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HP EliteBook Ultra G1q (hp-elitebook-ultra-g1q)

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Note This device is supported as part of a generic port. Refer to postmarketOS Trailblazer (postmarketos-trailblazer) for installation instructions and more information.
HP EliteBook Ultra G1q
An HP EliteBook Ultra G1q with Sway. fastfetch, vkcube, and glxgears are all shown.
An HP EliteBook Ultra G1q with Sway. fastfetch, vkcube, and glxgears are all shown.
Manufacturer HP
Name EliteBook Ultra G1q
Codename hp-elitebook-ultra-g1q
Model EliteBook Ultra G1q
Released 2024
Type laptop
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E78100)
GPU Adreno X1-85
Display 2240x1400 LCD @ 60hz, 16:10, 14"
Storage 512 GB/1 TB
Memory 16 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Windows 11
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Windows
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available from the postmarketOS Installation page.
no
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
yes
pmOS kernel
The kernel version that runs on the device's port.
linux-postmarketos-stable
Unixbench score
Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.
26057.2
Generic port postmarketOS Trailblazer (postmarketos-trailblazer)
Device package device-device-hp-elitebook-ultra-g1q
Kernel package linux-postmarketos-stable
Firmware package firmware-hp-elitebook-ultra-g1q
Initial MR
Initial merge request.
pmaports!7270
Features
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Works
Internal storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS...
Works
Battery
Whether charging and battery level reporting work.
Broken
Screen
Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Keyboard
Whether the built-in physical keyboard works.
Works
Touchpad
Whether the built-in touchpad works.
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Broken
Camera
Broken
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Works
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
USB-A
Whether the full-sized USB-A port works.
Works
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.
Untested
HDMI/DP
Video and audio output with HDMI or DisplayPort.
Broken
Sensors
Ambient Light
Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces.
Untested
Proximity
Untested
Hall Effect
Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor
Works
Power Sensor
Sensor to monitor current, voltage and power. Not fuel gauge!
Broken

Contributors


Maintainers


Users owning this device

  • Askiiart (Notes: running a fresh copy of pmos with way too little installed)


Installation

Press Escape during boot, then F10 to enter the UEFI setup. Disable Secure Boot and continue.

There are two ways to create the image.

Follow Installation/Using pmbootstrap. Use hp-elitebook-ultra-g1q; currently only the postmarketos-qcom-laptop kernel is known to work.

(The postmarketos-stable kernel is also verified working, but support for it for this device is not yet upstreamed)

Note: pmboostrap in WSL is unsupported and may not work, so you may have to build the image in a virtual machine or on a separate machine.

USB

This is already configured in the device image, and is only listed here for the sake of documentation. However, not all USB-C functionality is tested, there may be other issues.

USB-A may function regardless (untested), but blacklisting the qcom_q6v5_pas module is required for functional USB for at least the type-C ports. Charging still works regardless.

Battery sensing

The battery sensing occasionally works, but usually not. Currently unclear why.

Audio

WARNING: enabling your audio is very risky, you can permanently damage your hardware.

Audio doesn't work out of the box. If you'd like to get it working, check out asus-s5507q's section on Audio and Enabling sound on the HP Omnibook X14 and others (this laptop is extremely similar to the X14, it's likely identical audio).

WiFi

This card sucks, under a lot of load (e.g. a speedtest) the wifi may disconnect and possibly reconnect. Or its performance may be slow (~60 Mbps). Good luck.

Firmware

This is already configured in the device image, and is only listed here for the sake of documentation

This variant of the QCNFA765 isn't supported in the board-2.bin file provided by linux-firmware-ath11k. /lib/firmware/ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.0/board-2.bin.zst is replaced with a modified version


Recommended packages

Graphics

For hardware-accelerated graphics,, you'll need to install mesa-vulkan-freedreno and, install the firmware - use firmware-asus-s5507q and symlink it to the correct place.

doas apk add firmware-asus-s5507q
ln -s ../ASUSTeK/vivobook-s15/ /lib/firmware/qcom/x1e80100/hp/elitebook-ultra-g1q

Beyond that, graphics should work out of the box with the defaults for whichever desktop you pick.

Various notes

Poor performance booting off USB drives

During most recent testing, I noticed very poor performance booting off my USB drive for no clear reason, despite it working fine previously. Maybe this is due to using GNOME now and Sway previously? Unclear. Regardless, it works fine after imaging the SSD.

Fixed issues

  • As of ~October 2025, Bluetooth failed to connect but could scan. It now works perfectly.
  • Previously when testing with linux-next, the blacklist in #USB was required to make sure the USB holding the OS isn't reset, but as of February 2026, with the qcom kernel, it's not required. Untested since October 2025, this may still be required on linux-next.

See also