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Asus N43JM
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus N43JM laptop. If you have the Asus N43JM 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 N43JM. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus N43JM page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus N43JM specifications page.
| Name | Asus N43JM |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 450M/460M/520M 2.53 GHz ~ 2.4 GHz Intel Core i3 330M/350M/370M/380M 2.53 GHz ~ 2.13 GHz |
| Screen | 14” 1366×768 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | up to 640GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GT 435M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated 802.11 b/g |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics Chip | Works | See notes |
| VGA Out | Not Tested | |
| HDMI Out | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Bulti-in Microphone | Not Tested | |
| Headphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Microphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Working | Image is upside-down |
| Touch Pad | Works | |
| Suspend/Resume | Not Working |
Notes
Graphics
This laptop uses the Optimus feature which combines the NVIDIA discrete graphics with the Intel graphics on the processor. You can get this setup working with the Bumblebee project.
Discussion
Has anyone managed to get HDMI working in this laptop? I am using Ubuntu 12.10, previously other ubuntu versions and never managed to use HDMI. I am able to use bumblebee or ironhide to use the nvidia, execpt for the HDMI…
Also got N43JM, I believe its graphic card uses nVidia's Optimus tech which is only natively support on Windows 7. Thus the GT 435M video card does not work out of box. Using Bumblebee can partly solve this problem.
Plus, on my N43JM, the webcam is still upside-down.
I tried Fedora 15, Ubuntu 11.04 and 11.10, the same result.
Additional comments:
Suspend/Hibernate by default does not work, due to some USB devices are not correctly unbind when turning it to sleep. This can be fixed by editing scripts under /etc/pm/sleep.d/.
Touchpad works but cannot be enable/disabled with key combination Fn+F9. /etc/acpi/asus-touchpad.sh does not emit correct command to respond that key combination. Edit that script can fix this issue.
Hi everyone.
I have Asus N43JM with Fedora 15 64-bit installed on it. All hardware features are available in Fedora(WiFi, Bluetooth, 3D nVidia graphic, sound card, LAN, Webcam, etc.). 3D Desktop effects do just fine. The only problem I'm faced with is high temperature. But I have understood it can be taken care of with patching the kernel (problem can be solved with a software approach). In short Fedora on N43JM is awesome.