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Asus M51Vr
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus M51Vr 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 M51Vr. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus M51Vr page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus M51Vr specifications page.
| Name | Asus M51Vr |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Screen | 15.4” WXGA or WXGA+ or WSXGA+ Widescreen |
| RAM | 1GB to 4GB |
| HDD | 160GB to 320GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW or Blu-ray |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel 5100 802.11abgn, Bluetooth |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | yes | |
| Screen | yes | |
| HDD | yes | |
| Optical Drive | yes | |
| Graphics | yes | |
| Sound | yes | had to upgrade to Alsa 1.0.19 used Alsa-Upgrade script see notes |
| Ethernet | yes | |
| Wireless | yes | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | yes | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Camera | yes | Requires uvcvideo installed |
Notes
Details of using the Alsa-Upgrade Script can be found here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6589810#post6589810
Mic not working also ambient light sensor not working well
Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the Asus M51Vr works with Linux here.
Card Reader work fine. Tested with 4Gb SD card
Discussion
Hi Everyone,
I have successfully installed Linux Mint 7 Gnome & KDE editions on my Asus M51Vr Laptop and everything is working fine.
I mean:
Bluetooth
WLAN
LAN
Video Card
Sound
everything just works.
One issue is that the screen brightness that I cant find a way to adjust the settings.
Linux Mint is a very user friendly Distro I recommend anyone new to linux like me to give it a got. It even plays youtube videos out of the box. super easy.
Hope this can help someone out there.
THanks for write.
I'm got the same laptop, love it.
hate vista.
Does the TV work on linux?