Framework Laptop 16

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Hardware	PCI/USB ID	Working?
iGPU	`1002:15bf`	Yes
Wireless	`14c3:0616`	Yes
Audio	`1002:1640`	Yes
Keyboard Module - ANSI	`32ac:0012`	Yes
Keyboard Module - ISO	`32ac:0018`	Yes
Numpad Module	`32ac:0014`	Yes
Webcam	`0bda:5634`	Yes
Fingerprint reader	`27c6:609c`	Yes
Bluetooth	`0e8d:e616`	Yes
Accelerometer		Untested
TPM		Yes
Ambient light sensor		Yes

This article covers the installation and configuration of Arch Linux on a Framework 16 Laptop.

For a general overview of laptop-related articles and recommendations, see Laptop.

Note: The AMD sections of the Framework 13 Page may serve helpful for troubleshooting while the Framework 16 page is being developed.

Hardware

Framework is intended to be a configurable and upgradeable laptop. The lists below is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the hardware sold with the framework, but rather a list of tested components.

Note: Ensure you have linux-firmware installed, as pointed out by Installation guide#Install essential packages before reporting hardware issues on the Arch bug tracker or Framework Community boards. It is an optional dependency of linux and does not automatically get installed as part of base. Without it, much of the hardware will be detected but may not be fully functional. You will see firmware loading issues in the journal.

WiFi/Bluetooth

Device Name	PCI ID	Bluetooth USB ID	Working?	Bluetooth?	Notes
RZ616 / MediaTek MT7922	`14c3:0616`	`0e8d:e616`	Yes	Yes	AMD 7040 series edition

WiFi performance on AMD edition

You will be limited to 802.11n (WiFi 4) and 2.4GHz bands if you do not configure the regulatory domain.

There have been reports of WiFi stability and throughput improvements when using iwd on the 13 inch AMD model, either directly or as the NetworkManager backend. It is unclear if these issues persist on the 16 inch model, which uses the exact same Wi-Fi card.

Ambient light sensor

Should work out of the box, you can check by reading /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/in_illuminance_raw.

On GNOME, you need to install iio-sensor-proxy and restart the session (or reboot, just in case). Then run monitor-sensor to check if it is working.

Audio

The speakers don't sound very well out of the box. You may use this (Framework 13) effect profile for easyeffects. As it is made for Framework 13, don't expect it to match perfectly, however it is still better than without effects.

Just follow the installation instructions on the github page.

Fan Control

As of 2024-03-17 the software fw-fanctrl can work with the framework 13 and 16 amd versions. Just install fw-fanctrl-git^AUR and set your desired config in /etc/fw-fanctrl/config.json.

Touchpad

To be able to disable the touchpad while typing you can add a quirk:

/usr/share/libinput/50-framework.quirks

[Framework Laptop 16 Keyboard Module]
MatchName=Framework Laptop 16 Keyboard Module*
MatchUdevType=keyboard
MatchDMIModalias=dmi:*svnFramework:pnLaptop16*
AttrKeyboardIntegration=internal

Then enable the respective setting in your desktop environment and reboot.