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Asus K55VD
Introduction
This is a template for a future compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus K55VD laptop. If you have the Asus K55VD 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 K55VD. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus K55VD page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus K55VD specifications page.
| Name | Asus K55VD |
| 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 | NVIDIA GeForce 610M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Integrated 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Graphics Chip | Yes | using bumblebee |
| VGA Out | Not Tested | |
| HDMI Out | Not Tested | |
| Display Port | Not Tested | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Microphone | Not Tested | |
| Headphone Port | Yes | |
| Microphone-In Port | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | incl. USB 3.0 |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Yes | with linux 3.8+ |
| Webcam | Yes | |
| Keyboard | Yes | |
| TouchPad | Yes | |
| Suspend/Resume | Yes |
Notes
The Fn keys for brightness work if linux is started with the argument “acpi_osi=”.
However the userland does not seem to get informed about the changes made with the Fn keys this way, which means no popup and the system settings do not know the current brightness set.
Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the Asus K55VD works with Linux here.
Discussion
Linux Mint 14 (Nadia) works great.
The fn+f5/f6 (brightness controls) don't work but thankfully there is an applet for control which is no problem at all.
I'm using Bumblebee for the graphics card and it works fine. Just assign optirun to the programs you want to use your card. Ta'da!
Check it out https://launchpad.net/~bumblebee
If you are searching for a Linux laptop, I would more recommend one with an AMD chip, since the Nvidia
chip in this one, is not working on Linux, I never got it to work, tried tons of ways.
But everything else works (depends on your kernel also..) wireless is fine, touchpad also, Intel HD 4000 graphics are recognized and work fine.