Asus W2Jb
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Mon 13 of Aug, 2007 [14:57 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 W2Jb laptop. This is a big screen notebook with good Linux support when an up to date distribution is used.Editing This Page
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| Name | Asus W2Jb | |
| Processor | Intel Core Duo T2600 2.16GHz | |
| Screen | 17" WXGA | |
| RAM | 2GB | |
| HDD | 120GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon x1600 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 3945 802.11g Wireless, Bluetooth | |
| Other | 3 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire, TV tuner | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use ipw3945 driver |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| TV tuner | Not Tested | |
Notes
For the graphics chip you can use both the open source radeon driver and 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 x1600, in this case you will need to use the proprietary driver.Audio now works under ubuntu feisty (and maybe other distros) with the latest ALSA-drivers (1.0.14.rc4) installed
Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring an ATI graphics chip
Configuring the audio
Configuring the ipw3945 driver for the Intel 3945ABG wireless controller
Increasing battery life
Summary
There were no problems in getting the Asus W2Jb working when used with an up to date Linux distribution. It is recommended to use a Linux distribution with kernel version 2.6.17 or greater, such as Fedora Core 6 or Ubuntu 6.10.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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