Asus L5C
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Mon 13 of Aug, 2007 [07:51 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 L5C laptop. This is a loud, big and heavy laptop but it is still fairly cheap. The wireless controller is the main issue with this laptop on Linux.Editing This Page
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| Processor | Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz | |
| Screen | 15" SXGA+ | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 80GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Broadcom BCM4303 802.11b Wireless | |
| Other | 5 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
The ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 in the Asus L5C is compatible with both the the open source radeon driver and ATI's proprietary fglrx driver. Our installation instruction are available here.This Broadcom BCM4303 controller in the Asus L5C does not have any native drivers so ndiswrapper will need to be used. NDISwrapper need windows drivers to function, these can be found here.
A guide on using these drivers 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
With the issues with the wireless controller, the Asus L5C is difficult to configure especially for new Linux users. Other features are easier to configure so if the wireless controller is not essential this is still a good laptop.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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