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Asus R1E
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Asus R1E 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.
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Specifications
| Name | Asus R1E |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 2.0GHz |
| Screen | 13.3” WXGA Widescreen |
| RAM | 2GB |
| HDD | 160GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel 4965 802.11abg, Bluetooth |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the iwl4965 driver |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Tablet | No |
Notes
The tablet does not work at all on the Asus R1E, there are simply no drivers for it. There doesn't appear to be any progress in driver development either.
Summary
With the lack a drivers for the tablet it makes using the Asus R1E quite pointless.
Discussion
I do not see how ethernet works. It worked only on the second and third boot out of about 20.
If you call that “working”… I call that “working on good weather”. Windows Vista shows absolutely no problems on my device.
I had a liveCD booted with Ubuntu (Intrepid). Tablet worked by system default values without configuring anything. I just used the pen as a mouse. It might need a calibration for very best results, but worked fine. Mouse clicks are hardware-emulated und work, too.
I do remember that SuSE's YAST includes the SAX2 grafik configuration programm which offers to configure tablets.
Tablet now works
See how to set it up at:
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1593330&group_id=69596&atid=525127
Note that this is not for non-programmers yet, though hopefully will soon
be available in the standard kernel.