How do you rate this laptop with Linux? * Excellent * Good * Fair * Poor * Unusable ====== Asus M50VC ====== ===== Introduction ===== This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus M50VC laptop. This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at [[Installation Guide|our guides]] section for distribution specific instructions. ===== Editing This Page ===== If you would like to edit this page please first view our [[Editing Guidelines]]. ===== Specifications ===== | Name|Asus M50VC| | Processor|Intel Core 2 Duo| | Screen|15.4" WXGA or WXGA+ or WSXGA+ Widescreen| | RAM|1GB to 4GB| | HDD|160GB to 500GB| | Optical Drive|DVD+-RW or Blu-ray| | Graphics|NVIDIA Geforce 9300M| | Network|Ethernet, Intel 5100 802.11abgn, Bluetooth| ===== Linux Compatibility ===== ^Device^Compatibility^Comments^ | Processor|Work| | | Screen|Work| | | HDD|Work| | | Optical Drive|May require a BIOS option to be turned into "Compatible",then work| | | Graphics|Work with official NVIDIA driver for linux| | | Sound|Work with the driver from [[http://www.opensound.com/|OSS]] (Open Sound System)| | | Ethernet|Work with the driver from [[http://www.realtek.com|Realtek]]| | | Wireless|Work| | | Bluetooth|Work| | | 56K Modem|Not Tested| | | USB|Work| | | Firewire|Not Tested| | | Card Reader|Not Tested| | | Camera|Work| | ===== Notes ===== You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the Asus M50VC here. ===== Summary ===== You can enter a summary of how well the Asus M50VC works with Linux here.