ASUS x205ta

Hardware	PCI/USB ID	Working?
Keyboard	0b05:8585	Yes
Touchpad	04f3:0026	Yes
GPU	8086:0f31	Yes
Wireless		Yes
Bluetooth		Yes
Webcam	04f2:b483	Yes
SD-card reader		Yes
Speakers		Yes
Microphone		Yes

The ASUS X205TA is an Intel Bay Trail device with a 64-bit CPU and a 32-bit UEFI.

Installation

See Unified Extensible Firmware Interface#UEFI firmware bitness.

Accessibility

The firmware setup uses traditional BIOS color scheme, so it might work with OCR software. Navigation is controlled by the arrow keys on the keyboard.

Note: Blind users should request the help of a sighted person to change BIOS settings

Firmware

Enter firmware setup by pressing F2 after turning on the X205TA.

Secure Boot must be turned off to boot Arch:

• Enter firmware setup
• Navigate to the Security tab
• Enter the Secure Boot menu
• For Secure Boot Control, choose the option Disabled
• Save changes and exit

To boot from your USB installation medium:

• Enter firmware setup
• Navigate to the Save & Exit tab
• Select your USB installation medium from the Boot Override section of the menu

WiFi breaks after hibernation

Use the following script:

/usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/hibernate.sh

#!/bin/sh

case $1 in
    pre)
        rmmod brcmfmac
        ;;
    post)
        modprobe brcmfmac
        ;;
esac

exit 0

and make it the script executable.

Bluetooth

Install a correct firmware file (e.g. BCM43341B0_002.001.014.0122.0176.hcd from Windows 10 driver) as /lib/firmware/brcm/BCM43341B0.hcd. See this page for more information on the hcd file.

In order to get bluetooth working create a systemd unit:

/etc/systemd/system/btattach.service

[Unit]
Description=Btattach

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/btattach --bredr /dev/ttyS1 -P bcm
ExecStop=/usr/bin/killall btattach

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

and enable the service.

Next, follow the normal steps to activate bluetooth.

See also

Distro-Agnostic Installation Guide for the X205TA

Ifran's ASUS x205ta Installation Guide