This is a guide to running Linux with the Asus C90S laptop.
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
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| Name | Asus C90S |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 2.13Ghz |
| Screen | 15.4” WSXGA+ Widescreen |
| RAM | 2GB |
| HDD | 250GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | NVIDIA Geforce 8600M |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel 3945 802.11abg |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the iwl3945 driver |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Camera | Not Tested | |
| Tv Tuner | Not Tested |
The C90S includes the NVIDIA Geforce 8600M which is currently not supported with the open source 'nv' module from Xorg. To get the display working you will need to install the proprietary modules from NVIDIA.
Some hardware in this system requires kernel version 2.6.22 or later. Ubuntu 7.10 work well with this laptop as it already includes both this kernel as well as the proprietary nvidia module.
It wasn't difficult at all installing Linux on the Asus C90S. You will need to manually install the proprietary module in some Linux distributions (eg. Fedora 8) but that isn't too difficult.
Discussion
I've had Ubuntu and Kubuntu running without too much of a problem. You should try installing the Ubuntu/Kubuntu alternate install disc. When i installed from the live cd I had worse luck with the hardware. My card reader worked too.
cpu
Can anyone set/manage the cpu speed like in windows?
wifi, leds, atheros.
for wireless led :
modprobe -v asus-laptop
for wireless itself : ndiswrapper won't work with 64 bits kernel.
The chip is an Atheros AR5418.
tryng to find my way through madwifi, madwifi-ng, ath5k, ath9k, compat-wireless etc. but I lost myself. Sometimes, I see the beacons (via wifi-radar, for example), but I can't connect. Any help would be welcome.
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Wifi
I'm glad to find this topic, but, because there's a but, i can't make my wifi work
if someone have a solution, it will be fine, a tuto will be better
thx a lot
wireless- can you write a tutorial?
please, can you wire a guide for wireless?
Wireless- help
The wireless doens't work in Ubuntu 8.04 on c90s
Wireless
I have tried to install the wireless on ubuntu. After some try's and many reading i got a ath0 wireless device. But i still hasn't find a way to enable my wlan (let the WIFI led turn on). So i got the driver but no more :(