Works on FX706HE.310 with let_it_burn=1

[ka-iy]

Works great on an FX706HE.310 using let_it_burn=1 and using OpenRGB (built from source and make install'd) as the GUI.

I had to do some sausage-making to get it to work on my system, more on that below.

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Required Info

OS: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy)

Output of uname -a:

Linux hal9000 5.15.0-43-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 12 10:30:17 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

dmidecode info:

BIOS Information
    Vendor: American Megatrends International, LLC.
    Version: FX706HE.310
    Release Date: 11/25/2021
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Base Board Information
    Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Product Name: FX706HE
    Version: 1.0

DSDT: ASUS_FX706HE-dsdt.aml.tar.gz

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Sausage-making

• After the compile, insmod failed due to the module being unsigned, with the following message in the kernel log:

  Lockdown: insmod: unsigned module loading is restricted; see man kernel_lockdown.7

• So I did make dkms.
• At this point, I got a prompt to create a new password so it could set up the MOK for the module.
• Rebooted
• On reboot, I was prompted whether I wanted to load the configured MOK.
  • I said Yes to this
  • It then brought up a prompt using the password I had created. I dutifully entered the password.
  • Completed the setup of the MOK
• Booted into the OS
• Ran modprobe faustus, which failed with the ERROR: could not insert 'faustus': No such device message.
• Created /etc/modules-load.d/faustus.conf with the following text:

  faustus

• Created /etc/modprobe.d/faustus.conf with the following text:

  blacklist asus_wmi
  blacklist asus_nb_wmi
  
  options faustus let_it_burn=1

• Ran modprobe faustus again. No errors this time.
• Checked dmesg, faustus was loaded :)
• Compiled and installed OpenRGB from source
• Fired up openrgb and was able to change the keyboard backlight color as well as the LED on my Asus Tuf Gaming M3 mouse :)

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Please let me know if you need any further info. Looking forward to when the RGB control and fan polling will make it into the mainline asus_wmi kernel source (I am sick of the BIOS default being to cycle the keyboard lighting, it is extremely annoying) and in fact I saw some patches for this dated today, quite coincidentally, so things are progressing nicely, I think!