ASUS ROG G614FR Ubuntu 22.04 Skill

Workflow

1. Boot And Keyboard

Use this branch for:

• 30-40s blank-screen boot delays
• keyboard-connected boot hangs
• BIOS boot tuning
• GRUB tuning
• collecting comparable boot samples

Follow references/boot-and-keyboard.md.

2. Audio

Use this branch for:

• built-in speaker regressions
• machine-specific Realtek quirk rebuilds
• rollback of local speaker overrides

Follow references/audio.md.

3. Chrome And Keyring

Use this branch for:

• the known unresolved Chrome keyring prompt under GDM autologin

Follow references/chrome-keyring.md.

4. Terminal And Node

Use this branch for:

• nvm startup warnings about .npmrc, prefix, or globalconfig

Follow references/terminal-and-node.md.

5. Baseline Verification

Before changing anything, confirm:

uname -r
cat /proc/cmdline
grep -E '^(GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE|GRUB_TIMEOUT|GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT)=' /etc/default/grub
systemd-analyze

If the running kernel differs from the known-good baseline, treat both boot and audio work as new integration work. Do not assume the old conclusions still transfer unchanged.

Rules

• Keep fixes machine-specific to this model family.
• Warn explicitly before any command that will emit audible sound.
• Treat Bluetooth audio as separate from the built-in speaker path unless the user explicitly asks for Bluetooth.
• For boot issues, isolate pre-/init stalls before tuning normal userspace services.
• Once userspace boot is already around 3s, firmware and BIOS behavior become the main bottleneck.
• Treat BIOS Fast Boot as a test item, not a default recommendation.
• For nvm startup warnings, clear conflicting npm config before changing shell startup files or patching nvm.
• Do not publish --password-store=basic as a recommended fix for this model; keep it documented only as a rejected path if it caused loss of access to existing saved secrets.