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Asus A6J
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Asus A6J laptop, model A6QJAT23DL18PG. There is also the Asus A6Jc which is similar to this laptop except with a NVIDIA graphics card instead.
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
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Specifications
| Name | Asus A6J |
| Processor | Intel Core Duo T2300 1.66Ghz |
| Screen | 15.4” |
| RAM | 1024MB |
| HDD | 80GB |
| Optical Drive | Double Layer DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon x1600 |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Intel 3945ABG 802.11g Wireless, Bluetooth |
| Other | 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x Firewire, Webcam |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use ipw3945 module |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested (Update: 08.01.07: Works for me (xubuntu 7.10]] | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Camera | No | No modules available |
Notes
At the moment, the radeon module included with most Linux distributions does not currently support the ATI Mobility Radeon x1600. There is support for this chip in the ATI module. These will need to be installed for the display to function.
For the sound to work you will need to install ALSA version 1.0.11 or higher. Since these modules are included with kernel 2.6.16 or higher you should choose a Linux distribution which uses this kernel.
Summary
There are a number of issues with the Asus A6J under Linux. However with newer Linux distributions it is likely these issues will go away.
Discussion
With lubuntu, the fan doesnt work. anyone knows how to fix this????
I have just buy the asus a6j laptop and is there problem with webcam and searching for results
pbl with win dual boot and nic
There is a known issue with this laptop's network card and windows dual botting: when putting windows in hibernation, it will freeze the nic into a state from which linux is unable to start it anymore.
More info: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Asus_A6J
camera driver development website
Check out the current status of the driver for the embedded camera driver here: http://syntekdriver.sourceforge.net/
Attempt # 1
This will be my first attempt with this laptop, has anyone been able to get the webcam working ?