HCL/Laptops/Asus
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Model Support
| Model Version: | Install CD Version: |
Hardware Support: | Remarks: | ||||||
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| Video: | Sound: | Ethernet: | Wireless: | Bluetooth: | Power Management: |
Other: | |||
| ASUS x401a & x401a1 | 2013.05.01 | Integrated Intel HD Graphics - install xf86-video-intel and libva-intel-driver, enable SNA | hda-intel works, headphone jack, mic works | realtek, out of the box | wifi out of the box | not tested | all power options work just fine, only brightness control needs module asus-nb-wmi to be loaded and 'acpi_backlight=intel acpi_osi=' grub options as of kernel 3.9.4 | webcam works | overall performance is satisfactory |
| W7S-B1B | Don't Panic | 3D with NVIDIA drivers | hda-intel | r8169 module, out of the box | Intel 4965 works with iwlwifi | works out of the box | suspend works with pm-utils; hibernation is extremely unstable | webcam works with uvc drivers, but it is mounted upside down | ACPI works with acpi4asus and acpid |
| N80VN-X5 | 2009.02RC2 | 3D with NVIDIA drivers | hda-intel plus adding options snd-hda-intel enable=1 model=g50v position_fix=0 to /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf |
Out of box with r8169 module | out of box with ath9k | out of box | suspend and hibernate both work with pm-utils | webcam and card reader both work out of the box | ACPI works fine with the asus_laptop module
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| F8SN | 2009.08 | only tried with open source NV drivers[got 1280x800 pixels default without xorg edit], 3D proprietary will probably work | hda-intel | Ethernet works out of the box | Intel 4965 works with iwlwifi | untested-but is recognized by kernel | untested-battery status can be detected and customization options exist | Syntek Sonic web cam and Ricoh Card reader work out of the box (might need to allow user mount privileges just as you would for other ext. drives) | Highly compatible with Arch Linux |
| L3000D | Most recent as of 2010-02-13 | Works out of box | Works out of box | Works out of box | Not contains | Not contains | Works perfectly | Untested | |
| N53JN | Most recent as of 2010-11-03 | Contains NVIDIA Optimus, so only Intel graphic card works. Waiting for NVIDIA to support Optimus on Linux | Works, needs some editing of modprobe files | Works out of box | ath9k | Untested | Hibernate untested, suspend works but with problems due to USB3 controller | Web cam works, touchpad works, media buttons work | |
| N53SV | Most recent as of 2011-06-26 | Contains NVIDIA Optimus, so only Intel graphic card works. | hda-intel | r8169 module, works out of box | ath9k needs madwifi | Untested | Untested | Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader works | |
| A8Le | Most recent as of 2011-07-31 | Works out of box | Works out of box (with ALSA, 'Speaker' channel should be un-muted) | Out of box with r8169 module | Untested | Untested | Untested | Touchpad works | |
| 1005HA | 2011.08.19 | Works out of box using i915 | hda-intel | Works out of box | ath9k | Untested | Untested | ||
| UL30A | 2011.08.19 | Works out of box | hda-intel | Works out of box | Untested | Untested | Untested | Web cam works, touchpad works, cardreader untested | acpi_backlight=vendor in bootloader
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| G73SW | 2011.08.19 | nvidia | hda-intel | Works out of box | Works out of box | None | Untested | Backlit keys worked when I installed GNOME | Power settings need work... |
| Q400A | Works out of box using i915 | hda-intel, mic works | AR8151v2 works out of box | Works out of box | Works out of the box | Suspend works, Hibernate untested | Backlit keys work on gnome3, screen backlight works with keys in gnome-3.10, touchpad works, webcam works, cardreader works, HDMI output untested | ||
| K55VM | 2013.04.01 | Contains NVIDIA Optimus, both works. Intel and Nvidia(proprietary drivers) | hda-intel | r8168 module, works | ath9k Works out of box | Untested | suspend and hibernate both work with gnome power manager and laptop-mode-tools | Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader works, sound card works | Highly compatible with Arch Linux. Technology optimus works with Bumblebee |
| A55VJ | 2013.05.01 | Contains NVIDIA Optimus, both work (NVIDIA only via Bumblebee) | hda-intel | r8169 module works | iwlwifi | Works with bluez | suspend works out of box with systemd/logind.conf | Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader works | Highly compatible with Arch Linux. Add i8042.nomux=1 to kernel line to prevent jittery touchpad. |
| S300CA | 2013.08.01 | Intel HD Graphics 4000, works out of the box with xf86-video-intel | hda-intel | Atheros AR8161, works out of the box | Atheros AR9485, works out of the box with ath9k | not tested | works, slightly higher power usage as Windows 8, for backlight add acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor to bootloader kernel line | Web cam, touchpad, touchscreen all work, USB3 and car reader not tested yet | Highly compatible with Arch Linux. |
| X502CA | 2013.07.01 | Integrated Intel HD Graphics works | hda-intel works | Qualcomm Atheros AR816x/AR817x, did not work during installation, after that works, but check model specific wiki | Ralink RT3290 performs very poorly with standard kernel driver. Check model specific wiki | not tested | suspend works, see model specific wiki for display brightness control | not tested | not a very good choice for Linux due to wifi problems |