ASUS X553MA
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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.
Warning: Using the proprietary driver in tandem with KMS leads to sporadic lockups. See this kernel bug report.
Note: The FLOSS driver
b43 does not support LCN40 PHYs (as demonstrated that BCM43142, the chip this laptop sports, is one here) yet.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.