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Asus X54C
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus X54C laptop. If you have the Asus X54C 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 X54C. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus X54C page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus X54C specifications page.
| Name | Asus X54C |
| Processor | Intel Core i3 Processor Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor Intel Celeron Dual-Core Processor |
| Screen | 15.6” 1366×768 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | Up to 750GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 3000 Intel HD Graphics |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics Chip | Works | |
| 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 | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Works | |
| Touch Pad | Works | |
| Suspend/Resume | Works |
Notes
Running Gentoo Linux, have everything working, except for webcam, working on that right now. Brand new fresh install today, on 6 GB of RAM, Intel Pentium dual-core processor. Touchpad, function keys, brightness, volume, scrolling all works perfectly. X.org works out of the box, running on XFCE, frambuffer support on tty works great, video card works prerfectly. Will update again soon with everything else. -anakin
UPDATE
After looking around on Google, I found what needs to be set in the kernel for the webcam to work in Gentoo. And after a recompile it works. So in my opinion, it should work on generic distros, such as Fedora, Ubuntu, should work out of the box. Wi-fi works, and everything works great. -anakin
-King Vitty
Running vanilla Ubuntu 12.04, works just fine except for the special function keys. Webcam, wireless, sound, and everything work fine. tried Crunchbang and Puppy both a little while ago and neither worked with all components, particularly the wireless card. I don't particularly like core Ubuntu so I hope I can get Crunchbang to work with it soon, I'll update then when i do.
Discussion
Fedora 18 running perfectly.Everything work!!
Running this computer with Linux Puppy Slako. Everything works OK with exception of the wireless network. I am currently looking for a linux Puppy .pet or driver setup to get it going
iam running the linux mint 13 on my x54c and it running fast now and faster then i first got it with windows so if you plan on put linux ill say mint 13 thanks anibal chicago illinois
Currently running Slackware64 14 RC4 on mine. Everything worked out of the box apart from the touchpad which needed the kcm_touchpad package in order for it to be editable in KControlCenter.
The only thing I cannot sort out is the “disable touchpad when typing” facility.
Use a tools called touchpad indicator this will disable touchpad while trying