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Repairing B State Behavior v2.0

Written by: @bactaholic

Method developed by: @NeroReflex and @WagesOf

Disclaimer:

I am not responsible for any damage to your system. This software is experimental, though there have been no recorded cases of damage, and everything done is reversible.

Introduction:

This guide will provide a workaround for A or B state ROG Allys. This is a workaround that comes with some quirks. For example, after reawakening, your screen will go black, and then come back after a few seconds. Additionally, the first button you press may result in that input repeating itself until a 2nd button is pressed, at which point it the controls will return to normal. Aside from these two quirks, the workaround works perfectly.

Step 1

Install ChiemraOS, you can use the stock version or upgrade your kernel to 6.5.0, 6.5.1, or 6.5.2 so long as your system is otherwise stable (with the exception of working QAM/Steam buttons).

Step 2

After installation, run the following commands to create a directory for your scripts to live:

mkdir ~/scripts
cd ~/scripts

Step 3

After creation, create a .sh script file, this can be named whatever you'd like. Fill the sh script with the following contents...

/bin/bash -c "echo mem > /sys/power/state"
sleep 1

if grep -Fxq 'ROG Ally' "/sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_family" && [[ $(lsusb | grep "0b05:1abe") == "" ]]; then
    # Enable pm_test, freeze the system, and disable pm_test
    echo platform > /sys/power/pm_test
    echo freeze > /sys/power/state
    echo none > /sys/power/pm_test
fi

and be sure to make it executable.

sudo chmod +x ~/scripts/yourShFileName.sh

Step 4

Run the following commands to install your .sh script to its final directory:

install -Dm755 ~/scripts/yourShFileName.sh -t ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep

If you make any changes to the script in ~/scripts, re-run this command to replace the old script.

Disclaimer:

Some people have had issues with the previous installation method not running after waking the device from sleep. If the installation method described by step 4 does not work for you, then instead try the following:

Create a new service file, for example myServiceFile.service, it can be named whatever you'd like. Fill the new service file with the following contents:

[Unit]
Description=Try to get back the ROG Ally special keys
After=sleep.target suspend.target

[Service]
ExecStart=~/scripts/yourShFileName.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=sleep.target suspend.target

then enable the service.

systemctl enable --now myServiceFile.service

Step 5

Run the following command and make sure the contents of the folder match the contents below:

sudo nano /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-suspend.service

contents:

[Unit]
Description=System Suspend
Documentation=man:systemd-suspend.service(8)
DefaultDependencies=no
Requires=sleep.target
After=sleep.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sleep suspend

Step 6

Run the following command and make sure the "blacklist xpad" line has a # in front of it. LEAVE THE REST OF THE CONTENTS AS THEY ARE:

sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/xone-blacklist.conf

comment out the "blacklist xpad" line as follows

#blacklist xpad

Step 7

Run the following commands, in this order:

sudo systemctl disable --now steam-patch

sudo pikaur -S handygccs-git

sudo systemctl enable --now handycon

sudo systemctl reboot

Congrats! You should now have a C-Like state with the quirks listed above.