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Hardware | PCI/USB ID | Working?
--- | --- | ---
GPU | `8086:8a52` | Yes
Wireless | `8086:34f0` | Yes
Bluetooth | `8087:0026` | Yes
Audio | `8086:34c8` | Yes
Touchpad | `06CB:CD50` | Yes
Touchscreen | `04F3:29F9` | Yes
Pen input | `04F3:29F9` | Partial
Webcam | `04f2:b6a4` | Yes
Card Reader | `10ec:525a` | Yes
Fingerprint sensor | `06cb:00c9` | No

This is the late 2019 edition of the Spectre x360 from HP (13-aw0xxx).

- Intel i7-1065G7 Ice Lake
- 4K OLED Touchscreen with Elantech pen
- Intel Iris Plus Graphics
- 2 Speaker Sound
- 2 USB-C, Thunderbolt 3 Ports
- 1 USB-A
- TPM 2
- Synaptics Fingerprint Sensor

This article covers specific configuration of this laptop. Currently based on experience with BIOS F.13.

## Installation

Disable Secure Boot in the UEFI (`ESC` to bring up menu, then `F10` for UEFI and/or `F9` for Boot options) and follow the installation guide as usual.

## Display

See HiDPI.

### Backlight

OLED panels do not have backlight, they get dimmed via PWM. With kernel 5.7+ you can add `i915.invert_brightness=1` to the list of kernel parameters to make backlight controls work natively. This option may not be needed on future kernels.

On older kernels you will have to use `icc-brightness` (see Backlight#Color correction) and let it manage color profiles.

### Color profile

A calibrated ICC color profile is available from NotebookCheck.net in the Display section of the article (direct link).

### Auto Rotation

Installing iio-sensor-proxy works out of the box on Gnome. See Tablet PC#Automatic rotation for more details.

## Audio

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

This laptop has a Realtek ALC285 codec with a 2 speaker system and digital microphone array built in.

## Fingerprint Reader

Not supported yet.

## IR Camera Login

Works with Howdy configured to use `/dev/video2`.

## HP Tilt Pen

As of June 2020 the HP Tilt Pen is supported by the development version of libwacom. You can still apply the changes manually.

Pressure sensitivity and tilt to erase are working, but the buttons on the pen are not correctly mapped. When put into presentation mode it is recognized as a Bluetooth mouse but it does not move the cursor or emit events.

## Function keys

Key | Visible?1 | Marked?2 | Effect
--- | --- | --- | ---
`Fn+F1` | No | Yes | Toggles HP Sure View privacy screen
`Fn+F2` | Yes | Yes | `XF86MonBrightnessDown`
`Fn+F3` | Yes | Yes | `XF86MonBrightnessUp`
`Fn+F5` | No | Yes | Cycles keyboard backlights between high, low, and off
`Fn+F6` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioMute`
`Fn+F7` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioLowerVolume`
`Fn+F8` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioRaiseVolume`
`Fn+F9` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioPrev`
`Fn+F10` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioPlay`
`Fn+F11` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioNext`
`Fn+F12` | Yes | Yes | `XF86AudioMicMute`
`Fn+Shift_R` | Yes | Yes | `Pause`

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

### Other mappings

The following keys are physically marked, but must be remapped by the desktop environment.

Key | Visible?1 | Marked?2 | Effect
--- | --- | --- | ---
`Fn+F4` | No | Yes | Cycles display mode

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

## Additional resources

- intel_backlight does not enable DPCD backlight control mode by default on this laptop's panel. Additional patches here.

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