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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Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the Asus V6Va laptop. This laptop is very similar to the Asus V6V except with slightly higher specifications. Like the V6V, the Linux support here is excellent.

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Specifications

Name	Asus V6Va
Processor	Intel Pentium-M 2.13Ghz
Screen	15" SXGA+
RAM	1GB
HDD	100GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	ATI Mobility Radeon x700
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 2915 802.11g Wireless, Bluetooth
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-hda-intel driver
Ethernet	Yes
Wireless	Yes	Use the ipw2200 driver
Bluetooth	Not Tested
56K Modem	Not Tested
USB	Yes
Firewire	Not Tested
SD Card Reader	Not Tested
PCMCIA	Not Tested

Notes

For the graphics chip you can use either the open source radeon driver or ATI's proprietary fglrx driver. For installation instructions, you can view our Configuring an ATI graphics chip guide. For 3D support, you will need the proprietary driver. Some older versions of X may not have support for the ATI Mobility Radeon x700, in this case you will need to use the proprietary driver.

Related Resources

Preparing your laptop for Linux
Configuring an ATI graphics chip
Increasing battery life

Summary

Just like the original V6V, the V6Va has no issues at all when running Linux. Installation was a breeze and all the hardware worked as expected.


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