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Asus A52JC
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Nicky Thomassen
Introduction
This is a comptibility guide to running Linux with the Asus A52JC laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus A52JC. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus A52JC page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus A52JC specifications page.
| Name | Asus A52JC |
| 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 | NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated 802.11b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Ok | |
| Screen | Ok | I don't know about the dimmer-function |
| HDD | Ok | |
| Optical Drive | DVD-Drive Ok | |
| Graphics | Ok | Se details on kernel below |
| Sound | Works | When using headphones, main sound don't turn off |
| Ethernet | Ok | |
| Wireless | Ok | Works out of the box, se version below |
| USB | Ok | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Works | It's upside-down. See other pages for solution |
Notes
Tested with Debian 6, kernel 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem with support for NVidia (NVidia driverversion 195.36.31). Standby an sleep functions does not work however, every time one af them is tried, Linux locks up. I tried with a full install of Ubuntu 11.04 without luck. If I should find a solution I will post it.
Summary
I also testet the Ubuntu 10.04 live-cd, which worked as well. All in all this laptop goes well with Linux besides the standby/sleep problem, it's very responsive. Graphics tested with 900p blu-ray rip, which works very well.
