Asus M6V

Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the Asus M6V laptop. This is one of the first laptop available which include the ATI Mobility Radeon x600 graphics chip. Linux support on the M6V is excellent.

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.

Editing This Page

If you would like to edit this page please first view our Editing Guidelines.

Specifications

Name	Asus M6V
Processor	Intel Pentium-M 740 1.73Ghz
Screen	15.4” WXGA
RAM	512MB
HDD	60GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	ATI Mobility Radeon x600
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 2200 802.11g Wireless
Other	4 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Yes
Screen	Yes
Optical Drive	Yes
Graphics	Yes
Sound	Yes	Use the snd-hda-intel module
Ethernet	Yes
Wireless	Yes	Use the ipw2200 module
56K Modem	Not Tested
USB	Yes
Firewire	Not Tested
Card Reader	Yes
PCMCIA	Not Tested

Notes

For the graphics chip you can use either the open source radeon module or ATI's proprietary fglrx module. For installation instructions, you can view our Configuring an ATI graphics chip guide. For 3D support, you will need the proprietary module. Some older versions of X may not have support for the ATI Mobility Radeon x600, in this case you will need to use the proprietary module.