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Asus U31JG
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus U31JG laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus U31JG. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus U31JG page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus U31JG specifications page.
| Name | Asus U31JG |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5 460M 2.53 GHz Intel® Core™ i3 370M/380M 2.53 GHz ~ 2.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core P6200 2.13 GHz |
| Screen | 13.3” (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | up to 640GB |
| Optical Drive | None |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 415M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet 802.11 b/g/n or 802.11 b/g |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | Generic 2.5” SATA |
| Graphics | Almost works | Picture works immediately, nVidia card works with ironhide |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06) |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Works | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | Installed Ubuntu from USB stick |
| Card Reader | Works | |
| Webcam | Works | Picture maybe upside down. Solutions are available |
| HDMI Out | Not Working | The blame probably rests with Optimus technology |
Notes
Suspend/hibernate causes the computer to lock up. It is because of the USB3 incompatibility. Fixes are
available on internet.
Summary
The laptop uses nVidia's Optimus technology, which runs nVidia card in “kind of” slave mode. User can install
ironhide to get around that. HDMI output might be connected to nVidia card.
Apart from that everything works great. I plugged an SSD into mine and it now performs a complete reboot in 12 seconds. Neat. :)
Discussion
Hi. I have substantially increased my battery life on this laptop with BumbleBee: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee. If you experience sub par battery life with Linux, give BumbleBee a try!
-Justin