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Hardware | PCI/USB ID | Working?
--- | --- | ---
GPU |  | Yes
Wi-Fi |  | Yes
Audio (Intel) | `8086:a0c8` | Yes
Audio (AMD) | `1002:1640` | Yes
Touchpad | `093a:0274` | Yes
Webcam | `0bda:5634` | Yes
Fingerprint reader | `27c6:609c` | Yes
Bluetooth |  | Yes
TPM |  | Yes
Ambient light sensor |  | Yes

This article covers the installation and configuration of Arch Linux on a Framework Laptop.

For a general overview of laptop-related articles and recommendations, see Laptop.

## Hardware

Framework is intended to be a configurable and upgradeable laptop. The lists below is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the hardware sold with the framework, but rather a list of tested components.

Note: Ensure you have linux-firmware installed, as pointed out by Installation guide#Install essential packages before reporting hardware issues on the Arch bug tracker or Framework Community boards. It is an optional dependency of linux and does not automatically get installed as part of base. Without it, much of the hardware will be detected but will not be fully functional. You will see firmware loading issues in the journal.

### Wi-Fi/Bluetooth

Device Name | PCI ID | Bluetooth USB ID | Working? | Bluetooth? | Notes
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
AX200 | `8086:2723` | `8087:0029` | Yes | Yes | Pre-production units
AX201 vPro |  |  | Untested | Untested | Professional Edition
AX201 w/o vPro | `8086:a0f0` | `8087:0026` | Yes | Yes | Base/Performance Editions
AX210 vPro | `8086:2725` | `8087:0032` | Yes | Yes | DIY Edition (Optional)
AX210 w/o vPro | `8086:2725` | `8087:0032` | Yes | Yes | DIY Edition (Optional)
AX411 vPro | `8086:51f0` | `8087:0033` | Yes | Yes | Not sold by Framework, but works
BE200 | `8086:272b` | `8087:0036` | Yes | Yes | Not sold by Framework, but works
RZ608 / MediaTek MT7921K | --- | `0e8d:e608` | Yes | Yes | Not sold by Framework, known to work
RZ616 / MediaTek MT7922 | `14c3:0616` | `0e8d:e616` | Yes | Yes | AMD edition

#### Wi-Fi performance on AMD edition

You will be limited to 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4) and 2.4GHz bands if you do not configure the regulatory domain.

There have been reports of Wi-Fi stability and throughput improvements when using iwd, either directly or as the NetworkManager backend.

Wi-Fi stability can be improved by disabling power saving mode as described in Network configuration/Wireless#mt7921.

### Graphics

#### Intel / i915

Device Name | PCI ID | Working?
--- | --- | ---
TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] | `8086:9a49` | Yes
Alder Lake-P GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] | `8086:46a6` | Yes
Meteor Lake-P [Intel Arc Graphics] | `8086:7d55` | Yes

#### AMD / amdgpu

Device Name | PCI ID | Working? | Notes
--- | --- | --- | ---
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Phoenix1 | `1002:15bf` | Yes | Needs BIOS 3.03 or newer

### Expansion cards

Card Name | PCI/USB ID | Working? | Notes
--- | --- | --- | ---
USB-C | N/A | Yes |
USB-A | N/A | Yes |
MicroSD | `090c:3350` | Yes |
HDMI | `32ac:0002` | Yes |
DisplayPort | `32ac:0003` | Yes |
Storage 250GB | `13fe:6500` | Yes |
Storage 1TB | `13fe:6500` | Yes |
Ethernet | `0bda:8156` | Yes |
SD (full-size) | `32ac:0009` | Yes | Can cause booting issues if an empty SD-to-MicroSD adapter is inserted at boot time.

### Headset jack

On Intel and AMD motherboards, when powersave activates and deactivates on the sound card, there is a small noisy popping sound or a buzzing sound.

The number of seconds after which, if there is no sound activity, the kernel puts the audio module into powersaving, therefore producing the pop or buzz noise, is stored in `/sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save`.

You can deactivate powersave for the sound card entirely by passing `power_save=0` as a module option to `snd_hda_intel`, as described in Advanced Linux Sound Architecture/Troubleshooting#Power saving.

If you are using TLP, you can instead set the `SOUND_POWER_SAVE_` variables in `/etc/tlp.conf`.

Motherboards with an Intel Core 12th Gen and later use a different DAC, the Tempo 92HD95B[1], which can cause popping noises when playing back audio using the PipeWire audio server. This seems to happen because PipeWire incorrectly sets the bit depth for the device to 32-bit, while the card only supports 16, 20 & 24-bit [2].

The supported rates can be verified by probing `/proc/asound/card0/codec#0`:

    $ cat /proc/asound/card0/codec\#0

    ...
    Default PCM:
        rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
        bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
        formats [0x1]: PCM
    ...

The current sample rate can be verified by probing `/proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/hw_params` while playing back audio:

    $ cat /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/hw_params

    access: MMAP_INTERLEAVED
    format: S32_LE
    subformat: STD
    channels: 2
    rate: 48000 (48000/1)
    period_size: 1024
    buffer_size: 32768

The solution is to force the use of 16-bit samples through WirePlumber, by creating the following config file [3]:

    /etc/wireplumber/wireplumber.conf.d/51-fix-crackle.conf

    monitor.alsa.rules = [
      {
        matches = [
          {
            node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo"
          }
        ]
        actions = {
          update-props = {
            audio.format = "S16LE",
          }
        }
      }
    ]

### Speakers

By default, the speakers do not sound very balanced (due to downward firing speakers), so you may want to use an equalizer to fix this. The recommended method is to install EasyEffects and use the official preset found here.

Alternatively, you can use user-created profiles such as this one created by cab404.

### Display

The Framework Laptop 13 can be configured with 2 different displays: a 2256x1504 TFT-LCD display [4] or a 2880x1920 display with rounded corners, both manufactured by BOE. They are uncalibrated from factory, giving a suboptimal default sRGB coverage. It is thus recommended to apply an ICC profile to have better color reproduction. [5]

- Intel Framework 13 ICC color profile: https://www.notebookcheck.net/uploads/tx_nbc2/BOE_CQ_______NE135FBM_N41_01.icm
- AMD Framework 13 ICC color profile: https://www.notebookcheck.net/uploads/tx_nbc2/BOE_CQ_______NE135FBM_N41_03.icm

- Intel Core Ultra Framework 13 ICC color profile for the 2.8k display: https://www.notebookcheck.net/uploads/tx_nbc2/BOE0CB4.icm

### HDMI audio output

On Intel 11thGen there is a problem where an HDMI TV or HDMI VideoProjector is recognized as an Audio Output Device but no sound is heard when playing music. The HDMI TV output sound correctly using a fresh installed Windows operating system. For correcting this issue you have to first install the sof-firmware package, then you have to pass `dsp_driver=3` as a module option to `snd_intel_dspcfg` so it uses the SOF version instead of the legacy one.

## Firmware

### BIOS updates

Updates are generally available as UEFI Shell updates from Framework directly. LVFS support is in testing.

Generation | Stable | Beta | LVFS | Notes
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Intel 11th Gen | 3.20 |  | 3.17 | There will be no LVFS release for 3.20 because it has an Intel CSME update. An UEFI Shell update method is available.
Intel 12th Gen | 3.08 |  |  | Later batches come with 3.05 "to resolve an in-factory specific issue"[6]. Warning: After updating your BIOS to version 3.06 or 3.08, you cannot downgrade to version 3.04 or 3.05 as it will result in the left side ports to stop functioning properly.
Intel 13th Gen | 3.07 |  |  | Windows updater and EFI Shell packages for 3.05 available. Announcement here: [7]
Intel Core Ultra 1 | 3.04 |  | 3.04 | Announcement here: [8]
AMD Ryzen 7040 | 3.07 |  | 3.07 | If you have a batch 1 or 2 device (of the first original Framework AMD release), make sure you upgrade to at least 3.03 first. It comes preinstalled on batch 3 and later. Newer AMD releases with the new 2.8k display batches should already contain latest BIOS firmware (Framework started counting again from batch 1).

The BIOS can be updated by EFI shell script placed on a bootable USB flash drive. This firmware update method clears EFI bootloaders registered in NVRAM, so having a recovery disk or alternate method of reinstalling your bootloader(s) handy is recommended. If your bootloader installs itself as the EFI fallback at `esp/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI` (systemd-boot will by default, GRUB will with GRUB#Default/fallback boot path), no recovery disk is necessary, but your bootloader may need to be reinstalled to restore its NVRAM entry.

To check which bios is currently installed without rebooting into the bios itself is possible with:

    # dmidecode -s bios-version

#### LVFS

Support for fwupd is in testing [9], and can be enabled by running:

    $ fwupdmgr enable-remote lvfs-testing

Note:

- For AMD 7040 series laptops you should not enable testing remotes if you want to use only released BIOS updates and not those in beta testing [10][11].
- 11th Gen Intel Mainboards with BIOS versions earlier than 3.17 only have in-memory capsule update support, not on-disk. To upgrade to newer versions with the support, add the following fwupd configuration changes, update to 3.17 or higher, and then revert the change after the BIOS is updated:

    /etc/fwupd/fwupd.conf

    [uefi_capsule]
    DisableCapsuleUpdateOnDisk=true

#### Fingerprint reader

Framework has published a guide for Intel 13th Gen and AMD to upgrade the firmware to a known working version.

### Secure Boot

This article or section needs expansion.

Reason: Add links to official sources or forum posts for each model that can be enrolled with custom keys. (Discuss in Talk:Framework Laptop 13#Custom Secure Boot keys)

One can enroll custom keys into the Framework Laptop without any Option ROM concerns, or use the SHIM approach. See Secure Boot for details.

### Suspend

On Intel boards, adding the kernel parameter `acpi_osi="!Windows 2020"` fixes a regression in s2idle, making the keyboard backlight and power button correctly turn off when suspending, as well as decreasing battery drain in suspend to about 1%/hour[12].

If your system fails to wake up from suspend due to the SSD disconnecting, you can try putting `nvme.noacpi=1` in your kernel parameters. This may also improve battery life in suspend, if your SSD has a bad ACPI implementation. This should only be used on Intel boards, as on AMD it will cause the issue, instead of fixing it.

Warning: Some NVMe drives do not successfully wake from the deep sleep state described below, disconnecting from the laptop and becoming inaccessible until a reboot, which typically causes the laptop to lock up. One example is the Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0[13][14]. Before enabling this sleep state in a production installation, you may wish to test the suspend functionality of your NVMe drive from the Arch installer environment so as not to cause corruption.

See Power management/Suspend and hibernate#Changing suspend method if you want to use S3 sleep instead of s2idle.

#### Fn key after suspend

Some users on 11th-generation Intel boards report that after resuming from suspend, the Fn key and/or media keys no longer work. The workaround is to blacklist the `cros_ec_lpcs` module:

    /etc/modprobe.d/cros_ec_lpcs.conf

    blacklist cros_ec_lpcs

#### Suspend-then-hibernate on AMD version

This article or section is being considered for removal.

Reason: Patch landed in 6.7, once linux-lts has caught up this can be deleted. (Discuss in Talk:Framework Laptop 13)

For AMD versions running kernel versions less than 6.7, systemd's suspend-then-hibernate will wake up after exactly 5 minutes (regular suspend works). Until the kernel patch [15] is merged, add the kernel parameter `rtc_cmos.use_acpi_alarm=1` to use the proper wakeup mechanism.

### Touchpad

There are reports of the touchpad exhibiting issues (e.g. pointer does not move, two-finger scroll does not work, etc.) after waking from sleep. Disabling PS/2 mouse emulation under Advanced in the BIOS seems to resolve the issues[16].

### Interact with system

You can interact with your system using framework-system-gitAUR.

Note: On AMD boards, `/dev/cros_ec` won't be available for `framework_tool` to use without the following unmerged patchset (as of 6.6.4). If secure boot is not enabled, the tool can bypass the kernel and talk directly to the EC with the `--driver portio` option. With secure boot, the only way to use it will be by patching the kernel or waiting until those patches are merged (see this issue for details).

On 11th and 12th Gen Intel boards, you can also interact with the embedded controller using fw-ectool-gitAUR.

Warning: The Embedded Controller on your Framework Laptop handles low level functions, including power sequencing the system. Modifying the EC code can cause your system to not power on or boot or cause damage to the mainboard, battery, or other parts of the system or devices attached to the system. Hardware damage caused by EC firmware modifications would not be covered under the Framework Limited Warranty.

## Function keys

Key | Visible?1 | Marked?2 | Effect
--- | --- | --- | ---
`Fn+Esc` | Yes | Yes | Toggles Fn lock
`F1` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioMute`
`F2` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioLowerVolume`
`F3` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioRaiseVolume`
`F4` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioPrev`
`F5` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioPlay`
`F6` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioNext`
`F7` | Yes | Yes | `XF86MonBrightnessDown`
`F8` | Yes | Yes | `XF86MonBrightnessUp`
`F9` | Yes | Yes | `Super_L+p`
`F10` | Yes | Yes | `XF86RFKill`, soft blocks wlan and bluetooth
`F11` | Yes | Yes | `Print`
`F12` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioMedia`
`Fn+Delete` | Yes | Yes | `Insert`
`Fn+Space` | Yes | Yes | Controls the keyboard backlight
`Fn+b` | No | No | `Control_L+Break`
`Fn+k` | No | No | `Scroll_Lock`
`Fn+p` | No | No | `Pause`
`Fn+Left` | Yes | Yes | `Home`
`Fn+Right` | Yes | Yes | `End`
`Fn+Up` | Yes | Yes | `Prior/PgUp`
`Fn+Down` | Yes | Yes | `Next/PgDn`

1. The key is visible to `xev` and similar tools.
2. The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function.

## Ambient light sensor

Note: This does not work if you have blacklisted the `hid_sensor_hub` module.

Should work out of the box, you can check by reading `/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/in_illuminance_raw`.

On GNOME, you need to install iio-sensor-proxy and restart the session (or reboot, just in case). Then run `monitor-sensor` to check if it is working.

If you do not use GNOME but still want automatic brightness control, check out illuminanced.

## Fan speed control

You can force the fan speed to any value between 0 and 100 using this tool: https://gitlab.howett.net/DHowett/ectool (fw-ectool-gitAUR)

    $ ectool --interface=lpc fanduty 1OO

to return to automatic mode use this command:

    $ ectool --interface=lpc autofanctrl

In the meantime: https://lore.kernel.org/chrome-platform/20231005160701.19987-1-dustin@howett.net/ for direct support of the EC chromium driver.

## Battery control

Framework laptops have an embedded controller responsible for controlling a variety of functions (fans, battery, LEDs...). Settings for this EC can be changed with fw-ectool-gitAUR until patches are merged into the mainline kernel. Some of the exposed settings related to battery health care are:

    # ectool chargecontrol idle

    # ectool chargecontrol normal lower upper

chargecontrol can be set to discharge, idle, and normal. Discharge makes the system use the energy from the battery, disabling the charger; normal allows setting lower and upper limits (the battery stays in discharge mode while the battery level is between the upper and lower limits, and starts charging when the level is below the lower limit); and idle allows the system to get all the energy from the charger, essentially leaving the battery unused and avoiding any wear. This is very useful for using the laptop as an always-plugged-in device. Setting lower = upper values automatically sets idle mode after reaching the target value, while using idle keeps the battery in idle mode at the current charge level.

You can check how much current is being withdrawn from or charged into the battery with:

    # cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/current_now

Or under Present current in:

    # ectool battery

Using:

    # ectool fwchargelimit level

seems to do the same as setting the charge limit through BIOS, which tries to maintain the battery level at the set level but is constantly charging and discharging it (no idle mode is used in this mode).

Finally, we can set a limit to the max current allowed for charging, thus enabling slow charging, with:

    # ectool chargecurrentlimit mA

Parameters set via ectool remains active until the laptop is powered off and unplugged for a few (10~) seconds, after which values go back to default.

## Troubleshooting

### Stuttering, flickering and periodic freeze

There are reports of stuttering, flickering and periodic freezes on the laptop. Disabling Panel Self-Refresh (as explained in Intel graphics#Screen flickering) has been reported to work. However it is helpful for battery life, so it should be left on if there are no issues.

This can also happen if you have installed xf86-video-intel instead of using modesetting, see the note at Intel graphics#Installation.

### Two/three finger clicks

By default, the touchpad provides middle and right click by clicking on specific regions (bottom middle for middle click and bottom right corner for right click). To switch this two-finger click for right click and three-finger click for middle click, you will need to set the "click method" via libinput. First, find your "Touchpad" device name:

    $ xinput

And then set the click method, where `device` is the name (or ID) found in the previous step:

    $ xinput set-prop "device" "libinput Click Method Enabled" 0 1

To make this persistent, put it in a startup script. Alternatively, if using X11, one can create a custom Xorg configuration file with the appropriate settings (see libinput#Via Xorg configuration file).

### HiDPI settings

- For the 2256x1504 display using scaling factor 1,5 is suggested.
- For the 2880x1920 (2.8K) display using scaling factor 2 is suggested.

For more details, see HiDPI.

### Lowering fan noise

This applies to the Intel version only. AMD users should use power-profiles-daemon.

The handling of fans can be significantly improved by using the thermald service. Install the package and then you can Start and Enable the service via the `thermald.service` unit file.

### Changing the brightness of the monitor does not work

See Backlight#xbacklight returns : No outputs have backlight property.

For Alder Lake CPUs a solution for using the backlight keys instead of the light sensor is to deactivate the ambient light sensor.

    /etc/modprobe.d/framework-als-deactivate.conf

    blacklist hid_sensor_hub

Reboot is required, the light sensor module will be deactivated and the backlight keys work.

### Bootmanager flashing black screen and not loading operating system

If your Framework laptop loads the bootloader and can recognize the EFI system partition on your flash drive or m.2. drive, but cannot load your boot manager (it only flashes a black screen before returning to the bootloader), you must disable Secure Boot.

1. Reboot holding `F2`. There is a bug in some versions of the BIOS that prevents the `F2` key on the builtin laptop keyboard from being recognized during reboot or power up. The workaround is to connect an external USB keyboard to the laptop an hold the `F2` key on the external keyboard while rebooting or powering up the laptop. After the laptop has entered the BIOS settings the builtin keyboard can be used and the external one can be disconnected.
2. Go to the Security Tab
3. Secure boot defaults to ON; disable it
4. Save changes and restart

### Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 reset / low throughput / "Microcode SW error"

Under high stress, Wi-Fi device restarts and network speeds become abysmally slow or non-responsive until disconnecting and reconnecting to Wi-Fi network.[17]

This issue has been observed by owners of other manufacturers' laptops (not just framework). [18]

Disabling IEEE 802.11ax seems to be a suitable workaround for the time being. [19]

    /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf

    options iwlwifi disable_11ax=Y

Intel is aware[20] of the issue and there is a patch[21] that fix slow tx after restart, and another[22] that address the SW error.

### Fingerprint reader device disconnected error

When the fingerprint reader has been used to enroll a fingerprint on Windows, and you later attempt to use the reader under Linux without first unenrolling your print from within Windows, `fprintd` can fail to work. In this situation, upon enrolling with fprintd-enroll, the command will hang, as `fprintd` has crashed.

The best way to deal with this, if you still have access to Windows, is to boot back in and unenroll your fingerprint from there. If this is not possible, you can try a script posted by someone on the Framework laptop forums.

### Low framerate or stuttering webcam

This issue can occur if the program displaying the webcam feed is using the YUYV 4:2:2 color format. Most GUI camera applications do not allow for configuring this. Some applications that will let you configure this include guvcview and obs-studio, and they also appear to work with the default configuration.

You can also open the webcam using vlc with:

    $ vlc v4l2:///dev/video1 --v4l2-chroma MJPG

or mpv with:

    $ mpv --cache=no --demuxer-lavf-format=video4linux2 --demuxer-lavf-o=video_size=1920x1080,input_format=mjpeg av://v4l2:/dev/video0

### 12th gen Turbo-Boost on battery with tlp

This article or section is a candidate for merging with TLP.

Notes: This is not specific to this hardware and should thus be on the page for the specific tool. (Discuss in Talk:Framework Laptop 13)

By default the 12th gen will not Turbo-Boost on battery if tlp is installed. This can configured in tlp's configuration.

    /etc/tlp.conf

    CPU_ENERGY_PERF_POLICY_ON_AC=balance_performance
    CPU_ENERGY_PERF_POLICY_ON_BAT=balance_performance

### 12th gen brightness and airplane mode keys

On the 12th gen motherboards there is a bug[dead link 2023-10-29 ⓘ] where ALS and the brightness up/down including the airplane mode keys conflict. In order to make the brightness and airplane mode keys work in the detriment of using the ambient light sensor, blacklist the `hid_sensor_hub` module.

### Ethernet not working with tlp

By default tlp will power limit the framework ethernet adapter. This can be changed in tlp's configuration where `0bda:8156` is the ID of the framework ethernet adapter.

    /etc/tlp.conf

    USB_DENYLIST="0bda:8156"

### (AMD) TLP is not advised for power management. PPD is recommended

Framework Laptop 13 AMD Ryzen 7040 Series configurations are advised to use power-profiles-daemon (PPD) instead of TLP, which is actively discouraged for this processor. For further discussion see this Framework community thread.

### (AMD) Washed-out colors when using power-profiles-daemon in power-saver or balanced mode

PPD (from Linux 6.9 and PPD 0.20) makes use of ABM (Ambient Backlight Manager), which impacts display color realism in order to save energy when the device is not charging. For more information on configuring it check this Framework community thread.

To simply prevent PPD from adjusting this setting create a drop-in file for its systemd-unit with `systemctl edit power-profiles-daemon.service --drop-in=disable_panel_powersavings` and add the following lines to it:

    [Service]
    ExecStart=
    ExecStart=/usr/lib/power-profiles-daemon --block-action=amdgpu_panel_power

Note: This will keep the currently active ABM settings; if you want to have the highest color depth switch to the `performance` mode first.

### (AMD) Flickering, artifacts and a white screen when a second monitor is connected

Note: This issue should be resolved with the latest BIOS update

When a second monitor is connected (possibly only with higher resolutions or refresh rates, and possibly only in Wayland), an issue can be triggered where graphical artifacts or a white image will appear, sometimes showing the original content in a flicker as screen content changes. This can be resolved by adding `amdgpu.sg_display=0` as a kernel parameter.

### (AMD) GPU Lockup during graphical load (system still accessible through ssh)

Note: This issue should be resolved with the latest BIOS update and linux-firmware package.

A number of measures seemed to reduce the chances of this happening, and complete system stability was achieved by combining them. It's possible some or all of these won't be necessary as the kernel and firmware are updated.

- Replacing the linux-firmware package with linux-firmware-gitAUR (make sure to check linux-firmware-gitAUR is newer than linux-firmware before doing this)
- In the BIOS, set the `iGPU Configuration` to `UMA_GAME_OPTIMIZED`
- Setting `/sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_dpm_force_performance_level` to `high` or `low` instead of `auto` (in tlp this can be achieved with `RADEON_DPM_PERF_LEVEL_ON_AC=high` and `RADEON_DPM_PERF_LEVEL_ON_BAT=low`)

Since the use of TLP with an AMD CPU is not advised, setting the performance level depending on the presence of a power supply can be archived with a simple udev rule and a small script:

    /etc/udev/rules.d/60-power-dpm-force-performance-level.rules

    SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply" RUN+="/usr/local/bin/set_dpm_perf_level.sh %E{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}"

    /usr/local/bin/set_dpm_perf_level.sh

    #!/bin/bash

    #default level
    DRM_PERF_LEVEL=low
    #evaluate argument passed by udev
    if [ "$1" = 1 ] ; then
        DRM_PERF_LEVEL=high
    else
        DRM_PERF_LEVEL=low
    fi

    #set drm performance level
    echo $DRM_PERF_LEVEL > /sys/class/drm/card1/device/power_dpm_force_performance_level

### (AMD) Flickering graphical corruption on a single monitor

Providing additional memory to the iGPU appears to fix this problem, as advised by Framework Support in this Community thread. Follow this guide from Framework to enable allocating more iGPU RAM from the BIOS.

### (AMD) Unable to reconnect to Wi-Fi after hibernation with kernel 6.7

A bug was introduced in kernel version 6.7 that causes the Wi-Fi connection to not be recoverable after hibernation. A fix has already been proposed and should make it to version 6.8. Aside from patching the kernel or using the lts version one workaround is to use `modprobe` to remove and re-add the `mt7921e` module as described in this community thread.

### "Boot failed" when booting the Arch installer

When trying to boot the official installer the BIOS might show the error "${device} boot failed". This is because the official installation image does not support Secure Boot (FS#53864) and secure boot is enabled by default. This can be resolved by disabling secure boot from the BIOS menu.

## Additional hardware

### Docking stations

Check the USB-C/Thunderbolt Dock Megathread on the Framework community boards for up to date information on functioning docks.

Note: On AMD systems, only the top left and top right ports (the rear ports) have Thunderbolt 3 support, in addition to being USB 4. Make sure to plug a USB-C module in one of those two ports and connect the dock there.

### External GPU

Name | Model Number | Interface | Power Delivery? | eGPU? | Notes
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
AKITO Node Pro Thunderbolt 3 | `T3NP` | USB-C | Yes | No | Errors with PCIe bus expansion for eGPU, 3.16.5 kernel, 3.07 firmware
Sonnet | `eGPU 550` | USB-C | Yes | Yes | Tested in kernel 5.15 and above
Razer | `Core` | USB-C | Yes | Yes | Tested in kernel 5.15 and above
Mantiz MZ-03 Saturn Pro eGPU V2 | `MZ-03-EU-SG` | USB-C | Yes | Yes | EU-edition, Potentially needs intel_iommu=on,Tested in kernel 5.15 and above 3.06 Firmware 3.10 and 12th gen framework
TREBLEET Mini eGPU Enclosure | `JHL7440` | USB-C | Yes | Yes | Tested in kernel 6.8.7 and above. Times out decrypting LUKS partition when cold booting, works when hot-plugged. Crashes WM when unplugged, kicks to DM login
ADT-Link UT3G | `ASMedia ASM2464PDX` | USB-C | No | Yes | Tested in kernel 6.6.52-1-lts and above. The eGPU works when plugged and does not crash the system when unplugged. Bandwidth seems to be limited to PCIe 4 x1 in both Arch and Windows on 12th gen.

## See also

- Framework website
- Framework community thread for Arch Linux
- Framework community thread for battery life tuning

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