ASUS x205ta

Hardware	PCI/USB ID	Working?
Keyboard	0b05:8585	Yes
Touchpad	04f3:0026	Yes
GPU	8086:0f31	Yes
Wi-Fi		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

Wi-Fi 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