This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus Eee PC 1201PN laptop.
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| Name | Asus Eee PC 1201PN |
| Processor | Intel® Atom™ N450 |
| Screen | 12.1” WXGA Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 2GB |
| HDD | 250GB to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | None |
| Graphics | NVIDIA Ion 2 |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet WLAN 802.11b/g/n @2.4GHz |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | 3D, with proprietary NVIDIA driver |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Not tested | |
| Modem | Not Present | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Card Reader | Not tested | |
| Webcam | Not tested |
Ubuntu Netbook 10.10 works out of the box, except the following issues:
- multitouch questures touchpad
- fn + F2 switch on/off wireless
- fn + F7 switch on/off screen
- fn + F9 switch on/off touchpad
- fn + Space switch between cpu power levels
Some other functions keys are working properly as in Win 7:
- fn + F10/F11/F12 volume control
- fn + F5/F6 display brightness
- fn + < | > play/stop/next/previous Sound/Movie
Overall you can start working after installing Ubuntu 10.10 (21. Oct. 2010).
Update 22. Oct. 2010:
After installing the proprietary display driver of NVIDIA (Ubuntu Menu - System - Administration - Additional Drivers) resume from suspend mode works as well!
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