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Asus K70ID
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus K70ID laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus K70ID. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus K70ID page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus K70ID specifications page.
| Name | Asus K70ID |
| Processor | Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8700/P8600/T6670/T6600/T6500/T6400/T5900/T5870 : 2.53 GHz - 2 GHz, Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor T4500/T4400/T4300/T4200 : 2.30 GHz - 2 GHz, Intel® Celeron® Processor T3300/T3100/T3000/CM900 : 2.2 GHz - 1.8 GHz, |
| Screen | 17.3” 1600×900 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 250GB to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT320M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Kinda | Getting a “Pointer to BIT loadval table invalid” message with nouveau, graphic glitches from time to time. glxgears runs (with software rendering ?) @375fps |
| Sound | Yes | Get a recent kernel (tested with 2.6.39) for HDA Audio to work, otherwise sound will remain silent |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Kinda | Seems to run with low fps with 'cheese' software |
Notes
- There might be a workaround to get sound working with older kernels, passing parameters when loading module.
- Victim of this not harmful bug ( http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=635348 ) which will probably be fixed when you read this.
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