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Asus K55A
Introduction
This is a template for a future compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus K55A laptop. If you have the Asus K55A 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.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus K55A. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus K55A page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus K55A specifications page.
| Name | Asus K55A |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 3610QM Processor Intel Core i5 3210M Processor Intel Core i3 3110M Processor |
| Screen | 15.6” 16:9 HD (1366×768) LED Backlight |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | 1TB 5400rpm 750GB 5400rpm/7200rpm 500GB 5400rpm/7200rpm 320GB 5400rpm |
| Optical Drive | Blu-Ray DVD Combo (Optional) Super-Multi DVD Blue-ray Writer (Optional) |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Integrated 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Graphics Chip | Not Tested | |
| VGA Out | Yes | |
| HDMI Out | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Yes | Internal speakers only |
| Microphone | Yes | |
| Headphone Port | Yes | |
| Microphone-In Port | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | No | |
| Webcam | Yes | |
| Keyboard | Yes | |
| TouchPad | Yes | |
| Suspend/Resume | Yes |
Notes
I have been running Opensuse 12.2 and 12.3 on this machine and both without any problems. So far everything works perfect. Most of the problems I have encountered had to do with the distro itself but not with the hardware.
I have not tried Gnome but KDE works smooth. Still have to figure how to get the card reader working.
Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the Asus K55A works with Linux here.
Discussion
I got the SD reader working in ubuntu 12.04 by following this:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udisks/+bug/971876
Firewire and bluetooth still untested, but everything else works. Curiously system-settings has my graphics listed as “Unknown”
Hello, I am not sure what “testing” would entail, but my optical drive has been working with Ubuntu. I can load up DVDs just fine, I have one of Windows 7 in right now.
The card reader does not work, does anyone have a solution to how to fix this besides recompiling a windows driver?