Linux on the ASUS N10 N10J

[ALLurGroceries]

Howto guide for Ubuntu and Debian GNU/Linux on the ASUS N10 series: N10J, N10Jb, N10Jc, N10JE, N10Jh, N10HV and N10E

Moved to wiki format: http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO

Mirror: http://allurgroceries.com/n10/wikimirror.html

Please continue to use this thread for discussion and troubleshooting.

The sections below now link to the new sections on the wiki article.

Contents:
Part 0: Getting Started
   Dual Booting
   Installation Media
   Installation Process
   First Boot
Part 1: Kernel Upgrade
   Preparing the system
   Building the kernel
Part 2: Graphics Drivers
   Preparing the system
   Installing the drivers
   Upgrading graphics drivers
Part 3: Tweaks
   Upside down webcam
   Maximizing screen real-estate
   Ambient light sensor
   Touchpad
   Fingerprint reader
   Delays resolving hostnames or lookup failures
   Hotkeys and Fn+F10 mute doesn't work
   Magnify and power mode buttons
   Startup, suspend and resume issues
   Preload: the adaptive readahead daemon
   CPU frequency scaling
Part 4: NVIDIA Tweaks
   Color accuracy [NVIDIA]
   Redraw issues with compiz [NVIDIA]
   AVI videos look purple/blue (hues shifted) [NVIDIA]
   HDMI audio [NVIDIA]
   HD video decoding [NVIDIA]
Part 5: Appendices
   Building MadWifi for the stock kernel
   Removing the detectgpu startup script

Part 0: Getting Started
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Getting_Started

Dual Booting
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Dual_Booting

Installation Media
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...allation_Media

Installation Process
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...lation_Process

First Boot
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#First_Boot

Part 1: Kernel Upgrade
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Kernel_Upgrade

Preparing the system
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...ing_the_System

Building the kernel
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...ing_the_Kernel

Part 2: Graphics Drivers
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Graphics_Drivers

Preparing the system
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...g_the_system_2

Installing the drivers
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...ng_the_drivers

Upgrading graphics drivers
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...aphics_Drivers

Part 3: Tweaks
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Tweaks

Upside down webcam
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...de_Down_Webcam

Maximizing screen real-estate
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...en_Real-Estate

Ambient light sensor
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...t_Light_Sensor

Touchpad
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Touchpad

Fingerprint reader
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...erprint_Reader

Delays resolving hostnames or lookup failures
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...ookup_Failures

Hotkeys and Fn+F10 mute doesn't work
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...Doesn.27t_Work

Magnify and power mode buttons
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...r_Mode_Buttons

Startup, suspend and resume issues
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT..._Resume_Issues

Preload: the adaptive readahead daemon
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...adahead_Daemon

CPU frequency scaling
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...quency_Scaling

Part 4: NVIDIA Tweaks
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#NVIDIA_Tweaks

Color accuracy [NVIDIA]
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...y_.5BNVIDIA.5D

Redraw issues with compiz [NVIDIA]
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...z_.5BNVIDIA.5D

AVI videos look purple/blue (hues shifted) [NVIDIA]
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...9_.5BNVIDIA.5D

HDMI audio [NVIDIA]
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...o_.5BNVIDIA.5D

HD video decoding [NVIDIA]
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...g_.5BNVIDIA.5D

Part 5: Appendices
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Appendices

Building MadWifi for the stock kernel
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...e_Stock_Kernel

Removing the detectgpu startup script
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...Startup_Script

[flupwatson]

That's fantastic news!!! I found out about your post here from the ubuntu forums - I was the one posting about no audio.

Thanks a lot for writing up how you got it too work - can't wait to give it a try.

One question, though. How are you dealing with the dual intel / nvidia graphic cards. Are you just manually changing your xorg.conf each time, or do you have a script? If so, it would be great if you could share it. I have experience installing linux, compiling the kernel and all that jazz, but absolutely zilch when it comes to writing scripts.

Way to go, and I hope that a linux community builds up around the n10j because at the moment it seems that it's only me, you and that other guy who started the audio problem thread on the ubuntu forum! Sad, really, considering the potential of this device.

[ALLurGroceries]

How are you dealing with the dual intel / nvidia graphic cards.

Erm, good question, because at this point I have kept to the nvidia gpu alone. I've yet to try and figure out how to tackle this, if anyone has any ideas...

Edit: I thought I should update this post for anyone just joining the thread... Switching between GPUs is covered in Part 2 of the guide.

[LiquidSpikes]

Thank you so much! this was really helpful!

[hondo1971]

Since it was not explicitly stated, I will ask. Did you ever get the sound to work properly?

Thanks

[ALLurGroceries]

Since it was not explicitly stated, I will ask. Did you ever get the sound to work properly?

Thanks

Yeah sound works.... it's in my guide above... just need to select Intel HD audio in menuconfig before kernel compilation. See my youtube vid.

[james-]

I was wondering where you found the Wireless and the PCISound i'm totally lost in the menuconfig


EDIT:
Found lan:
Device Drivers->Network device support->Wireless Lan(selected in rc4 for me)

Found Pci sound:
Device Drivers->Sound Card support->Advanced LinuxSound Architecture->PCI Sound devices(was not selected)

[ALLurGroceries]

I was wondering where you found the Wireless and the PCISound i'm totally lost in the menuconfig

Ah, I'm sorry, I should have specifically mentioned that.

Intel HD audio:
Device Drivers->Sound card support->Advanced Linux Sound Architecture->PCI Sound Devices->Intel HD Audio

Atheros wireless:
Device Drivers->Network device support->Wireless LAN->Atheros 802.11n wireless cards support

[james-]

Ran into the fallowing error:

(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error parsing the config file

When I reboot the gdm

[ALLurGroceries]

Ran into the fallowing error:


When I reboot the gdm

I assume you recompiled and installed the nvidia drivers according to the directions. Make sure the switch for the nvidia graphics is physically turned on on the left hand side of the case. If all that is good, your xorg.conf is messed up -- try overwriting it. Try this:

modprobe nvidia
cd /etc/X11
rm xorg.conf
wget -O xorg.conf http://allurgroceries.is-a-chef.com/public/xorg.conf.txt
/etc/init.d/gdm restart