AsusF5V-AP097C

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Known hardware (lshw -short)

  • CPU: Intel 1.7GHz (32bits)
  • RAM: 2GB (667MHz)
  • VGA: ATI X2300 128MB
  • Ethernet NIC: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
  • WiFi NIC: Atheros 5007 / AR242x / 802.11abg

  • BlueTooth NIC: Yes

  • PSTN Modem: Yes
  • Hard disk drive: Seagate 160GB
  • Optical drive: DVD-RAM UJ-860S
  • Videocamera: Syntek
  • Audio device: Azalia
  • Memory card drive: Yes
  • PCMCIA or ExpressCard bus? ExpressCard

  • Number of USB ports: 4
  • Boot order with CD first, from factory? No. You need to change this order entering with F2 key to BIOS setup.

Achievements - results

in Feisty (7.04)

in Gutsy (7.10)

in Hardy (8.04)

IMAGE

Bug #

Image seen on screen?

No

No

Yes

Correct resolution?

N/A

N/A

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

N/A

N/A

Yes

Graphic acceleration?

N/A

N/A

Yes*

Compiz/Beryl work?

N/A

N/A

Yes*

External monitor works?

Yes

Yes

Yes*

ENERGY

Bug #

Battery detected?

Yes

Hibernates?

Yes

Suspends?

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity?

Blank monitor when closing lid?

Yes

Yes

Yes

AUDIO

Bug #

Sounds on speakers?

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes*

Phisical volume roll/key works?

N/A

N/A

N/A

Headphone jack

Yes

Mic jack

Yes

CONECTIVITY

Bug #

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

Yes*

PCMCIA NIC

Firewire

N/A

N/A

N/A

Bluetooth

No

PSTN Modem

No

Infrared

POINTERS

Bug #

Touchpad

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

External mouse - USB

Yes

External mouse - RS232/Serial

N/A

N/A

N/A

External mouse - MiniDIN/PS2

N/A

N/A

N/A

KEYBOARDS

Bug #

Local language characters

Yes

External - USB

External - MiniDIN/PS2

N/A

N/A

N/A

Function keys

Yes

Fn Special keys (bright, volume)

Yes

OTHER ASPECTS

Bug #

Fingerprint reader

N/A

N/A

N/A

CD/DVD drive reads

Yes

Yes

CD/DVD drive record

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Parallel Port

N/A

N/A

N/A

Memory card reader(s)

Videocamera

Yes

Live-CD boots until desktop?

No

No

Yes

Live-CD is functional/practicable?

No

No

Yes

(*) Notes and recipes

Graphics acceleration/3D

* Ubuntu GNU/Linux 8.04 (Hardy Heron) automatically finds and downloads an ATI restricted driver. You only need to open the restricted hardware drivers tool, activate it and reboot.

Compiz desktop effects

* Works, but system becomes unstable.

Correct audio volume

* Microphone is so low.

Wireless NIC

Automatically offered driver doesn't run well.

  1. With Synaptic, install the package "build-essential"
  2. Check if Ubuntu has already detected and enabled the Atheros drivers that come with repositories, with the tool for restricted hardware drivers (jockey). Disable all elements related with Atheros.

  3. Download a different MadWifi package from http://snapshots.madwifi.org/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-current.tar.gz

  4. With a console, move to the directory where have downloaded the new MadWifi package

  5. sudo tar -xzvf madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-current.tar.gz

  6. cd madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-current/

  7. sudo make

  8. Install the new specific driver: sudo make install

  9. Restart the computer.
  10. Open again the restricted drivers manager (jockey) and enable only the wireless support for Atheros. Leave "Atheros Hardware Access Layer - HAL" disabled.

See also


CategoryLaptop