HP Pro x2 612 G2

This page covers the current status of hardware support on Arch, pre-installation system configuration tweaks, as well as post-installation recommendations to improve the usability of the system.

Note: This page is basing on the L5H60EA#ABD version of HP Pro x2 612 G2, it should also work with the other versions. Current bios version is 1.0.5

Device	Status	Modules
Video	Working	i915
Wireless	Working	iwlwifi
LTE/HSPA+ 4G Mobile Broadband	Not tested	?
Bluetooth	Working	bluetooth
Audio	Working	snd_hda_intel
Touchscreen	Working	?
Webcam	Not working	?
microSD Card Reader	Working	rtsx_pci
Wireless switch	Working	intel_hid
Function/Multimedia Keys	Buggy	?
Power Management	Working	...
Finger Print Scanner	Not working	libfprint
Smart Card Reader	Not tested	?
Ambient light sensor	Working, kernel = 4.11	iio-sensor-proxy
Acceleration sensor, Magnetometer, Gyro	Working, kernel = 4.11	iio-sensor-proxy

The installation process for Arch on the HP Pro x2 612 G2 does not differ from any other PC. For installation help please see the Installation guide and UEFI. To set up a dual boot configuration with Windows, refer to Dual boot with Windows.

As of kernel 4.3, the Intel Skylake architecture is supported.

Pre-Installation System Settings

Prior to installation, access the system UEFI firmware by pressing F2 during boot.

Secure Boot: disable

Installation of Arch can proceed normally. Refer to the Installation guide for more info.

Graphics Configuration

The HP Pro x2 612 G2 has Intel HD Graphics 615 integrated graphics, see Intel graphics for details.

IIO Sensors

iio-sensor-proxy is working with kernel 4.11. With kernel version 4.12 is not working

Issue on GitHub

Power Management

Suspend

Suspend works without issues.

Battery

Battery life can be improved by installing powertop and calibrating it. See Powertop for more info.

It is also possible to deactivate some devices and ports over the BIOS.

BIOS -> Advanced -> Build-In Device options (Example: WWAN)
BIOS -> Advanced -> Port Options (Example: Smart Card)

Function keys

Function Key	Status	Comment
Body - Volume down	Working
Body - Volume down	Working
Keyboard - Switches the screen image among display devices connected to the system (FN + F1)	Working	?
Keyboard - Decreases the screen brightness (FN + F3)	Working
Keyboard - Increases the screen brightness (FN + F4)	Working
Keyboard - Mute (FN + F5)	Working	mute light of the key is not working
Keyboard - Volume down (FN + F6)	Working
Keyboard - Volume up (FN + F7)	Working
Keyboard - Microphone mute (FN + F8)	Not working	no output via xev
Keyboard - Keyboard light (FN + F9)	Working
Keyboard - Num lock (FN + F10)	Working
Keyboard - calendar (FN + F12)	Not working
Keyboard - screen sharing	Not working
Keyboard - answer call	Not working
Keyboard - end call	Not working

Known issues

ACPI errors

There are lots of acpi related error messages:

Apr 23 09:27:44 localhost kernel: ACPI Error: Field [CAP1] at 96 exceeds Buffer [NULL] size 64 (bits) (20160930/dsopcode-236)
Apr 23 09:27:44 localhost kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB._OSC] (Node ffff880226cea7f8), AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT (20160930/psparse-543)

Apr 23 09:27:45 localhost kernel: ACPI Exception: AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT, Index (0x000000005) is beyond end of object (length 0x5) (20160930/exoparg2-427)
Apr 23 09:27:45 localhost kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_TZ.GETP] (Node ffff880226cea2f8), AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT (20160930/psparse-543)
Apr 23 09:27:45 localhost kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_TZ.CHGZ._CRT] (Node ffff880226cebfc8), AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT (20160930/psparse-543)

Apr 23 09:27:45 localhost kernel: ACPI Error: Needed [Buffer/String/Package], found [Integer] ffff88021def0750 (20160930/exresop-594)
Apr 23 09:27:45 localhost kernel: ACPI Exception: AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE, While resolving operands for [OpcodeName unavailable] (20160930/dswexec-461)
Apr 23 09:27:45 localhost kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WVPO] (Node ffff880226ca2d98), AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE (20160930/psparse-543)
Apr 23 09:27:45 localhost kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WMPV] (Node ffff880226ca22d0), AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE (20160930/psparse-543)

Apr 23 09:27:45 localhost kernel: ACPI Error: Attempt to CreateField of length zero (20160930/dsopcode-168)
Apr 23 09:27:45 localhost kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WVPI] (Node ffff880226ca2208), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE (20160930/psparse-543)
Apr 23 09:27:45 localhost kernel: ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB.WMIV.WMPV] (Node ffff880226ca22d0), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE (20160930/psparse-543)

Upstream report: - looks like a HP Bios bug

After Bios update to 1.05

Errors changed a little after bios update.

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