How do you rate this laptop with Linux? * Excellent * Good * Fair * Poor * Unusable ====== Asus K50IN ====== ===== Introduction ===== This is a compatibilty guide to running Linux with the Asus K50IN laptop. This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus K50IN. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the [[http://www.lapwik.com/asus_k50in|Asus K50IN page on LapWik]]. ===== Editing This Page ===== If you would like to edit this page please first view our [[Editing Guidelines]]. ===== Specifications ===== For full specifications see the [[http://www.lapspecs.com/wiki/asus+k50in|Asus K50IN specifications page]]. |Name|Asus K50IN| |Processor|Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6500/T6400 : 2.1 GHz - 2.0 GHz, FSB 800Hz, 2M L2 Cache; \\ Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor T4200 : 2.0 GHz FSB 800MHz, 1M L2 Cache \\ Intel® Celeron® Processor T3000/900 : 2.2 GHz - 1.8 GHz, FSB 800MHz, 1M L2 Cache| |Screen|15.6" (1366x768) Widescreen| |RAM|Up to 4GB| |HDD|up to 500GB| |Optical Drive|DVD+-RW| |Graphics|NVIDIA® GeForce® G102M| |Network|10/100/1000 Ethernet \\ 802.11a/b/g/n| ===== Linux Compatibility ===== ^Device^Compatibility^Comments^ |Processor|Works| | |Screen|Works| | |HDD|Works| | |Optical Drive|Works| | |Graphics|Works|nvidia-beta 190.36| |Sound|Works| | |Ethernet|Works|CONFIG_R8169| |Wireless|Works|ath9k only from 2.6.30 kernel| |USB|Works| | |Card Reader|Works| | |Webcam|Works|Horizontally flipped | ===== Notes ===== suspend doesn't work (s2ram -v -f -p works only once after reboot) hibernate works with tuxonice, but there is a little chance not to wake up after hibernating ===== Summary ===== You can enter a summary of how well the Asus K50IN works with Linux here.