This is a compatibilty guide to running Linux with the Asus K50IN laptop.
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For full specifications see the 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” (1366×768) 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 |
| 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 |
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
You can enter a summary of how well the Asus K50IN works with Linux here.