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Model List

Model version	Arch Linux Install CD version	Hardware support								Remarks
		Video	Sound	Ethernet	Wireless	Bluetooth	Power management	Modem	Other
ASUS VivoBook 14 X442UA-GA139T	2018.05.01	Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Kabylake GT2)	works ok (haven't check everything)	Works	not tested in archiso, works well with NetworkManager	Untested	est ~7hrs, unverifed	untested	grep bugs /proc/cupinfo = bugs: cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass	UEFI secure boot doesn't pass, might need work.
ASUS GL702ZC (ROG Strix AMD)	2017.04.01	Radeon RX580 - Kernel AMDGPU driver works great.	Pulseaudio works well. (Did not test HDMI audio autput)	Works	Archiso couldn't connect to wireless, but no problems afterwards	Works	Haven't tested TLP benefits. Notably bad battery life; about 1 hour on standby.	Haven't tested	Earlier kernels probably does not work with Ryzen CPU, but did not test.	Backlight keys don't work out of the box, see wiki page for fix. Compton crashes GUI, will explore settings. Fancontrol is ACPI, no OS controls.
ASUS GL552VM-DM-802D	2017.02.01	GTX960m - need nvidia proprietary driver with specific boot kernel otherwise due to a kernel lockup, you won't be able to boot. acpi_osi=! acpi_osi='Windows 2009'	works out of the box using pulseaudio	works out of the box	works out of the box	not tested	still testing	not tested		need to add acpi_backlight=native to have fn keys backlight control and idle=nomwait
ASUS G502VM-FY017T	2017.02.01	GTX1060 3G - i use nvidia proprietaries driver it work fine after done an "mhwd-kernel -i linux410 & reboot" , nouveau not tested	works out of the box using pulseaudio (KDE stock)	works out of the box	works out of the box	works out the box (and using a Bluetooh headset like a Bose Qc35 works fine after a little workaround)	~3.75hrs in normal use, with decent screen brightness, seems the same as what I get on Windows 10	not tested	Most Fn keys, sound control, works out the box, but the screen ajustment need a little workaround and it's fine	Do not install intel drivers. This laptop does not have integrated graphics.
FX502VM	2017.02.01	GTX1060 3G - install nvidia, nouveau does not work	works out of the box using pulseaudio	works out of the box with r8169	works out of the box	not tested	~3hrs in normal use, with decent screen brightness	not tested	Fn keys does not send ACPI events, except F10,F11,F12 (sound control)	Do not install intel drivers. This laptop does not have integrated graphics.
UX305FA	2016.10.01	Intel HD 5300 - install xf86-video-intel	works out of the box in GNOME, i3 works with pulseaudio	Intel - works out of the box	802.11 ac module, works out of the box	works out of the box in GNOME	around 4 hours of battery life under decent load, gets quite hot, but never throttles	webcam works	Function keys for brightness (F5/F6) don't send ACPI events, F3 and F4 do, however.
K55N	2014.11.12	Radeon HD 7520G - install xf86-video-ati	snd,snd_hda_codec works out of the box using pulseaudio	r8169 module, out of the box	ath9k module, out of the box	not present	Overheats and immediately shuts down on modern 3D games. Use thermald to control temp using acpi_cpufreq	webcam works	Fix fn brightness keys with "acpi_osi="!Windows 2012" video.use_native_backlight=1". Don't enable early radeon hook to prevent blank screen after hibernation. Fix blank screen on suspend to ram with "sysctl -w kernel.acpi_video_flags=3".
X401U	2014.01.05	Radeon HD 7340 - install xf86-video-ati	did not work out of the box, never configured correctly, using pulse, everything works	not tested	Wi-Fi out of the box	none to support	all power options work just fine	webcam works	overall performance is satisfactory
X401A/X401A1	2013.05.01	Integrated Intel HD Graphics - install xf86-video-intel and libva-intel-driver, enable SNA	hda-intel works, headphone jack, mic works	Realtek, out of the box	Wi-Fi out of the box	not tested	all power options work just fine, only brightness control needs module asus-nb-wmi to be loaded and acpi_backlight=intel acpi_osi= GRUB options as of kernel 3.9.4	webcam works	overall performance is satisfactory
W7S	Don't Panic	3D with NVIDIA drivers	hda-intel	r8169 module, out of the box	Intel 4965 works with iwlwifi	works out of the box		webcam works with uvc drivers, but it is mounted upside down	ACPI works with acpi4asus and acpid
N80Vn-X5	2009.02RC2	3D with NVIDIA drivers	hda-intel plus adding options snd-hda-intel enable=1 model=g50v position_fix=0 to /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf	Out of box with r8169 module	out of box with ath9k	out of box		webcam and card reader both work out of the box	ACPI works fine with the asus_laptop module
F8SN	2009.08	only tried with open source NV drivers (got 1280x800 pixels default without xorg edit), 3D proprietary will probably work	hda-intel	Ethernet works out of the box	Intel 4965 works with iwlwifi	untested-but is recognized by kernel	untested-battery status can be detected and customization options exist	Syntek Sonic web cam and Ricoh Card reader work out of the box (might need to allow user mount privileges just as you would for other ext. drives)	Highly compatible with Arch Linux
L3000D	Most recent as of 2010-02-13	Works out of box	Works out of box	Works out of box	Not contains	Not contains	Works perfectly	Untested
N53JN	Most recent as of 2010-11-03	Contains NVIDIA Optimus, so only Intel graphic card works. Waiting for NVIDIA to support Optimus on Linux	Works, needs some editing of modprobe files	Works out of box	ath9k	Untested	Hibernate untested, suspend works but with problems due to USB3 controller	Web cam works, touchpad works, media buttons work
N53SV	Most recent as of 2011-06-26	Contains NVIDIA Optimus, so only Intel graphic card works.	hda-intel	r8169 module, works out of box	ath9k needs madwifi	Untested	BBS thread	Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader works. See also Ubuntu help
A8Le	Most recent as of 2011-07-31	Works out of box	Works out of box (with ALSA, 'Speaker' channel should be un-muted)	Out of box with r8169 module	Untested	Untested	Untested	Touchpad works
1005HA	2011.08.19	Works out of box using i915	hda-intel	Works out of box	ath9k	Untested	Untested
1015E	2014.05.19	Works out of box using i915	hda-intel	Works out of the box.	Wifi out of the box.	Untested	Display brightness and toggle, battery management, power, lid close works out of the box. Suspend works out of the box. Hibernate works after following instructions here.	Touchpad requires xf86-input-synaptics package. Webcam/mic works. Card reader works. USB 3.0 untested.	Overall satisfactory. efibootmgr v0.12 doesn't work, and v0.11 is recommended. linux kernel v4.3 and v4.4 has kswapd0 bug. linux-lts is recommended until fixed. Only display, audio and sleep fn keys are recognized.
UL30A	2011.08.19	Works out of box	hda-intel	Works out of box	Untested	Untested	Untested	Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader untested	acpi_backlight=vendor in bootloader
G73SW	2011.08.19	nvidia	hda-intel	Works out of box	Works out of box	None	Untested	Backlit keys worked when I installed GNOME	Power settings need work...
Q400A		Works out of box using i915	hda-intel, mic works	AR8151v2 works out of box	Works out of box	Works out of the box	Suspend works, Hibernate untested	Backlit keys work on GNOME 3, screen backlight works with keys in gnome-3.10, touchpad works, webcam works, card reader works, HDMI output untested
Q500A	2015.02.01	xf86-video-intel, works out of box	hda-intel, works out of box	r8169, works out of box	iwlwifi, works out of box	untested but detected by bluez	Suspend works, Hibernate works.			Works very well with Arch Linux
K55VM	2013.04.01	Contains NVIDIA Optimus, both works. Intel and Nvidia(proprietary drivers)	hda-intel	r8168 module, works	ath9k Works out of box	Untested	suspend and hibernate both work with gnome power manager and laptop-mode-tools	Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader works, sound card works	Highly compatible with Arch Linux. Technology optimus works with Bumblebee
A55VJ	2013.05.01	Contains NVIDIA Optimus, both work (NVIDIA only via Bumblebee)	hda-intel	r8169 module works	iwlwifi	Works with bluez	suspend works out of box with systemd/logind.conf	Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader works	Highly compatible with Arch Linux. Add i8042.nomux=1 to kernel line to prevent jittery touchpad.
S300CA	2013.08.01	Intel HD Graphics 4000, works out of the box with xf86-video-intel	hda-intel	Atheros AR8161, works out of the box	Atheros AR9485, works out of the box with ath9k	not tested	works, slightly higher power usage as Windows 8, for backlight add acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor to bootloader kernel line	Web cam, touchpad, touchscreen all work, USB 3.0 and car reader not tested yet	Highly compatible with Arch Linux.
S400CA	2015.02.01	Intel HD Graphics 4000, works out of the box with xf86-video-intel	hda-intel, works out of the box	Atheros AR8161, works out of the box	Atheros AR9485, works out of the box	not tested	works, for backlight add acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor to bootloader kernel line	Webcam work out of the box, touchpad work out of the box with xf86-input-synaptics, touchscreen all work, card reader works out of the box, USB 3.0 not tested yet	Highly compatible with Arch Linux.
X502CA	2013.07.01	Integrated Intel HD Graphics works	hda-intel works	Qualcomm Atheros AR816x/AR817x, did not work during installation, after that works, but check model specific wiki	Ralink RT3290 performs very poorly with standard kernel driver. Check model specific wiki	not tested	suspend works, see model specific wiki for display brightness control	not tested	not a very good choice for Linux due to Wi-Fi problems
X53BR/K53BR	anything since 3.11 kernel	ATI 6320/ATI 7470 works, but can't disable discrete. Intervention needed since 3.13	hda-intel works	Realtek with r8169 driver, out-of-the-box	Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 with ath9k driver, out-of-the-box	-	three different brightness switches in /sys/class/backlight for the same display, anything else fine	webcam fine	heats up very fast, description coming
X551CA	2014. 03. 24.	Integrated Intel, works with xf86-video-intel	hda-intel	Realtek r8169, did not tested	Qualcomm Atheros AR9485, oob, but problems with NetworkManager - disabling the wifi hardblocks the card and Fn+F2 doesn't work. Workaround on Ubuntu forum.	not tested	I didn't tested yet, but at first sight it seems ok.	not tested.	It seems to work well with Linux
N550JV	2014.03.01.	Hybrid graphics with integrated Intel and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Nouveau working with Bumblebee (NVIDIA driver works but not tested extensively)	snd_hda_intel works but external speakers pop on sleep/shutdown	Realtek r8169 works out of box	Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 works with ath9k out of the box	not tested	working, USB must be disabled before sleep	no modem	Card reader works out of box, has battery issues when a powered device is left plugged into the USB charging port.
G550JK	2014.08.01	Uses Nvidia Optimus, works fine with Bumblebee using Nvidia's drivers	snd_hda_intel - some background noises while using headphones: here is a fix	Not tested	Works out of the box	Not tested	I didn't tested much but it seems to work	Not tested	touchpad and camera works fine
X83VB-X2	2014.09.01	GeForce 9300M GS, Works out of the box with xf86-video-intel	Works out of box (with ALSA, 'Speaker' channel should be un-muted)	Ethernet works out of the box	Wifi works out of the box	Bluetooth not tested	Not tested but seems to work fine	Not tested	Touchpad works, Camera not tested
UX303LN	2014.10.01	GeForce 840M & Intel HD Graphics, Had to install Bumblebee to get both working	Works out of box (with ALSA, 'Speaker' channel should be un-muted)	USB-to-Ethernet devices seem to work fine out of the box	Wifi works out of the box	Bluetooth not tested	Not tested but seems to work fine	Not tested	Touchpad works (no gestures currently), Camera works fine, Touchscreen works (no multi-touch support)	Avoid some power management features due to Kernel Bug 102091.
UX32L(N)	N/A	GeForce 840M & Intel HD Graphics (Haswell-ULT rev09), Use bbswitch and the Intel GPU as the proprietary nvidia driver breaks vsync and may cause crashes in Plasma 5.	Works out of box	Factory-supplied USB-to-Ethernet adapter works	Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 with ath9k driver or Intel with iwlwifi, out-of-the-box	Bluetooth works with bluez5	Suspend and Hibernate work		Set the kernel parameters video.use_native_backlight=1 acpi_osi= for working backlight keys and backlight restore. Webcam, keyboard backlight and adjustment thereof works.	Clickpad works with libinput and synaptics. Testing of synaptics settings to get comfortable options needed. Avoid activating some power management features due to Kernel Bug 102091.
U32U	2015.02.01	Radeon 6320, Install xf86-video-ati	Works out of box (with ALSA)	Works out of the box	Works out of the box. For rfkill issues options asus_nb_wmi wapf=1 may help	Bluetooth works with bluez5, optionally install bluetooth manager	Suspend does not work. CPU Fan constantly on.	Webcam works	Needs significant setup to function properly. Power management hard to get right.
X553MA	2015.06.01	Works	Works	Works	broadcom-wl (causes freezes)	Untested	Suspend works		Set OS Selection in BIOS setup to Windows 7
F550J (aka A550J)	2015.09.01	Intel HD4600(integrated, works well witth xf86-video-intel), Nvidia 850M(can't enter GNOME desktop environment(message "Critical issue") with driver nvidia installed)	Intel HD Audio with ALSA	Works out of box : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 12)	Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01), works well with broadcom-wl-dkms installed (refer to Broadcom wireless)	Not tested	Not tested	N/A	You should install xf86-input-synaptics to enable touchpad	Recommend to disable standalone graphic card
N550JX	2015.12.01	Works	Works	Works	Works	Works	Works	N/A		Read N550JX
X552M	2015.12.01	Intel HD works good with xf86-video-intel, for Nvidia use bumblebee & nvidia.	Works	Works	Works with 'broadcom-wl-dkms'	Untested	Works	N/A	Add 'acpi_osi= acpi_backlight=native' to bootloader kernel line for changing backlight with keyboard combo keys (fn + f5 / fn + f6)	Read X552M
E403SA	2016.06.01	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), works well with xf86-video-intel.	snd_hda_intel, works out of the box	not tested, no ethernet port	ath9k, works out of the box	not tested	suspend and brightness control works, but not with ACPI keys	works out of the box	Card reader not tested. ACPI/Function keys and lid switch do not work and will not show up on acpi_listen; except for mute, volup, voldown. With acpi="!Windows 2012" all ACPI functions work perfectly but the touchpad gets disabled entirely.
F555UA	2016.08.14	Intel HD works good with xf86-video-intel	Sound works well, have to add `options snd-hda-intel model=laptop-dmic position_fix=3 ac97_quirck=alc_jack` to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf to get mic to work and headphone/mic to work	Ethernet works RTL8111/8168/8411	Wireless gives Kernel Panic RTL8821AE, have to blacklist on boot or msg will flood screen, replaced with AR9462 PCIe wireless card instead of trying to fix	Bluetooth does not work out of box, replaced with AR9462 card	Suspend and Brightness work haven't tried with keys	n/a	Issues with touchpad, no two finger scroll, very buggy touch, tried linux-elanfixAUR[broken link: package not found] does not improve. tried the other asus and elantech pkgs, no joy	If start xserver, can reinstatiate RTL8821AE driver and it will work, but floods logs with kernel panic msg.
K501J	Most recent as of 2016.09.01	OK	OK	Not tested	OK	n/a	Brightness works with keys on Gnome 3	n/a	Touchpad works with xf86-input-libinput, but somewhat uncomfortable. Better with xf86-input-synaptics, however pacman says "xf86-input-synaptics driver is on maintenance mode and xf86-input-libinput driver must be prefered over."
VivoBook S301LA	2016.09.01	Intel HD Graphics 4400, works well with xf86-video-intel	Works	Works out of the box with r8169 module, also with r8168	Works, atk9k module	Works	Add the boot option acpi_osi= for hotkeys and backlight control to work. For package power states lower than PC3, see Remarks.	Webcam works	Touchpad, touchscreen and card reader works out of the box	To reach PC7, r8168 has to be built without certain build options. An easy way to do this is to build r8168-dkmsAUR after modifying its dkms.conf by removing EXTRA_CFLAGS='-DCONFIG_R8168_NAPI -DCONFIG_R8168_VLAN'
K501LX	2017.01.01	Intel HD Graphics and GeForce GTX 950M. Configured and working with bumblebee - see note.	Works	Works	Works	Works	Everything works out of box except keyboard backlight controls. Backlight can be controlled in GNOME without additional configuration. Using laptop-mode-toolsAUR generaly yields 4-5 hour battery life for light work and 1.5 hours for intensive work with the GPU on.	Works	Touchpad, and card reader works out of the box	Had issues using Bumblebee version with linux version 4.9 (as of 2/25/2017). Added pcie_port_pm=off to kernel parameters to make bbswitch work correctly.
R540SA	2017.03.01	Works out of box	Works out of box	Works out of box	Works out of box	Works out of box	Works out of box	Works out of box	Works out of box
N551VW	2017.06.01	nVidia Optimus + xf86-video-intel	works via HDMI out of box, TBC	Works out of box	Works out of box	not yet tested, TBC	not yet tested, TBC	n/a	n/a
UX430UA	2017.06.01	Intel HD 620(Both Modsetting and xf86-video-intel drivers	Works out of the box. May need to add "options snd-hda-intel model=laptop" to /modprobe.d/alsabase.conf file. Important!!! You need to shutdown your PC for the fix to take affect (reboot doesn't take effect). Also check this thread helps me to solve headphones problem.	Does not have Ethernet, but USB dongle works fine	Works out of the box	Works out of the box	Works out of box. TLP and PowerTop allows 7 - 8 hours battery life	Does not have a Modem	Comments: Laptop works beautifully with Linux, though PWM Fan control is not available (common issue on Zenbook range)
UX390UA	2018.05.01	Intel HD 620 - install xf86-video-intel	May need to apply this fix for volume control	No integrated Ethernet, usb-c dongle works	Works out of the box	Works out of the box	Works out of the box. TLP allows 8 - 9 hours battery life	Does not have a Modem	PWM Fan control is not available (common issue on Zenbook range)
Model version	Arch Linux Install CD version	Video	Sound	Ethernet	Wireless	Bluetooth	Power management	Modem	Other	Remarks
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