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| Name | Asus A52F |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 540M/520M/450M/430M : 2.53 GHz - 2.26 GHz, with Turbo Boost up to 3.06/2.93/2.93/2.53 GHz; Intel® Core™ i3 Processor 370M/350M/330M : 2.4 GHz - 2.13 GHz, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor P6000 : 1.86 GHz |
| Screen | 15.6” (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | 250GB to 640GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | Intel® GMA HD |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated 802.11b/g/n |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | |
| Sound | Partial | You will need to install the latest version of ALSA for sound to work, even with up to date Linux distributions like Ubuntu 10.10. You may have issues with the microphone and headphone ports even after doing this. |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Tested with Ubuntu 10.10.
The sound problems make the Asus A52F a fairly poor choice for Linux, however work is being done to correct this.
Discussion
After trying a fresh Ubuntu 10.10 install I had the headphones plugged in still plays through the main speakers issue. Based on youngoh's comment I added this line into /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf :
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-laptop
Now I have the headphones work only on one side issue. A step closer!
Thanks!!!!!!
I Solved my problem with your help!
Thanks a lot!
Anyway I made it. like belows.
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:~/Documents$ uname -a
Linux youngoh-K52F 2.6.35-22-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 20:36:48 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:~/Documents$ tail /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
options snd-usb-ua101 index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2youngoh@youngoh-K52F:~/Documents$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_codec_intelhdmi 9812 1
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:~/Documents$ tail /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
options snd-usb-ua101 index=-2
options snd-usb-us122l index=-2
options snd-usb-usx2y index=-2
# Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
# Keep snd-pcsp from being loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2
# Keep snd-usb-audio from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-laptop only adding this line works
y index=-2
# Ubuntu #62691, enable MPU for snd-cmipci
options snd-cmipci mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
# Keep snd-pcsp from being loaded as first soundcard
options snd-pcsp index=-2
# Keep snd-usb-audio from beeing loaded as first soundcard
options snd-usb-audio index=-2
options snd-hda-intel model=hp-laptop
#reboot then works–
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:~/Documents$ lsmod | grep conexant
snd_hda_codec_conexant 29736 1
snd_hda_codec 87552 3 snd_hda_codec_intelhdmi,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel
snd 49006 16 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:~/Documents$
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:~/Documents$ cd /proc/asound/
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:/proc/asound$ ls
card0 cards devices hwdep Intel modules pcm seq timers version
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:/proc/asound$ cd card0/
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:/proc/asound/card0$ ls
codec#0 codec#3 eld#3.0 eld#3.1 eld#3.2 id pcm0c pcm0p pcm3p pcm7p
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:/proc/asound/card0$ cat codec#0 | grep Codec
Codec: Conexant CX20585
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:/proc/asound/card0$ cat codec#0* | grep Codec
Codec: Conexant CX20585
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:/proc/asound/card0$ cat codec#* | grep Codec
Codec: Conexant CX20585
Codec: Intel IbexPeak HDMI
youngoh@youngoh-K52F:/proc/asound/card0$
hope you guys make it.
Upgraded A52F P6100 to 10.10, 2.6.35-24-generic - runs OotB. Already mentioned caveats apply (Micro, Headphone). Also I still have problems with Elantech Touchpad. Further investigation needed.
Using the Germany Amazon supplied A52F with P6100 under 10.04.1 LTS, 2.6.32-27-generic shows only minor quirks:
NO Fan Control possible - and possibly never (BIOS not ACPI)! (currently not an issue, because up to 55 degree Celsius CPU temp it's fan is running with lowest speed and very quietly)
C3 & C4 states not supported - TLP author thinks some power reduction still possible. Currently maxes out at 12.5 W appx. 3.5 hours battery life in average browsing on WLAN b/g
(was wrongly posted to K52F first - but should apply as well to K52F because both are using same mobo & BIOS)
all ok tested on ubuntu 10.10 10.04 fedora 13 but headphones works only one side + internal speakers dont mute. 1
solution on ubuntu update everything download all build essentials and download drivers from linuxant.com .solved my problems .