Asus L5D
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 L5D laptop. The L5D uses an AMD processor, one of only a few. Linux support is not great as this laptop needs to use ndiswrapper.Editing This Page
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| Processor | AMD Athlon64 3000+ | |
| Screen | 15" SXGA+ | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5650 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Broadcom BCM4306 802.11g 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 | Yes | Use the Linuxant drivers |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | No | Does not appear to function properly with the sdhci driver |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
Notes
For the NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5650 you can use either the open source 'nv' or NVIDIA's 'nvidia' driver with the nvidia driver being needed for 3D support. The Configuring a nVidia graphics chip guide can be followed for installation instuctions.NDISwrapper is required for the Broadcom BCM4306 wireless controller to function with Linux. For further installation instruction you can view our ndiswrapper guide which is available here. The driver to use with ndiswrapper is located on the Asus website.
Active submitted the following:
64bit system: working (Gentoo x86_64) : cpu, screen, optical drive, graphics (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-9631-pkg2.run), sound, ethernet, wireless (64-bit_Broadcom_54g_Drivers.zip + ndiswrapper), 56kmodem (see Modem), usb.
Firewire, sdreader, pcmcia remain untested/not working.
Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring a nVidia graphics chip
Configuring the ndiswrapper driver for wireless controllers without native Linux drivers
Increasing battery life
Summary
The wireless controller is an issue with the Asus L5D. It requires ndiswrapper and therefore configuration is fairly tricky. Other components work fine 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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