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linux-eve

Linux Support for the Eve Chromebook (Pixelbook i7)

Linux Hardware Support (v4.14)

Functional:

  • Webcam
  • USB
  • Keyboard Backlight
  • Intel WiFi and Bluetooth
  • PCIe NVME Hard Drive
  • Wacom Touch Screen
  • Touchpad (needs pressure tweaks for gestures, see below)
  • ACPI Buttons
  • Backlight control (needs some custom scripts, see below)
  • Audio (needs chromeos firmware, see below)
    • Microphone
    • Headphone Jack
    • External Speakers

Needs Debugging

  • Audio Routing
    Kbl Audio Port: ASoC: no backend DAIs enabled for Kbl Audio Port
    

Overview

This is a guide to setup a native Linux install on your Eve Chromebook. I have chosen Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (daily snapshot) + Mainline v4.14 kernel as my target.

Setup

  • Enable Developer Mode
  • Install the latest SeaBIOS firmware (the stock firmware won't detect NVME hard drive)
    • https://mrchromebox.tech/#fwscript
    • Run the command in the terminal, and select the "Install/Update the RW_LEGACY firmware" option
    • The script will ask if you want to enable USB boot by default, select YES. (So you can install a distro from a USB stick)
  • Download Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and create a bootable USB drive.
  • Attach USB drive through a TYPE-C USB adapter, and reboot.
  • At the OS verification prompt, issue a CTRL-L and ESC and select the USB drive as the boot option.
  • Install the OS to the hard drive, the touchpad pressure sensitivity defaults are horrid, and life might be easier for you to use a USB mouse.
  • After the install is done, reboot, and boot the machine via Legacy mode off the internal hard drive.

Tweaks

Kernel

Touchpad

  • Fix the touchpad pressure sensitivity
    libinput:name:*ACPI0C50:00 18D1:5028 Touchpad:dmi:*svnGoogle:*pnEve*
    LIBINPUT_ATTR_PRESSURE_RANGE=15:35
    
    • Once you have added the configuration, run the follow command to update
    sudo udevadm hwdb --update
    
    • Reboot

Backlight

  • Clone this repo, and run the scripts/backlight/setup-systemd.sh * This will install a simple service to enable and control the backlight
  • Reboot
  • Map the brightness
    • Setting -> Keyboard -> Custom
    • Increase brightness = /usr/bin/local/brightness --increase
    • Decrease brightness = /usr/bin/local/brightness --decrease

Audio

  • Copy the dfw_sst.bin firmware provided in this repo to /lib/firmware
  • Add a blacklist entry in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
    blacklist snd_hda_intel
    

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