HP ZBook 14u G6
The HP ZBook 14u G6, as well as the 15u G6, is a lightweight mobile workstation introduced in late 2019. It features a 14" or 15" screen, up to 64GB of RAM, NVMe storage, 8th-gen Intel Core processors, integrated Intel UHD 620 graphics and optionally a dedicated AMD Pro WX 3200 Mobile.
Device | Working | Modules |
Intel graphics | Yes | i915 |
AMD dedicated graphics | Yes, with PRIME | amdgpu |
Wireless network | Yes | iwlmvm |
Ethernet | Yes | e1000e |
NVME Storage | Yes | nvme |
LTE Modem | Not tested | ? |
Audio | Yes¹ | snd_sof_pci |
Microphone | Yes¹ | snd_soc_dmic |
Touchpad | Yes | psmouse, i2c_hid |
TrackPoint | Yes | psmouse, i2c_hid |
Camera | Yes | uvcvideo |
Fingerprint reader | No | ? |
Power management | Yes | ? |
Bluetooth | Yes | btusb |
Keyboard backlight | Yes | None, controlled internally |
Screen backlight | Yes | ? |
Touchscreen | Yes | ? |
HP Sure View | Yes | None, controlled internally |
Function/Multimedia keys | Yes | ? |
Smartcard reader | Not tested | ? |
NFC reader | Not tested | ? |
HP dock connector | Not tested | ? |
Sleep/Suspend
S3 suspend will work out-of-the-box as long as Intel microcode is loaded.
Touchpad
On kernel 5.3 and lower, the touchpad will stop working after waking from suspend. THis can be fixed by reloading the i2c_hid
kernel module on wakeup.
Graphics
As long as xf86-video-intel and xf86-video-amdgpu are installed, PRIME will work with the default configuration. The GPU will automatically power off completely when not in use.
All video outputs (HDMI, USB-C) are connected directly to the Intel UHD 620 Graphics.
Intel GVT-g is compatible with this laptop.
Audio
To get it working with PulseAudio 13 and older, follow those steps:
1. Install sof-firmware (tested with 1.4.2-1)
2. Configure PulseAudio's to load Alsa modules with the correct device
and channel
settings, by adding these two lines to /etc/pulse/default.pa
:
/etc/pulse/default.pa
... load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:0,0 channels=4 load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0,6 channels=4
Note that Alsa card numbers can change when adding more audio devices (like, connecting a USB headset or a docking station). To ensure that index '0' always maps to internal audio, add snd slots=snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp
to your module loading options.
3. Reboot, then use alsamixer
to increase the "master" channel level of the sof-hda-dsp
sound card (use the F6
key to switch cards). If you do not see sof-hda-dsp
in alsamixer
, you may need to add blacklist snd_hda_intel
and blacklist snd_soc_skl
to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
and reboot again.
4. If the output sounds tinny, try muting the "speaker" item in alsamixer.
Additional hardware
The laptop contains an M.2-2242 B-key slot, designated for the LTE modem. Alternatively, one could install an additional SATA SSD.
Additional resources
- Dell XPS 13 9370 quirks: Some pointers on getting Watt usage down to ~2W, Intel video powersaving features might be interesting, see also the Intel graphics page for interesting power-saving options.
- How to fix volume control (ALSA problem) This is where the volume fix came from originally.