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I have a Asus G55V laptop and I was wondering which Ubuntu Version I should go for?

As the title says, I have a Asus G55V laptop and I was basically wondering which Ubuntu version I should go for. A year ago or so was the first time I decided to try Ubuntu, I had a different laptop ...
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How to fix black screen after install nvidia driver?

I got a new laptop (Asus G75VX) with a Geforce G70MX card. I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on it and it works, but when I try to go and install the Nvidia driver from the update system, when I reboot there ...
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Which is the best desktop environment for touchscreen laptops? [closed]

I bought a Asus Vivobook recently and I am planning to install ubuntu. In forums, many people have said that ubuntu works reasonably in this laptop. I wanted to know which desktop environment is ...
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SMM BIOS module for ASUS Laptop

Is there any module exist in Linux Kernel 3.0 or above for accessing SMM BIOS of ASUS Laptops ?? Like i8k module is used for accessing SMM BIOS on Dell laptops.
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Is it possible to run dual screens on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with ASUS N55SL and Nvidia GeForce 635M

I have been trying for a week or so now, using various different suggestions in forums but have had no luck. Am I just doomed to have no dual screen support in Ubuntu 12.04? (I don't know if this ...
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How to reenable networking (wireless still not working)?

I installed Kubuntu 12.04 few days ago on my new ASUS laptop. Right after the installation wired connection was not detected, but wireless worked just fine. So, I was able to get the latest updates, ...
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Fn + button shortcuts stopped working when updated to Ubuntu 13.04

I'm running Ubuntu on Asus KS53K, and after updating to Ubuntu 13.04 Fn + keys from F9 to F12 and Fn + numpad enter give no response. These worked properly on 12.10. Has anyone else experienced the ...
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Wrong battery state reading cause brutal shutdown

I have an Asus Zenbook UX31A, the Asus 13" unit from first generation ultrabooks. I run Ubuntu 12.10 up to date on it. Before a week or two I used to enjoy more that 5 hours of battery life, ...
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ASUS S56CM and Ubuntu [closed]

Anyone having experience with the Asus S56CM Ultrabook? Does Ubuntu work on it?
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ASUS X401A ubuntu installation

I tried to install Ubuntu in my laptop ASUSX401A. I removed Windows in the partition table at the installation. All okay up to here, however when I reboot the HD after finish the installation, the HD ...
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Is Ubuntu 12.04 compatible with ASUS A43SM-VX034D? [closed]

I am considering buying a new asus a43sm-vx034d laptop and use Ubuntu 12.04. But I am worry if the two would not match. Can somebody here advice me on this? Or anyone has using 12.04 on asus ...
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Update BIOS in Asus K55 laptop

I would like to update my laptop BIOS from ubuntu, cause I have no other OS in the machine. The problem is that Asus provide only a windows bios-update program: ...
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Suspend and resume isn't working on an ASUS X54CBBK3

I am more or less a complete Linux noob, and using 12.04 for the first time. Everything works great, and I am very happy, but there is one exception: suspend won't resume. Every time I suspend my ...
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How to make an Asus G75 laptop more energy savvy

I just bought an Asus G75 and the battery is lasting less than 2 hours, even when doing nothing. I read somewhere that energy saving is not efficient on linux, at least by default. Is there something ...
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How to make FN keys working on Asus G75 laptop

EDIT As Tholap said, all I needed was a kernel update, which is effective for a little while now END EDIT I just bought a Asus G75 and I cannot make the Fn keys working. I only found how to control ...
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Unity freezes when laptop screen is closed [closed]

I have an Asus laptop running Ubuntu 12.04. It's configured to do nothing when the laptop screen is closed. But sometimes, when I close the screen and when I reopen it, after I move the mouse to ...
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How can I disable asus-nb-wmi when using battery power mode?

I'm trying to improve the battery life of my Asus U32U notebook. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 64bit and using powertop it shows the following: PowerTOP 1.97 Overview Idle stats Frequency stats ...
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The brightness gets reset after unlocking

I'm getting this annoying behaviour (didn't occur on any of the previous releases), every time the display gets lock after typing the password the brightness is reset to 100%. But when I open the ...
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How to make the internal subwoofer work on an Asus G73JW?

I have an Asus G73JW laptop which has an internal subwoofer built-in. Currently, the system detects the internal speakers as a 2.0 system (or I can change do 4.0 is the only other option). I found a ...
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Ubuntu not working after upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04 on ASUS U36S

I have an ASUS U36S, and no problems using Ubuntu 11.10. Few hours ago, i upgraded to 12.04 and now nothing works (neither mouse nor almost nothing) I can reboot the system and sometimes the keyboard ...
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12.04 crashing on Asus A9Rp?

I've got an Asus A9Rp Laptop which crashes constantly (4 to 6 crashes in 2 hours of use), in two different ways: Long terminal output on black screen Completely graphically messed up, But still ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 on Asus K53TA Laptop no screen error?

I have an Asus K53 laptop with a AMD A6 APU and I cant seem to get the screen to work for GUI mode. I can Install it with the alternate CD but I can only see a blinking cursor then no screen detected ...
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Asus K53T won't boot

Today I used wubi to install Ubuntu 11.10 on my ASUS K53T. Everything went fine but when I choose Ubuntu in boot it shows some lines of text (too fast to read), then shows that nornmal purple screen ...
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What problems should i expect with trying to dual boot Ubuntu on an Asus Laptop X54H with Windows 7?

I got the following computer over Christmas, Asus Laptop / Intel® Pentium® Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory Model: X54H-BD3MA SKU: 4005394 I'm in the process of dual booting Ubuntu on it, but ...
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Can't install on an Asus F5gl laptop

I downloaded Ubuntu 11.10 and wanted to install it on my Asus f5gl series laptop. (It is around four years old by now). I created a bootable USB stick installer following the instructions on the ...
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Questions about hybrid graphic card Asus/Sony Serie S

I am looking for a new laptop that I would like to be a bit polyvalent. However, I will use it mainly for research work (programming, mathematica/matlab/python, heavy files analysis) and up to now, I ...
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“Do nothing” when closing laptop lid doesn't work [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I tell Ubuntu to do nothing when I close my laptop lid? I have an Asus U36SD laptop running Ubuntu 11.04. My HP 22" LCD is plugged in to the HDMI output via a ...
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FN keys F9 - F12 do not work on an Asus U30sd

Using the Keyboard Utility I was able to select the asus layout and after that I was able to get the majority of the function keys to work(screen brightness, wifi, sleep, num lock, and scroll lock). ...
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Suspend/hibernate doesn't work on an Asus laptop

I'm having issues suspending Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) on my new Asus U30SD-XA1 laptop. It's a new laptop on the market. Is this a known issue and is there a fix for it? Basically, whenever I ...