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Asus G60Jx
Introduction
This is a compatibiltiy guide to running Linux with the Asus G60Jx laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Asus G60Jx. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Asus G60Jx page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus G60Jx specifications page.
| Name | Asus G60Jx |
| 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 | 16“ (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB (up to 8GB for i7 systems) |
| HDD | 320GB to 640GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 360M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Core i5 430M OK | 4x threads all good |
| Screen | 1366×768 OK | Function keys work, EXCEPT FN3-4 brightness keyboard (Fedora 13) |
| HDD | OK | Cached reads:3098.5 MB/sec, bffered reads: 101.81 MB/sec |
| Optical Drive | BAD | DVD movies won't play (Ubuntu), Play fine (Fedora 13) with proper software |
| Graphics | OK | |
| Sound | OK | |
| Ethernet | OK | |
| Wireless | OK | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | OK | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | OK | |
| Webcam | Works fine |
Notes
You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the Asus G60Jx here.
Summary
The laptop works great as long as you have it properly configured. You might have a couple issues getting everything set up at first, especially with 64-bit issues. However, these issues tend to exist in Windows 7 as well. Flash being the ugliest issue. It does work though. I actually prefer the way the laptop operates in Linux than Windows 7. For instance, the “trackpad” requires almost no changes, whereas in Windows 7 Home Premium I cannot get it to work to my liking that's WITH proprietary software installed. Edit by Reventlov : For the backlit keyboard, I use acpi and the acpi daemon to modify the brightness. Here my /etc/acpi/ folder : http://ompldr.org/vN3ZzcQ
