooth | `0e8d:7961` | Yes
Bluetooth (Pro) | `0e8d:0608` | Yes
Audio | `8086:9dc8` | Yes
Gamepad | `045e:028e` | Yes
Gyro/IMU |  | Untested

## Display

The integrated 800x1280 display is a portrait tablet display that is displayed in a landscape orientation without software correction.

## Controller

The built-in controller registers as an Xbox360 controller. A linear vibration motor exists, but does not work when tested with Rise of the Tomb Raider, which has rumble support.

## Bluetooth

Bluetooth on the non-Pro is working as of 5.15.12 (possibly earlier) for the AMD RZ608, which is a re-badged Mediatek MT7921E. The Pro model uses the Mediatek MT7921K and requires the workaround posted in the Wireless section below to work.

## Wireless

The Wifi module is the AMD RZ608, which is a re-badged Mediatek MT7921E for the regular model, and a Mediatek MT7921K for the pro model. The pro model's MT7921K is not recognized by the standard MT7921E wireless drivers, but will work with udev and modprobe rules. A kernel patch has been submitted that will resolve this issue.

### modprobe rule

    $ echo alias pci:v000014C3d00000608sv*sd*bc*sc*i* mt7921e >> /etc/modprobe.d/rz608.conf

### udev rule

    $ echo SUBSYSTEM=="drivers", DEVPATH=="/bus/pci/drivers/mt7921e", ATTR{new_id}="14c3 0608" >> /etc/udev/rules.d/99-rz608.rules

## Gyro/IMU

Gyro/IMU is a BMI160. It is unclear how this is wired up and how to connect to it.

Note that there are both existing I2C & SPI kernel modules for the BMI160 (`bmi160_i2c` & `bmi160_spi`), so hopefully those can be trivially reused.

## Special keys

The front of the device has 4 special keys on the bottom right that are mapped through an additional USB keyboard device:

Key | Visible?1 | Marked?2 | Effect
--- | --- | --- | ---
`WIN` | Yes | Yes | Inputs `Super`
`ESC` | Yes | Yes | Inputs `Esc`
`KB` | Yes | Yes | Inputs `Ctrl+Super+O` (Opens the virtual keyboard on Windows)3
`TM` | Yes | Yes | Inputs `Ctrl+Alt+Del` (Opens the Task Manager on Windows)4

1. The key is visible to `xev` and similar tools
2. The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function
3. KB key cannot be mapped to toggling the OSK on Gnome Shell. A feature request has been opened for it.
4. Prompts to shutdown the machine on Gnome Shell

## See also

- Product page: https://www.ayaneo.com/goods/6781273145498
- Hardware probe of AYA NEO 2021: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=e87776a955
- Hardware probe of AYA NEO Founder's Edition: https://linux-hardware.org/?computer=2c83d8545bd7

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- Mobile devices