AsusA6Km

Current Issues

Boot hangs on ACPI: Setting ELCR to 0200 (from 0c30) if an USB mouse is connected. This is caused by a BIOS bug. Use a patched ACPI DSDT from http://acpi.sourceforge.net/dsdt/index.php to work around this problem. Downgrading to BIOS release 0202AS is also reported to work.

The Webcam (D-MAX / Syntek Semicon, 174f:a311) does not work (no drivers). A Linux driver is in development at http://syntekdriver.sourceforge.net/.

On Edgy an error message with the text "Internal error. Failed to initialize HAL!" is displayed on login (bug #62990). On a related problem, suspend and hibernate functions do not work.

Hardware details

in Dapper ?

in Edgy ?

in Feisty ?

in Gutsy ?

Installation works?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper ?

in Edgy ?

in Feisty ?

in Gutsy ?

Screen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct resolution?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct refresh rate?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3D Acceleration

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

External monitor works?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Untested

External monitor - mirrors

Yes

Yes

Yes

Untested

External monitor - extend desktop

Yes

Yes

Yes

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hibernates?

Yes

No

Yes

Untested

#62990 (Edgy)

Sleep

Yes

No

Yes

Untested

#62990 (Edgy)

Dim monitor on battery

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lid Close

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sound

Sound works?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Correct volume?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware volume switch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Headphone jack

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mic jack

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Networking

Wired NIC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wireless NIC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA NIC

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Firewire

Yes

Yes

Yes

Untested

Bluetooth

Untested

Untested

Untested

20%

#148712 (Gutsy)

Modem

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Touchpad & Mice

Touchpad

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Doubletap = double click

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad - Scroll down side

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

External mouse - USB

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

External mouse - Serial

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Docking Station/Port Replicator

AC through replicator

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

USB

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Serial

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Parallel

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

External Monitor - VGA

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

External Monitor - DVI

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Modem

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

NIC

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

PS/2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Additional Hardware

Fingerprint reader

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

CD/DVD drive

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Untested

Untested

Parallel Ports

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Card reader(s)

Untested

No

Untested

Untested

Function and other keys

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper ?

in Edgy ?

in Feisty ?

in Gutsy ?

+ F1

Sleep

None

Yes

No

Yes

Untested

#62990 (Edgy)

+ F2

Wireless NIC On/Off

None

No

No

No

Untested

#42590

+ F5

LCD Brightness Up

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ F6

LCD Brightness Down

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ F7

LCD On/Off

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ F8

Toggle External Monitor

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ F10

Mute Volume

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ F11

Volume Up

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ F12

Volume Down

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ Ina

Num Lock

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

+ Del

Scroll Lock

None

No

No

No

Untested

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Dapper ?

in Edgy ?

in Feisty ?

in Gutsy ?

Power4 Gear Key

Switch Power Management Profiles

None

Yes[1]

Yes[1]

Yes[1]

Yes [1]

#35791

Mail Key

Launch E-mail Program

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Web Browser Key

Launch Web Browser

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Touchpad Key

Toggle Touchpad On/Off

None

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CD Player Key

Launch Music Player

None

Yes[2]

Yes[2]

Yes[2]

Untested

Notes

[1] In Windows this key switches between power management profiles defined in ASUS Power4 Gear program. In Ubuntu it activates the screen saver.

[2] In Ubuntu this opens the CD-tray.


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