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# ASUS G55VW

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This page contains instructions, tips, pointers, and links for installing and configuring Arch Linux on the ASUS G55VW ROG Laptop

## Bootloader

### Boot on usb

Press `Escape` to get the boot menu. If usb bootable device is not listed, enter configuration menu and directly press `F10` to save. Press `Escape` again on reboot : this time USB bootable device should appears in the menu.

### Set up UEFI boot

Follow the page of the chosen boot loader listed in Arch boot process#Boot loader.

## Graphics Drivers

See NVIDIA.

## Other Keys

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Reason: linux contains an `asus-wmi` module, what is wrong with that? (Discuss in Talk:ASUS G55VW#)

It is also possible to use Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) (package in community), to avoid compiling the whole kernel:

1 get the archive at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12054636#post12054636 (ubuntu forums account + minimum of 50 posts required) or http://markmail.org/message/idvl6s27r26xzorb (no account required)

Note: there is perhaps more suitable place to get the asus-wmi kernel module sources, the patch and the dkms conf file

2 extract the archive, and then extract the .deb and get the sources inside (asus-wmi.c is already patched with above patch):

     # cp -a usr/src/asus-wmi-0.2 /usr/src/
     # cd /usr/src/
     # dkms add -m asus-wmi -v 0.2
     # dkms built -m asus-wmi -v 0.2 -k 3.4.6-1-ARCH
     # dkms status
     # dkms install -m asus-wmi -v 0.2 -k 3.4.6-1-ARCH
     # dkms status

replace `3.4.6-1-ARCH` by your output for `uname -r`

3 There is still a problem since dkms doesn't gzip the kernel module and archlinux does (see `$ modinfo asus-wmi`):

    # cd /lib/modules/3.4.6-1-ARCH/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/
    # mv asus-wmi.ko.gz asus-wmi.ko.gz.save
    # gzip asus-wmi.ko

Note: there is probably a cleaner way to do that with dkms

4 After reboot, `xev` should display events for `Fn` keys. And keyboard backlight can be trigger by:

    # echo 0 >> /sys/class/leds/asus\:\:kbd_backlight/brightness
    # echo 3 >> /sys/class/leds/asus\:\:kbd_backlight/brightness

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