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This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus Eee PC 1015B laptop.
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For full specifications see the Asus Eee PC 1015B specifications page.
| Name | Asus Eee PC 1015B |
| Processor | AMD® Fusion APU C30 1.2GHz (single core)/C50 1.0GHz (dual core) Processor |
| Screen | 10.1” WSVGA |
| RAM | Up to 2GB |
| HDD | up to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | None |
| Graphics | AMD® Radeon HD 6250 |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet WLAN 802.11b/g/n @2.4GHz Broadcom BCM4313 |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | Works fine with kernel 3.0, there were issues with previous. |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | radeon driver |
| Sound | Yes | There are some issues with alsalib enumerates cards/outputs incorrectly |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | kernel 3.0: ndiswrapper works (not really stable), brcmsmac doesn't |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
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Discussion
brcmsmac works fine, FIRMWARE NEEDED, propriteary broadcom-wl works from time to time depending on kernel and distro.