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Asus A8E
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Asus A8E laptop.
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 A8E |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 2.0GHz |
| Screen | 14.1” WXGA Widescreen |
| RAM | 2GB |
| HDD | 160GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel 4965 802.11abgn, Bluetooth |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the iwl4965 driver |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Camera | Not Tested |
Notes
Nothing really special to report about this laptop. Up to date Linux distributions will support this laptop just fine.
Summary
The Asus A8E works just fine with a Linux distribution which is up to date. There were no problems configuring it at all.
Discussion
I'm using asus A8E for business with ubuntu 8.10 and it's running just fine, one curious thing: the laptop is much less noisy running linux, still it appears faster compared to pre-installed Windows Vista.
I just get one “bad” message in dmesg, after a couple of hours running:
ACPI: EC: missing confirmations, switch off interrupt mode.
But I'm still looking around to understand what it means, apprentely everything is working fine.