Zenbook Duo UX8406M — Adaptation Plan

Machine: ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406MA (UX8406M family)
OS: Ubuntu, GNOME on Wayland
Date: 2026-09-18

This document captures the audit and implementation plan so work can be resumed if a session is interrupted.

Goal

When the detachable keyboard is off the pogo pins (connected via Bluetooth or standalone USB), enable the second screen (eDP-2). When docked on the pins (USB HID bus 0003), disable the second screen.

Machine inventory (verified)

Item	Value
Model	`ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406MA_UX8406MA`
Desktop	`ubuntu:GNOME`, Wayland
Primary display	`eDP-1` — backlight `intel_backlight`
Secondary display	`eDP-2` — backlight `card1-eDP-2-backlight`
ScreenPad WMI	`asus_screenpad` (exists; code uses eDP-2 backlight)
Touch top	`i2c-ELAN9008:00` → eDP-1
Touch bottom	`i2c-ELAN9009:00` → eDP-2
Keyboard (BT)	`HID_ID=0005:0B05:1B2D`, name `ASUS Zenbook Duo Keyboard`
Display control	`gdctl` via `mutter-common-bin`
User groups	`input` group already present

Hardware paths match codebase expectations (duo.rs, touchscreen.rs, sysfs.rs, probe.rs).

Root causes of install failure

Missing build dependencies — libglib2.0-dev, libgtk-3-dev, libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev, etc. All Rust binaries share the Tauri crate, so even daemons need GTK dev packages.
Wrong install order — install.sh runs setup-gnome.sh → install-rust-runtime.sh (cargo build) before install-ui.sh installs build prerequisites.
Runtime removed — /usr/local/libexec/zenbook-duo/ missing; systemd units gone; no ~/.config/zenbook-duo/settings.json.
Historical runtime errors (when previously installed):
- Session agent socket missing → display-mode policy failed
- Touchscreen unbind No such device (os error 19) on resume (race)
Minor test bug — check.sh greps for single-line --version hook; zenbook-duo-session-agent.rs uses multiline call.

Dock / undock logic (code)

ConnectionType::Usb (HID_ID=0003:…) → keyboard_attached = true → disable eDP-2
ConnectionType::Bluetooth (HID_ID=0005:…) → keyboard_attached = false → enable eDP-2
Detection: hardware/sysfs.rs → detect_connection_type() via /sys/class/hidraw/*/device/uevent

Key files:

runtime/probe.rs — keyboard_attached()
runtime/policy.rs — display/Wi-Fi/BT transitions
runtime/session_agent.rs — apply_dock_mode() via gdctl

Implementation checklist

Phase 1 — Build environment

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y \
  build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev \
  libglib2.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev librsvg2-dev \
  libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
  usbutils iio-sensor-proxy systemd mutter-common-bin

Phase 2 — Codebase fixes (this session)

Install build prereqs from setup-common.sh before install-rust-runtime.sh
Fix check.sh smoke test for multiline --version hooks
Document product ID 1B2D in README (alongside 1B2C)
Harden touchscreen restore with retry on lifecycle resume
Optional later: asus_screenpad fallback if eDP-2 backlight insufficient
Optional later: split runtime crate from Tauri (daemon builds without GTK)

Blocked on sudo: package install and ./install.sh require an interactive terminal password. There is also a broken sudoers line on this machine (work ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/tee /sys/class/backlight/*/brightness — wildcards not allowed).

Phase 3 — Install and verify

cd /home/andrea/Documents/repo/zenbook
./install.sh
# Recommended: scale 1.25, USB media remap Yes

systemctl status zenbook-duo-rust-daemon.service
systemctl --user status zenbook-duo-session-agent.service
journalctl -u zenbook-duo-rust-daemon.service -f

After install, log out/in once if session agent fails to start.

Phase 4 — Validation tests

Test	Expected
BT keyboard, undocked	2 logical monitors in `gdctl show`
Keyboard on pogo pins (USB `0003:`)	1 logical monitor
Attach/detach transition	Toggle within ~1s; journal shows status transition
Suspend/resume	Layout restored; no repeated touchscreen errors

Resume commands (if session lost)

cd /home/andrea/Documents/repo/zenbook
cat docs/adaptation-plan-ux8406m.md
./check.sh all
./install.sh

If build still fails on GTK:

sudo apt install -y libglib2.0-dev libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev librsvg2-dev libssl-dev build-essential pkg-config
./setup-gnome.sh

Files touched in this adaptation

setup-common.sh — build deps before Rust runtime
tests/install-stdin-test.sh — relaxed --version grep
README.md — product ID note
ui-tauri-react/src-tauri/src/runtime/daemon.rs — touchscreen restore retry
docs/adaptation-plan-ux8406m.md — this file

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