Installing [UBUNTU] on [ASUS X401U E2-1800]
Last updated: 02/11/2012
General Hardware Specifications of [ASUS X401U E2-1800]:
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Hardware Components
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Status under Linux
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Notes
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| AMD E2 1800 | Works | No special procedure required during installation. |
| 14″ LCD | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| AMD | Works | No special procedure required during installation HDMI output and VGA not tested |
| 4GB RAM | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| 500 GB SATA Hard Drive | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Integrated Memory Card Reader | Should Works | Not tested should work |
| Internal WEBCAM | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Internal WIFI | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Internal Ethernet | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Internal SoundCard | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
This laptop is operating under Kernel version [Linux boucaron-X401U 3.5.0-17-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP]
Basic Installation of [UBUNTU]:
- Why to use [UBUNTU]
- It is the simplest to install on this laptop (for the moment)
- Obtaining [UBUNTU]
- Installing
- This laptop has UEFI, the first thing to do is to disable in the BIOS (Security panel) the secure HD.
- Download the x86_64 desktop ISO version that has UEFI boot loader
- Format a fresh USB stick in FAT32
- Mount the ISO and Copy all the content to the USB stick
- Boot on the USB stick (Go in the BIOS, you should have a new entry to boot onto)
- Post-Install modifications/tweaks see below
Setting up additional features for [UBUNTU]
Contact Information
- julien DOT boucaron AT gmail DOT com
Links:
- And of course, back to Linux on Laptops!
Plus other useful things I may have forgotten
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