Linux 7.1-rc5 Adds 4 ASUS Laptop Models, Fixes Battery-Damage Risk
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Updated · Phoronix · May 25
Linux 7.1-rc5 Adds 4 ASUS Laptop Models, Fixes Battery-Damage Risk
2 articles · Updated · Phoronix · May 25
Four ASUS laptops were newly enabled in Linux 7.1-rc5's Armoury driver, including the TUF A14 FA401EA, TUF Gaming F16 2025 FX607VU, ROG Strix G16 2025 G614FR and ROG Zephyrus G16 2025 GU605CP.
The same platform-driver update also added HP WMI thermal support for the Omen 16-c0xxx board 8902 and merged several bug fixes across ASUS and HP laptop support.
Uniwill laptop code used by TUXEDO systems received multiple fixes, including a safeguard for some circa-2020 machines where battery charging-limit settings could permanently damage the battery.
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