ASUS Chromebook C201/Configuration examples

These configuration examples might be outdated but nevertheless provide helpful hints.

make.conf

FILE /etc/portage/make.conf

CHOST="armv7a-unknown-linux-gnueabihf"
INPUT_DEVICES="libinput"
VIDEO_CARDS="fbdev"

ACPI

FILE /etc/acpi/default.sh

#!/bin/sh
# /etc/acpi/default.sh
# Default acpi script that takes an entry for all actions

set $*

group=${1%%/*}
action=${1#*/}
device=$2
id=$3
value=$4

log_unhandled() {
	logger "ACPI event unhandled: $*"
}

case "$group" in
	jack)
		case "$id" in
			'plug')
				amixer -D hw:0 cset name='Left Speaker Mixer Left DAC Switch' off
				amixer -D hw:0 cset name='Right Speaker Mixer Right DAC Switch' off
				amixer -D hw:0 cset name='Headphone Switch Left' on
                                amixer -D hw:0 cset name='Headphone Switch Right' on
				;;
			'unplug')
				amixer -D hw:0 cset name='Left Speaker Mixer Left DAC Switch' on
                                amixer -D hw:0 cset name='Right Speaker Mixer Right DAC Switch' on
				amixer -D hw:0 cset name='Headphone Switch Left' off
                                amixer -D hw:0 cset name='Headphone Switch Right' off
				;;
			*) uhd $+;;
		esac
		log_unhandled $*
	;;
	button)
		case "$action" in
			#power)
					#pm-suspend
			#		log_unhandled $*
			#	;;

			lid)
				case "$id" in
					close) if [ $(cat /sys/class/power_supply/gpio-charger/online) -eq 0 ]; then
                                                        pm-suspend
                                                fi;;
					open) :;;
					*) uhd $*;;
				esac
				log_unhandled $*
				;;

			*)	log_unhandled $* ;;
		esac
		;;

	*)	log_unhandled $* ;;
esac

This handles alternating between speaker and headphone jack when one is plugged in, as well as lid suspend when the charger is unplugged. Power button support can be added if desired, though keep in mind the device will simply turn on again when the lid is closed.

Note
It seems some mixer control names changed from 3.x to 4.x (i.e. Right Headphone Switch vs. Headphone Switch Right). If using a 3.x kernel, and this isn't working properly, ensure the names match up to what amixer says they should be.

Pulseaudio configuration

Add the following if using Pulseaudio:

FILE /etc/pulse/default.pa

load-module module-alsa-sink device=sysdefault
load-module module-alsa-source device=sysdefault

See InstallingDebianOn/Asus/C201#Audio for further information. VEYRON-I2S shipped with alsa, so it is unlikely to need to add Google's UCM files.

HDMI is not tested. It appeared under 3.14 as RockchipHDMI, but is missing under 4.13. Possibly a kernel config or UCM issue.

Keybinds

xbacklight doesn't work, however, a backlight device exists. This script can be used in tandem with xbindkeys as a replacement for xbacklight:

FILE c201_backlight.sh

#!/bin/bash
if [ "$(($(cat /sys/devices/platform/backlight/backlight/backlight/brightness)+$1))" -gt "255" ];then
        echo 255 > /sys/devices/platform/backlight/backlight/backlight/brightness
        exit
fi
if [ "$(($(cat /sys/devices/platform/backlight/backlight/backlight/brightness)+$1))" -lt "0" ]; then
        echo 0 > /sys/devices/platform/backlight/backlight/backlight/brightness
        exit
fi

echo $(($(cat /sys/devices/platform/backlight/backlight/backlight/brightness)+$1)) > /sys/devices/platform/backlight/backlight/backlight/brightness

Provide the delta for the backlight as an argument, positive or negative.

This file is read-only by default, add this script to the local service if desired:

FILE /etc/local.d/backlight-permissions.start

chmod 666 /sys/devices/platform/backlight/backlight/backlight/brightness

This script needs to be marked executable by doing chmod +x

If reassigning the function keys for another purpose is desired, edit the /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc file.

In the following example, the search key (LWIN) has been remapped to Caps and set some of the function keys to much-needed movement keys. Also, the power button was remapped to the Delete key:

FILE /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pckeys added to "pc105" xkb_symbols

    key <LWIN>   {      [ Caps_Lock             ]       };
    key <FK01>   {      [ Home                  ]       };
    key <FK02>   {      [ End                   ]       };
    key <FK03>   {      [ Page_Up               ]       };
    key <FK04>   {      [ Page_Down             ]       };

FILE /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/inetreplaced items

    key <POWR>   {      [ Delete                ]       };

Restart X for these changes to take effect.

To remove old files in /var/lib/xkb:

root #rm -rf /var/lib/xkb/*