ASUS X553MA
This article covers configuration specific to this laptop's hardware.
| Device | Status | Kernel modules | X.org modules | 
| Bluetooth adapter | Does not work | wl | |
| GPU | Works | i915 | modesetting | 
| Touchpad | Works | psmouse | libinput | 
| Wireless NIC | Works | wl | 
Contents
Hardware
Bluetooth adapter
Installing the Broadcom wireless#broadcom-wl driver will not help and the Bluetooth adapter is essentially inoperational.
Touchpad
Install xf86-input-libinput.
Wireless NIC
See Broadcom wireless#broadcom-wl.
Troubleshooting
Laptop freezes on boot
If your laptop freezes whilst booting Linux, usually, one of these solutions will help:
-  Blacklist modules dw_dmacanddw_dmac_core:-  By adding the kernel parameter modprobe.blacklist=dw_dmac,dw_dmac_core.
-  By adding these lines to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:blacklist dw_dmac 
 blacklist dw_dmac_core
 
-  By adding the kernel parameter 
-  Set the BIOS setting OS Selectionin theAdvancedmenu toWindows 7.
- Update kernel to version which has a fix as described in this kernel bug report.