Asus W6A
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Mon 13 of Aug, 2007 [14:51 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 W6A laptop. Asus does provide some good quality small sized laptops and the W6A is another such example.Editing This Page
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| Name | Asus W6A | |
| Processor | Intel Pentium-M 750 1.86GHz | |
| Screen | 13.3" WXGA | |
| RAM | 1GB | |
| HDD | 100GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 | |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Intel 2200 802.11g Wireless, Bluetooth | |
| Other | 3 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| 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
The Asus W6A's native screen resolution is 1280x800 but due to the way the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 operates this resolution isn't usable right away. A guide we have written called Configuring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950 should help you in this regard.For the sound system to work on the W6A you will need to edit the /etc/modprobe.conf (or your Linux distribution's equivalent) file and add the following:
options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1 model=asus
Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950
Configuring the audio
Increasing battery life
Summary
The W6A does require a little bit of configuration work to get it working properly on Linux. However this shouldn't be too difficult to do and the notebook works great after this is done.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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