Hi, I installed Nobara on my ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 but the audio quality is really poor. I found out that it’s because it’s not detecting the main speakers.
Previously, I installed Pop!_OS and Fedora too and they had the same issue.
Does anyone know a way to fix this? I’ve exhausted all the online guides I could find and none seem to work.
Specs:
ROG Zephyrus G16 GU603VU-N4027W
16.0" WQXGA 2560x1600 IPS level ROG Nebula Display
Intel® Core™ i7-13620H Processor 2.4 GHz (24M Cache, up to 4.9 GHz, 10 cores: 6 P-cores and 4 E-cores)
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050
16GB DDR4
1TB M.2 NVMe™ PCle® 4.0 SSD
720P HD IR Camera for Windows Hello
Bluetooth 5.2 (Dual Band)
I think you’re hitting an issue with Asus firmware and the cirrus amp they used in their laptops. The root of the problem, as I understand, is Asus system firmware does not identify the audio card/amp properly. Technically the drivers are present in the kernel and can be remapped with workarounds (see the arch wiki), but I found them complicated and didn’t want to risk borking anything in the kernel or bootloader.
I’m just getting old, hoping for the day Asus fixes their firmware and everything clicks together.