HP ZBook 14u G6

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The HP ZBook 14u G6, is a lightweight mobile workstation introduced in late 2019. It features a 14", up to 64GB of RAM, NVMe storage, 8th-gen Intel Core processors, integrated Intel UHD 620 graphics and optionally a dedicated AMD Pro WX 3200 Mobile.

Hardware	PCI/USB ID	Working?
Intel graphics	`8086:3ea0`	Yes
AMD dedicated graphics	`1002:6981`	Yes
Wireless network	`8086:2723`	Yes
Ethernet	`8086:15bd`	Yes
NVME Storage	`c0a9:2263`	Yes
LTE Modem		Not tested
Audio	`8086:9dc8`	Yes
Microphone		Yes
Touchpad		Yes
TrackPoint		Yes
Camera	`0408:5373`	Yes
Fingerprint reader	`06cb:00b7`	No
Power management		Yes
Bluetooth	`8087:0029`	Yes
Keyboard backlight		Yes
Screen backlight		Yes
Touchscreen		Yes
HP Sure View		Yes
Smartcard reader		Not tested
NFC reader		Not tested
HP dock connector		Yes

Sleep/Suspend

S3 suspend will work out-of-the-box as long as Intel microcode is loaded.

Touchpad

On kernel 5.3 and lower, the touchpad will stop working after waking from suspend. THis can be fixed by reloading the i2c_hid kernel module on wakeup.

Graphics

As long as xf86-video-intel and xf86-video-amdgpu are installed, PRIME will work with the default configuration. The GPU will automatically power off completely when not in use.

All video outputs (HDMI, USB-C) are connected directly to the Intel UHD 620 Graphics.

Intel GVT-g is compatible with this laptop.

Audio

Note: The 4-channel audio and microphone work out-of-the-box as of 5.6.14-arch1-1 using the latest git version of PulseAudio (version 13.99, soon-to-be released as 14). You can install that version using pulseaudio-git^AUR). For the released version of PulseAudio (13 and older), please use the indications below.

To get it working with PulseAudio 13 and older, follow those steps:

1. This laptop requires firmware in order for the soundcard to work. See Advanced Linux Sound Architecture#ALSA firmware.

2. Configure PulseAudio's to load Alsa modules with the correct device and channel settings, by adding these two lines to /etc/pulse/default.pa:

/etc/pulse/default.pa

...
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,0 channels=4
load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0,6 channels=4

Note that Alsa card numbers can change when adding more audio devices (like, connecting a USB headset or a docking station). To ensure that index '0' always maps to internal audio, add snd slots=snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp to your module loading options.

3. Reboot, then use alsamixer to increase the "master" channel level of the sof-hda-dsp sound card (use the F6 key to switch cards). If you do not see sof-hda-dsp in alsamixer, you may need to add blacklist snd_hda_intel and blacklist snd_soc_skl to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and reboot again.

4. If the output sounds tinny, try muting the "speaker" item in alsamixer.

Function keys

Pressing and holding the fn key actually makes the function keys emit regular F* keysyms, so it works in a sort of inverted fashion for the top row keys. There is no physical 'Insert' key.

Key	Visible?¹	Marked?²	Effect
`F1`	Yes	Yes	`Super_L`+`p` instead of `XF86Display`
`F2`	Yes	No	`F2`
`F3`	Yes	Yes	`XF86AudioMicMute` instead of `XF86MonBrightnessDown`
`F4`	Yes	Yes	`XF86AudioMicMute` instead of `XF86MonBrightnessUp`
`F5`	Yes	Yes	`XF86AudioMute`, built-in key LED does not work
`F6`	Yes	Yes	`XF86AudioLowerVolume`
`F7`	Yes	Yes	`XF86AudioRaiseVolume`
`F8`	Yes	Yes	`XF86AudioMicMute`, built-in key LED does not work
`F9`	No	Yes	Changes keyboard backlight intensity: ON/100% -> ON/50% -> OFF/0%
`F10`	Yes	Yes	`Num_Lock`
`F11`	Yes³	Yes	`XF86RFKill`
`F12`	Yes	Yes	`Control_L` + `Alt_L`
`"F13"`	Yes	Yes	`Control_L` + `Alt_L`
`"F14"`	Yes	Yes	`Alt_L` + `Super_L`
`"F15"`	Yes	Yes	`Control_L` + `Alt_L`
`Fn+7`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Home`
`Fn+8`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Up`
`Fn+9`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Prior`
`Fn+0`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Divide`
`Fn+u`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Left`
`Fn+i`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Begin`
`Fn+o`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Right`
`Fn+p`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Multiply`
`Fn+j`	Yes	Yes	`KP_End`
`Fn+k`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Down`
`Fn+l`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Next`
`Fn+;`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Substract`
`Fn+m`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Insert`
`Fn+.`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Delete`
`Fn+/`	Yes	Yes	`KP_Add`
`Fn+Shift_R`	Yes	Yes	`Print`
`Fn+Shift_L`	No	Yes	Fn lock
`Fn+w`	Yes	No	`Pause`
`Fn+e`	Yes	No	`Insert`
`Fn+r`	Yes	No	`Control_L` + `Break`
`Fn+s`	Yes	No	`Print`
`Fn+c`	Yes	No	`Scroll_Lock`
`Fn+w`	Yes	No	`Pause`

The key is visible to xev and similar tools
The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function
systemd handles this by default

Pressing the F11 (XF86RFKill) also results in:

kernel: atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xf8 on isa0060/serio0).
kernel: atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes e078 <keycode>' to make it known.
kernel: atkbd serio0: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0xf8 on isa0060/serio0).
kernel: atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes e078 <keycode>' to make it known.

Pressing the F13 (share screen) results in:

kernel: atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x6d on isa0060/serio0).
kernel: atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes 6d <keycode>' to make it known.
kernel: atkbd serio0: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x6d on isa0060/serio0).
kernel: atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes 6d <keycode>' to make it known.

Pressing the F14 (accept phone call) results in:

kernel: atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x66 on isa0060/serio0).
kernel: atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes 66 <keycode>' to make it known.
kernel: atkbd serio0: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x66 on isa0060/serio0).
kernel: atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes 66 <keycode>' to make it known.

Pressing the F15 (hang up call) results in:

kernel: atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0x65 on isa0060/serio0).
kernel: atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes 65 <keycode>' to make it known.
kernel: atkbd serio0: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x65 on isa0060/serio0).
kernel: atkbd serio0: Use 'setkeycodes 65 <keycode>' to make it known.

Touchpad

The touchpad itself and the lower pair of buttons are visible as the "SYNA3091:00 06CB:82F5 Touchpad"; upper pair of buttons belongs to the "PS/2 Generic Mouse", however. "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" and "SYNA3091:00 06CB:82F5 Mouse" are visible, but do not produce any events.

Additional hardware

The laptop contains an M.2-2242 B-key slot, designated for the LTE modem. Alternatively, one could install an additional SATA SSD.

Additional resources

Dell XPS 13 9370 quirks: Some pointers on getting Watt usage down to ~2W, Intel video powersaving features might be interesting, see also the Intel graphics page for interesting power-saving options.
How to fix volume control (ALSA problem) This is where the volume fix came from originally.