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Alienware M14x R2
Introduction
This is a template for a future compatibility guide to running Linux with the Alienware M14x R2 laptop. If you have the Alienware M14x R2 and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Alienware M14x R2. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Alienware M14x R2 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Alienware M14x R2 specifications page.
| Name | Alienware M14x R2 |
| Processor | 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3630QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0) 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3740QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.7GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0) 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3840QM (8MB Cache, up to 3.8GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0) 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3230M (3MB Cache, up to 3.2 GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0) |
| Screen | 14” 1366×768 Widescreen 14” 1600×900 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 16GB |
| HDD | Up to 1TB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 Intel Advanced-N WiFi Link 6250 a/g/n 2×2 MIMO Technology Broadcom BCM4352 5GWiFi 2x2ac with Bluetooth 4.0 |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics Chip | Works | |
| VGA Out | Not Tested | |
| HDMI Out | Works | |
| DisplayPort | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Works with quirks | |
| Bulti-in Microphone | Not Tested | |
| Headphone Jack | Works on kernel 3.9 with quirks | Doesn't work on kernel 3.7.10 |
| Headset Jack | Works on kernel 3.7.10 with quirks | |
| Microphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | BCM4352 does not work | Currently there is no driver for BCM4352, ndiswrapper won't work either |
| Bluetooth | BCM4352 does not work | |
| WWAN | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Works | |
| Touch Pad | Works | |
| Suspend/Resume | Works |
Notes
You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the Alienware M14x R2 here.
Summary
Linux works fairly well, if you're okay with tweaking driver settings for audio card and select right wireless card. Tested distribution: OpenSuSE 12.3 64-bit.
Authors
Alexander Czar Sarkisov (irc: AlexCzar @ freenode)
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