Asus A6Km
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Mon 13 of Aug, 2007 [07:18 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.
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Bill Giannikos (bill2 at giannikos.com.au)Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Asus A6Km laptop, model A6QKM300DL56HG. It is one of only a few laptops with an AMD processor.Editing This Page
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| Processor | AMD Sempron 3100+ 1.8GHz | |
| Screen | 15.4" | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | nVidia GeForce Go 7300 | |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Broadcom 802.11g BCM4318 Wireless | |
| Other | 4 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire, Webcam | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | Use 8139too driver |
| Wireless | Partial | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not tested, probably wont work | |
Notes
There is a bug in either the kernel or this laptops ACPI implementation which causes USB not to work correctly. Kernel 2.6.16 fixes this issue.Older kernel versions (and therefore older versions of ALSA) do not properly support the audio on this system. You need to use kernel 2.6.16 or greater to get the audio working.
The nVidia GeForce Go 7300 works with either the nv driver in Xorg or the proprietary nvidia driver. 3D support needs the proprietary driver.
The Broadcom 802.11g BCM4318 wireless controller does not have native Linux drivers so you will havr to use the ndiswrapper driver. More information on ndiswrapper is available on our Configuring the ndiswrapper driver guide. Grab the Windows drivers here. There are a couple of experimental native drivers available called the linux-bcom4301 and bcm43xx drivers. You can give these a try first before using ndiswrapper.
Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring a nVidia graphics chip
Configuring the audio
Configuring the ndiswrapper driver for wireless controllers without native Linux drivers
Increasing battery life
Summary
The Asus A6Km is different because it uses an AMD processor but it is not an easy laptop to configure with Linux.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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