Asus A7D
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Mon 13 of Aug, 2007 [07:06 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.
SponsorsLenovo are now offering a range of Thinkpads with Suse Linux pre-installed. Run Linux and Windows simultaneously with Parallels Workstation. | Page Contents |
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Asus A7D laptop. This is a AMD Turion64 based laptop of which there are not that many. The wireless is the main issue with Linux on the A7D.Editing This Page
View our Editing GuidelinesSpecifications
| Processor | AMD Turion 64 MT-32 1.8 GHz | |
| Screen | 17" WXGA+ | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon x700 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Broadcom BCM4318 802.11g Wireless, Bluetooth | |
| Other | 5 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire, Webcam | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-hda-intel driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested | |
Notes
The ATI Mobility Radeon x700 graphics chip is supported by both the Xorg radeon driver and proprietary fglrx driver. The Configuring an ATI graphics chip guide may be helpful here.This Broadcom BCM4318 wireless controller doesn't have native drivers available. This means you will need to install ndiswrapper. The Configuring the ndiswrapper driver guide may be helpful here. The windows driver to use are available at the Asus support site.
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 primary issue with Asus A7D is with the wireless networking, other features work well. Hopefully some native drivers for the wireless will be made available soon.Have you installed Linux on this laptop? If so how about leaving a comment about your success in the comments section below.
Comments