Asus G50Vt

Introduction

This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus G50Vt 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.

This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus G50Vt. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus G50Vt page on LapWik.

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Specifications

For full specifications see the Asus G50Vt specifications page.

Name	Asus G50Vt
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo
Screen	15.4” WXGA+ or WSXGA+ Widescreen 15.6” WXGA Widescreen
RAM	1GB to 4GB
HDD	2 x 200GB to 500GB
Optical Drive	Super Multi or Blu-ray
Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GS
Network	Ethernet, Intel 5100 802.11abgn, Bluetooth (Optional)

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Tested	kernel-2.6.28-r1
Screen	Tested	Kde 4.2
HDD	Tested
Optical Drive	Not Tested
Graphics	Tested	Nvidia-drivers 180
Sound	Tested	Alsa in KDE 4.2
Ethernet	Tested	working
Wireless	Tested	working
Bluetooth	Tested	working
USB	Tested	Loads a USB stick in KDE 4.2
Firewire	Not Tested
Card Reader	Not Tested
Webcam	Not Tested

Notes

See the MonALISA link below for specific instructions on configuring Intel Wireless.

Summary

You can enter a summary of how well the Asus G50Vt works with Linux here.

Discussion

SparQz, 2010/12/17 14:19

have you tried running the direct app in wine?

Nikdu, 2009/11/19 01:55

I installed Ubuntu 9.04 with the instructions of the Asus G50V
Everything works fine, but I can't manage to customise the LEDs on the cover of the Laptop. Someone have any idea what to do?

ALLurGroceries, 2009/02/27 11:06

Also see the Asus G50V page; I just updated that entry with a few tweaks (headphone sense, lights, numpad behavior, RAID, OLED). Follow the link to the MonALISA Team Blog for details on configuring Intel Wireless.