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Asus G51Jx
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Asus G51Jx laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus G51Jx. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus G51Jx page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus G51Jx specifications page.
| Name | Asus G51Jx |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 620M/720QM Processor : 2.66 GHz - 1.6 GHz, with turbo up to 3.33/2.8 GHz; Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 540M/520M/430M : 2.53 GHz - 2.26 GHz, with turbo up to 3.06/2.93/2.53 GHz Intel® Core™ i3 Processor 350M/330M : 2.26 GHz - 2.13 GHz, |
| Screen | 15.6“ (1366×768) Widescreen 15.6” (1920×1080) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB (some models up to 16), up to 1333 MHz |
| HDD | 320GB to 640GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 360M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | OK | Kernels older than 2.6.33 may not support turbo boost |
| Screen | OK | |
| HDD | OK | |
| Optical Drive | OK | |
| Graphics | OK | Both noveau and NVidia drivers work |
| Sound | OK | |
| Ethernet | OK | |
| Wireless | OK | ath9k |
| Bluetooth | OK | |
| Modem | None | |
| USB | OK | |
| Card Reader | Broken in Kernels ⇐ 2.6.33 (and possibly newer) | Info on a fix is here, haven't tried it yet |
| Webcam | OK | Standard UVC webcam |
Notes
Hibernation has not been successfully tested (by anyone noted here). It failed with Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) when I tried it with an encrypted swap partition, but that is a known issue with encrypted swap.
Sleep (suspend to ram) does not work out of the box with Ubuntu Lucid, but it can be fixed by following the instructions in this thread: G51JX Suspend in Ubuntu 10.04.
Summary
Most things work fine out of the box with Ubuntu 10.04 64 bits
Authors
Brock Tice Others (have not left their names yet – but thanks!)
