This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus UL30A laptop.
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For full specifications see the Asus UL30A specifications page.
| Name | Asus UL30A |
| Processor | Intel Core2 Duo Processor SU9400/SU7300 : 1.4 GHz - 1.3 GHz, Intel Celeron Processor SU2300/743 : 1.3 GHz - 1.2 GHz, |
| Screen | 13.3” HD (1366×768) Color-Shine (Glare-type) |
| Graphics | Intel GMA X4500MHD |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 25GB to 500GB - 5400rpm |
| Optical Drive | No |
| Network | 10/100 Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100 ABGN |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Works | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Works |
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You can enter a summary of how well the Asus UL30A works with Linux here.
Discussion
More info on this system is available at https://www.debian-administration.org/users/mnaumann/weblog/4
Actually the SD card reader/writer of my UL30A-QX130 doesn't work out of the box on Ubuntu Karmic (9.10 using linux-image-generic-2.6.31 and backport-modules). Webcam is also flipped upside down here, but this can be worked around using software (such as 'filters' in 'cheese').
There are also some ACPI warnings and issues with the video module ('drm') / chipset (i915): https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/487185 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14781
The video issues are said to cause screen flickering on 2.6.32 (they do not on 2.6.31, but video performance is still severed).
Here's the result of lspci -nn:
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a40] (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a43] (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2942] (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 [8086:294a] (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation ICH9M-E LPC Interface Controller [8086:2917] (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller [8086:2929] (rev 03)
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation WiFi Link 100 Series [8086:0083]
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Attansic Technology Corp. Atheros AR8132 / L1c Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [1969:1062] (rev c0)
And here's the interpreted version of this:
http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ASUS/UL30A-QX130
Everything works on Ubuntu Karmic and fast, except webcam that is upside down :)