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30th October 2008, 10:30 PM #1
Linux on the ASUS N10 N10J N10Jc N10E N10Jb N10Jh N10HV
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_ScriptLast edited by ALLurGroceries; 20th November 2009 at 08:02 AM.
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1st November 2008, 03:27 AM #2Newbie
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Re: Linux on the ASUS N10 N10J
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.
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1st November 2008, 06:32 AM #3
Re: Linux on the ASUS N10 N10J
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.Last edited by ALLurGroceries; 6th June 2009 at 08:06 AM.
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4th November 2008, 12:11 AM #4
Re: Linux on the ASUS N10 N10J
Thank you so much! this was really helpful!
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12th November 2008, 05:03 PM #5Newbie
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Re: Linux on the ASUS N10 N10J
Since it was not explicitly stated, I will ask. Did you ever get the sound to work properly?
Thanks
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12th November 2008, 05:06 PM #6
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14th November 2008, 11:14 PM #7Notebook Consultant
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Re: Linux on the ASUS N10 N10J
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)Last edited by james-; 14th November 2008 at 11:27 PM.
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14th November 2008, 11:21 PM #8
Re: Linux on the ASUS N10 N10J
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
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15th November 2008, 08:02 AM #9Notebook Consultant
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Re: Linux on the ASUS N10 N10J
Ran into the fallowing error:
When I reboot the gdm(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error parsing the config file
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15th November 2008, 08:13 AM #10
Re: Linux on the ASUS N10 N10J
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:
Code: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



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