tl;dr: Don’t buy hardware from Razer and expect firmware updates to fix security problems on Linux.
Razer Blade Stealth 2018 Linux Iso
I am using the 2016 model Razer Blade Stealth laptop. Recently, I've decided to install Linux on it. Whenever I use the touchpad on any Linux OS I've loaded onto it so far, the cursor jumps around at what seems to be entirely random, usually just a small distance in any direction. The New Razer Blade Stealth 13. Enter the next evolution of ultra-mobility and extreme performance. Earn Razer Gift Cards at Razerstore. Receive a Razer Gift Card worth up to $150 when you purchase any of these selected Razer gear. The Razer Blade. The Razer Blade Stealth has the potential to be a daily laptop/ultrabook for Linux users. The downsides though is the potential battery/EC matter if you happen to receive an affected model, the web camera running into some glitches, and Razer not yet offering their customization software on Linux.
Razer is a vendor that makes high-end gaming hardware, including laptops, keyboards and mice. I opened a ticket with Razor a few days ago asking them if they wanted to support the LVFS project by uploading firmware and sharing the firmware update protocol used. I offered to upstream any example code they could share under a free license, or to write the code from scratch given enough specifications to do so. This is something I’ve done for other vendors, and doesn’t take long as most vendor firmware updaters all do the same kind of thing; there are only so many ways to send a few kb of data to USB devices. The fwupd project provides high-level code for accessing USB devices, so yet-another-update-protocol is no big deal. I explained all about the LVFS, and the benefits it provided to a userbase that is normally happy to vote using their wallet to get hardware that’s supported on the OS of their choice.
I just received this note on the ticket, which was escalated appropriately:
The CEO of Razer Min-Liang Tan said recently“We’re inviting all Linux enthusiasts to weigh in at the new Linux Corner on Insider to post feedback, suggestions and ideas on how we can make it the best notebook in the world that supports Linux.” If this is true, and more than just a sound-bite, supporting the LVFS for firmware updates on the Razer Blade to solve security problems like Meltdown and Spectre ought to be a priority?
Certainly if peripheral updates or system firmware UpdateCapsule are not supportable on Linux, it would be good to correct well read articles as those makes it sound like Razor is interested in Linux users, of which the reality seems somewhat less optimistic. I’ve updated the vendor list with this information to avoid other people asking or filing tickets. Disappointing, but I’ll hopefully have some happier news soon about a different vendor.
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Models covered
Razer Blade Stealth (Early 2017)
Razer Blade Stealth (Early 2017)
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Loboleo female werewolf. Boot Standard Kernel: | |
LAN network card: | |
Detect hard drives: | |
Extra Features | |
CPU Frequency Scaling | [?] |
Hibernation | [?] |
Sleep / Suspend | {?} |
Xorg | |
- OpenGL | |
- Resize-and-Rotate(randr) | |
Switch to External Screen | |
Mouse | |
- Built-in (Touchpad) | |
- Built-in (Touchscreen) | |
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Legend :
= OK ; Unsupported(No Driver) ; = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
= Configuration Required; = Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware
= OK ; Unsupported(No Driver) ; = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
= Configuration Required; = Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware
This laptop comes with EFI Secure Boot enabled. It can easily be disabled in the BIOS (F1 at boot) by switching to the legacy BIOS mode. However, this will prevent Windows from booting, if you want to do a dual boot install. Bruno mars 24k magic download 320kbps. Windows and Debian both boot with secure boot disabled.
Display
Works, no problem.
Audio
Works, no problem.
Keyboard
Has an issue with the ?CapsLock key causing a crash in the graphics driver. To workaround create /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-razer-kbd.conf with the following:
Section '?InputClass'
- Identifier 'Disable built-in keyboard' ?MatchIsKeyboard 'on' ?MatchProduct 'AT Raw Set 2 keyboard' Option 'Ignore' 'true'
?EndSection
This will disable the keyboard driver causing the crash. There is a Razer specific keyboard driver available from: https://openrazer.github.io/ that does not crash.
Mouse
The Trackpad works, and supports multiple finger scrolling similar to the trackpad on Macbooks.
Power Management
Razer Blade Stealth 2018 Linux Mint
Sleep and resume works, add kernel parameter: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT='button.lid_init_state=open' to /etc/default/grub Suspend to ram works with 'echo mem > /sys/power/state'
Add this keyboard fix to /etc/pm/sleep.d/20_razer_kbd
#!/bin/sh case $1 in
- suspend|suspend_hybrid|hibernate) # everything is fine ;; resume|thaw) xinput set-prop 'AT Raw Set 2 keyboard' 'Device Enabled' 0
- ;;
Razer Blade Stealth 2018 Specs
esac
This will disable the builtin AT Keyboard driver that causes the laptop to crash.
WiFi
Works, requires non-free firmware (Atheros QCA6174)
lspci
lsusb
lsusb -v | grep -E '<(Bus|iProduct|bDeviceClass|bDeviceProtocol)' 2>/dev/null
Attachments
Some configuration files and sample outputs.
Useful Links
Credits
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