Omarchy on Snapdragon X laptops

[birkskyum]

This discussion tracks Omarchy on laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors. It covers installing, what works across these laptops, the fixes still on their way into Linux and other projects, and the models people run it on. What is specific to one model, such as its maker's firmware, is on that model's own page, linked under Models.

Other ARM computers, such as NVIDIA's DGX Spark and Apple Silicon Macs, are covered in Omarchy on ARM computers #15702, which also has the general install steps.

Updated 21 October 2026. Most results come from one laptop, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x with a first-generation Snapdragon X Elite, so they may not hold for every Snapdragon X laptop.

Where things stand

• Installer image. Since 16 October Omarchy builds an ARM installer image every night, next to the one for Intel and AMD PCs (latest nightly image). One image covers every supported ARM machine and picks the right packages during the install. The Yoga Slim 7x starts it and reaches the installer, with keyboard and touchpad working.
• Kernel. Every ARM machine uses the same Linux kernel, Omarchy's own linux-omarchy, which moved to Linux 7.3 on 27 October (omarchy-pkgs #1417).
• Where to get it. The kernel and the Snapdragon support are on Omarchy's edge channel, the testing channel where new packages arrive first. The stable channel doesn't have them yet.

What works

Feature	Works?	Where it stands
Starting from the USB stick and the installer	✅	The nightly image starts the Yoga and reaches the installer.
Desktop, graphics, keyboard and touchpad	✅	Work on Omarchy's kernel, which is on Linux 7.3. From 7.2.9 a change in Linux stopped the Yoga's keyboard and touchpad (our report). Linux 7.3, released on 19 October, has Qualcomm's fix, and the keyboard works with it on the Yoga. Arch Linux ARM's own kernel, 7.2.11, has the problem.
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sound	✅	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, the speakers and the built-in microphones work on the Yoga, see #10426. The microphones record since linux-omarchy 7.2.8-20 on the edge channel (omarchy-pkgs #1276), and the fix is sent to the Linux developers. Since linux-omarchy 7.2.8-23 on the edge channel (omarchy-pkgs #1388), Wi-Fi no longer stalls for minutes after the router changes its channel width, as routers with 160 MHz channels do on their own, and the fix is sent to the Linux developers.
Firmware files that Linux doesn't include	✅	qcom-firmware-extract copies them from the Windows partition (omarchy-pkgs #221).
Encrypted disk after a kernel update	✅	Fixed by omarchy-pkgs #380.
Sleep	⚠️	Closing the lid puts the Yoga into its deepest sleep, where the chip powers down almost completely, since linux-omarchy 7.2.8-19 (omarchy-pkgs #1315). Sleep started with the lid open, from the menu or after idling, ends by itself after about 15 seconds on the charger or about 5 minutes on battery, because the lid sensor gives a false signal each time the chip briefly powers up during sleep (reported to Qualcomm).
Power saving when idle	✅	Omarchy's kernel has the processor's deepest power-saving state from Linux 7.3 since linux-omarchy 7.2.8-19 (omarchy-pkgs #975), and the Yoga spends about two thirds of its time in it.
Hibernation	❌	Waking from hibernation restarts the laptop. Four fixes are sent to the Linux developers, for the PCIe controller, the audio and battery processors, the chip's pin settings and Bluetooth. The pin fix is planned for Linux 7.5, and the other three are still in review. A fifth, for the serial port, runs only in a test kernel. With all five the Yoga wakes from hibernation and Bluetooth comes back, but sound doesn't.
Hardware video decoding	✅	Omarchy's kernel includes the video driver with Qualcomm's fix for a firmware crash, which is accepted for Linux 7.4. On the Yoga it decodes H.264, HEVC, VP9 and AV1 in mpv and Chromium, YouTube included, and Omarchy turns that on for Snapdragon laptops (omarchy #15697). Arch Linux ARM's kernel leaves the driver out. Two more of Qualcomm's fixes, for a hang when the decoder powers off and for an out-of-bounds read, are in since linux-omarchy 7.2.8-23 (omarchy-pkgs #1388).
Webcam	✅	Works since linux-omarchy 7.2.8-20 on the edge channel (omarchy-pkgs #1277), and omarchy #15895 lets Chromium use it. Since 7.2.8-21 it also starts reliably when it's opened again right after closing (omarchy-pkgs #1378, the fix is sent to the Linux developers). The picture looks pale, because libcamera has no tuning for this sensor yet (under review), and fixes in PipeWire and libcamera are on their way.
USB4	⚠️	The USB-C ports run at regular USB speed. USB4 works only with an experimental kernel on one port of the Yoga. Qualcomm's groundwork (Konrad Dybcio's changes) comes with Linux 7.4, apart from one part not accepted yet, and Qualcomm hasn't published its main USB4 driver. Until it does, a change by Jens Glathe, accepted for an upcoming Linux release, keeps USB4 switched off on these laptops.
Virtual machines	⚠️	Only after a special start through SLBounce with a fix from Jens Glathe. Qualcomm reviewed the fix and it was tested on the Yoga and a ThinkPad T14s. It still waits to be accepted into Linux.
Shutdown screen	⚠️	Text replaces the graphical screen partway through shutting down. Fixed in systemd, the system manager, for its next release (v263).

✅ Works on the tested laptop. ⚠️ Partly works, or needs experimental software. ❌ Doesn't work.

Models

Model	Chip	What is specific to it
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (83ED)	X Elite	Lenovo's firmware for the AI processor is in linux-firmware since 21 October (merge request) and comes with its next release, the fan and temperature readings need a driver that is under review, and USB4 runs on one port with an experimental kernel.
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6	Snapdragon X	Camera access in the desktop is in Omarchy (omarchy #15331), for a kernel that has the camera's device tree. Its firmware ships with Linux's firmware package. Testing the nightly image on one is the next step.
HP EliteBook	Snapdragon X	The internal microphone works on the Ultra G1q with its own audio profile (omarchy #15574). Its firmware is copied from Windows during the install. Testing the nightly image on one is the next step.
Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7441	X Plus	Its owner's results and fixes, such as speaker tuning and the fingerprint reader.
Microsoft Surface Pro 11	X Elite	Touch, pen and the keyboard cover need Microsoft-specific drivers, which are in Omarchy's kernel since linux-omarchy 7.2.8-19 (omarchy-pkgs #975). Since 21 October the edge channel also has the rest of its support, from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and audio to the pen and the ambient light sensor (#825, #826, #828, #972).
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 15" (NP750XQA)	X Plus	Linux has no device tree for it yet, so it runs on Antheas Kapenekakis's Anatase kernel with its owner's fixes, not on Omarchy's kernel.
ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA)	X2 Elite	Omarchy's kernel has its device tree since the move to Linux 7.3 (omarchy-pkgs #1417). Board support in progress (omarchy #13820, omarchy-iso #208).
Microsoft Surface Laptop 8	X2	USB4 and 6K display patches by its owner (glymur-usb4).
Dell XPS Googlebook and HP Googlebook 14	Snapdragon X	They start like a Pixel, through Android's bootloader, so they don't install from the ARM image. The first step is reading the device tree Googlebook OS starts with, see #16627.

The X2 laptops are the second Snapdragon generation, and their support is at an earlier stage than the first generation's.

Already in Omarchy

• One installer image for every ARM machine (omarchy-iso #258, #251). The Yoga starts it reliably since #268, and since #276 and #279 it is built from Omarchy's published packages.
• One kernel for every ARM machine, with the Snapdragon laptops' hardware descriptions and the video fix (omarchy-pkgs #955), CPU speed scaling (#971) and published since #930, plus the Snapdragon setup that goes with it (omarchy #14952).
• Snapdragon and Yoga support in Omarchy's main branch (omarchy #14834, #14820).
• Copying firmware from Windows (omarchy-pkgs #221).
• Kernel updates on the DGX Spark, which starts its kernel differently (omarchy-pkgs #222).
• Encrypted disks after a kernel update (omarchy-pkgs #380).
• Wi-Fi reconnecting after an update (omarchy-pkgs #940).
• The boot menu and system snapshot tools staying installed on older ARM installs (omarchy #12722).

Installing from the nightly image

Download the image and write it to a USB stick as Omarchy on ARM computers describes. On a Snapdragon laptop, also do these.

1. If Windows is on the laptop, turn BitLocker off in Windows first and let the drive finish decrypting. The installer copies some hardware files (graphics, audio, battery) from Windows and can't read them from an encrypted drive.
2. Make Windows recovery media while Windows is still there, if you may want it back.
3. Start the laptop from the stick. For a first test, stop at the installer and check the screen, keyboard, touchpad and Wi-Fi without installing.
4. On the Yoga Slim 7x, keep the kernel at its current version after installing until it has the keyboard fix, as #10426 explains.

Testing a full install

If you can wipe a Snapdragon laptop, a full install with disk encryption helps most. Turn BitLocker off first, as above.

1. Install with disk encryption turned on, and leave the boot menu on its default entry.
2. After the first start, check that the disk password prompt appears and the built-in keyboard works there. Then check Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, sound, the battery percentage, screen brightness, and one sleep and wake.
3. Run omarchy update, restart, and check the password prompt and the desktop again.
4. Run sudo pacman -S linux-omarchy. It reinstalls the kernel, which rebuilds the boot files the way a kernel update does. Restart and check the password prompt once more.

Reporting results

Please include the laptop model, BIOS version, image version (or the source versions if you built it), and whether you tested from the USB stick or an installed system. List what works, what doesn't and what you didn't try.

If your model isn't in the table, comment here, or start a discussion for it like the ones linked above and mention it here. Photos of any errors help, and so does the output of journalctl -b -p err with anything personal removed.

[BuZain1]

Started a hardware page for the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 15" (NP750XQA, X1P42100): #15860. Mainline has no tree for it yet. Most of the hardware works on Antheas's Anatase tree with a few NP750XQA fixes, and I've asked there whether Omarchy would carry the tree in linux-omarchy-aarch64.

[horaciolyon]

I just tried to install it on a Asus Vivobook S 15 snapdragon. I could finish the install but when booting it loaded Limine but then it went to a dark screen... I guess some drivers are not working yet.

[horaciolyon]

thanks, windows fortunately is still installed and works

here are the command results

what could be the problem/solution?

Where do I unpack the drivers into a folder? Should I do this in windows?

[birkskyum]

@horaciolyon that confirms it. The GPU can't start without qcdxkmsuc8380.mbn ("gpu hw init failed"), and that's why the desktop doesn't come up. The list also shows the compute DSP and video files missing, while the audio files are there.

Since Windows is still on the disk, you don't need to download or unpack anything. From the same text console run

sudo qcom-firmware-extract

It reads the files from the Windows partition, adds the GPU file to the boot image and rebuilds it. Then reboot.

If it says a BitLocker volume was skipped, turn off BitLocker or device encryption in Windows first and run it again. If it reports anything else it couldn't find or mount, post its output here.

[horaciolyon]

I finally manager to make it work by copying all the missing drivers from windows in a pendrive, Mounting it on the terminal and doing the qcom-firmware command. The only strange thing is that I still need to add the password with a dark screen, and then it boots normal in the desktop.
Is there a way to solve this small issue?
Thanks for your help!

[birkskyum]

@horaciolyon great that it works now! The dark password screen is a separate thing. The display driver can only start once the USB-C display chain and a few clock and PHY drivers are loaded, and on most Snapdragon laptops those only load after the disk is unlocked. The Yoga Slim 7x and the Surface Pro 11 load them early, the Vivobook S15 doesn't yet.

You can try the same on yours. Create /etc/mkinitcpio.conf.d/vivobook-s15-early-display.conf with

MODULES+=(msm dispcc_x1e80100 gpucc_x1e80100 phy_qcom_edp panel_samsung_atna33xc20 phy_qcom_qmp_combo ps883x qrtr qcom_pd_mapper pmic_glink pmic_glink_altmode)
FILES+=(/usr/lib/firmware/qcom/gen70500_sqe.fw /usr/lib/firmware/qcom/gen70500_gmu.bin)

then run sudo limine-update and reboot. If the password prompt shows up, let me know and we can make it the default for the S15.

[horaciolyon]

I did what you said and now login is working! thanks for the help. And yes, you can make it default for S15.
back to yesterday, Im not sure why it could not read the drivers from windows.. but loading them on the usb made it happen.

[ulli-bit]

I have an issue similar to horaciolyon](#11823 (comment)).

I have tried installing on an Asus Zenbook :

• Snapdragon(R) X - X126100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon CPU
• Firmware Version UX3407QA.306, release date 20250203
• Qualcomm(R) Adremo X1-45 GPU

I tried a few times to install the Omarchy 4.5 release candidate but each time the same result as horaciolyon, the laptop boots to a black screen. These are the different steps I tried to install:

1. Initially installed on a clean drive i.e. I deleted the Windows partition. Installed fine but boots ultimately to a blank screen.
2. Re-installed Windows and tried re-installing Omarchy, using the Omarchy to re-size the windows data partition and installing Omarchy to the freed-up space. Boots to a blank screen. Also could not boot the windows partition.
3. Re-installed windows and re-sized the data-partition using the Windows disk manager, making the windows data partition 80Gb in size. Installed Omarchy to the freed up space but still boots to a blank screen. windows partition would not boot.
4. Re-installed windows and re-sized the data partition but have yet to try re-installing Omarchy to the freed-up space. (Left wondering why windows suddenly filled up the remaining 20Gb of the original 80Gb!)

If there's anything I can do to help test out on this hardware I'd be more than happy to try it out. Ultimately I'd like to blow away the windows partition altogether as windows is so bad. I'm only keeping it thinking it might be useful to obtain a device tree perhaps.