More ASUS & HP Laptops See Platform Driver Support For Linux 7.1-rc5
This article discusses the latest updates in platform driver support for ASUS and HP laptops in the upcoming Linux 7.1-rc5 release. Several new laptop models from ASUS have been enabled for support, along with bug fixes and enhancements to existing drivers. Additionally, the HP WMI driver has introduced thermal support for specific models and improvements have been made to the Uniwill laptop driver to protect battery health.
- ▪The ASUS Armoury driver has seen advancements for additional configuration support under Linux.
- ▪New ASUS laptop models supported include the TUF A14, TUF Gaming F16, ROG Strix G16, and ROG Zephyrus G16.
- ▪The HP WMI driver added thermal support for the Omen 16-c0xxx model.
- ▪The Uniwill laptop driver received fixes to prevent battery damage in older laptops.
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More ASUS & HP Laptops See Platform Driver Support For Linux 7.1-rc5 Written by Michael Larabel in Hardware on 23 May 2026 at 06:17 AM EDT. Add A Comment This week's x86 platform driver fixes include not only a handful of bug fixes but also enabling some additional laptops within existing drivers for HP and ASUS devices. Linux's ASUS Armoury driver for providing additional configuration support and features under Linux continues advancing steadily. Merged ahead of Linux 7.1-rc5 were several bug fixes as well as enabling support for some additional models: - ASUS TUF A14 Ryzen AI Max+ FA401EA - ASUS TUF Gaming F16 2025 FX607VU powered by Intel Core 5 CPUs - ASUS ROG Strix G16 2025 G614FR that is powered by AMD Ryzen SoCs with NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics - ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 2025 GU605CP…
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