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Asus G46VW
Introduction
This is a template for a future compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus G46VW laptop. If you have the Asus G46VW 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.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus G46VW specifications page.
| Name | Asus G46VW |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 3630QM Processor Intel Core i5 3230M /3210M Processor |
| Screen | 14” 1366×768 Widescreen 14” 1600×900 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 16GB |
| HDD | Up to 1TB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray Blu-ray-RW |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet 802.11ac or 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Not Tested | |
| Screen | Not Tested | |
| HDD | Not Tested | |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | |
| Graphics Chip | Not Tested | |
| VGA Out | Not Tested | |
| HDMI Out | Not Tested | |
| DisplayPort | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Not Tested | |
| Bulti-in Microphone | Not Tested | |
| Headphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Microphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | |
| Wireless | Not Tested | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| USB | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested | |
| Touch Pad | Not Tested | |
| Suspend/Resume | Not Tested |
Notes
You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the Asus G46VW here.
Summary
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Discussion
Installed Linux Mint 14 Nadia today. Legacy BIOS mode, dual boot with win 7. Normal install, bootloader works fine. The volume and keyboard brightness hotkeys work fine, the screen brightness hotkeys do not work..
Could not install Ubuntu 13.04, the installer hangs.. Though the hotkeys for screen broghtness do work in live mode.. Does anyone know how to make them work on Mint (may be there is a way to sort of make them work as they do on Ubuntu)?
Thanks.
Brightness hotkeys didn't work for me (Ubuntu 12.10), however, display brightness level can still be set from the terminal:
echo 5 > /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video1/brightness
the number is the actual brightness lever (ranges 0 to 10 I guess).
I was running the tests from a live usb, so didn't have appropriate video drivers installed…may be the brightness hotkeys will work after installation of the drivers. Otherwise, I guess it may be possible to set the hooks manually.
Other hotkeys (sound level, keyboard brightness, wireless on/off) worked fine.
Will try to look more into those during the next weekend )
If anyone has faced the same issue, please share.
A good how-to for ndiswrapper on Ubuntu. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper
For those with 802.11ac issues. Tested this under Ubuntu 12.10 with ndiswrapper (http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ndiswrapper/index.php?title=Main_Page) and a driver for win xp (https://www.asus.com/Networking/PCEAC66/#support_Download_17). Download and unpack the driver and use the .inf file with ndiswrapper:
sudo ndiswrapper -i filename.inf to install
sudo ndiswrapper -l to check
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper to load the kernel module
Use ndisgtk package if you want a ui for ndiswrapper.