Following is the different quirks I had to work out to get Ubuntu desktop 9.04 properly configured onto my new Asus K70io laptop.
1. Wireless network didn’t work.
Ubuntu didn’t recognize the wireless network card.
I ran lspci to get information on which wireless network controller I was using
# lspci
This returned among other PCI devices:
04:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
Solution
This discussion thread solved my problem by running:
# apt-get install linux-backports-modules-$(uname -r)
and then restarting Ubuntu.
2. Touchpad not recognized as a touchpad in the Mouse configuration.
Unresolved..
3. Setting the proper resolution
When starting the System > Preferences > Display I couldn’t choose the correct resolution for my screen which was 1600×900.
Solution
I opened System > Administration > Hardware Drivers. From there I chose to install the proprietary Nvidia display driver. That resolved the resolution issue.
September 7, 2009 at 1:36 pm |
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September 7, 2009 at 4:57 pm |
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September 23, 2009 at 8:49 am |
Thanks for the tip to wireless. But I have other problem. When doing reboot or halt, system hang and laptop did not power off. Do I only have this problem on my k70io ?
September 23, 2009 at 11:55 am |
I never had the problem you describe. I’m sure you will find more help over at the ubuntu help forum.
October 20, 2009 at 5:29 pm |
Thanks for the wirelress tip, I can confirm this works at ubuntu 9.04 !