Asus A4K
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Mon 13 of Aug, 2007 [06:36 UTC]by Bill Giannikos
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which drivers you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required drivers have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Asus A4K laptop. The wireless controller does not have native Linux drivers which makes installation of this laptop trickier than normal. Some moderate Linux experience is required.Editing This Page
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| Processor | AMD Mobile Athlon64 3200+ | |
| Screen | 15.4" WXGA | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Sis USB 802.11b 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-intel8x0 driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
Notes
For the ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 you can use the radeon driver included with Xorg or ATI's proprietary fglrx driver. View the Configuring an ATI graphics chip guide for more details. 3D support is only available with the proprietary driver.This SIS USB wireless controller in the Asus A4K does not have any native drivers for Linux. This can be solved by using thendiswrapper driver, with installation instructions available here. The windows driver is available here.
Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring an ATI graphics chip
Configuring the ndiswrapper driver for wireless controllers without native Linux drivers
Increasing battery life
Summary
The major issue with the Asus A4K is the configuration of the SIS wireless system. Apart from that there were no other issues in getting the laptop working.Have you installed Linux on this laptop? If so how about leaving a comment about your success in the comments section below.
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