Please update your wiki page http://asusg1s.wikidot.com/linux-support for fedora 11 with the tested functions / hardware below :

LINUX SUPPORT FOR ASUS G1S MAIN FEATURES
PERIPHERAL Arch Fedora 11
Display Yes
Webcam Yes
Touchpad Yes
CD/DVD burning Yes
Speakers Yes
Microphone Yes
LAN Ethernet Yes
Wireless Yes
Bluetooth Yes
USB Yes
Firewire Yes
eSATA Yes
Suspend Yes
Hibernate Yes

LINUX SUPPORT FOR ASUS G1S EXTRA FEATURES
PERIPHERAL Arch Fedora 11
TV-out ?
HDMI ?
CD/DVD Lightscribe ?
PDIF ?
56K Modem ?
CF/XD/MMS ?
SD Card Reader ?
ExpressCard Slot ?
Hibernate Fn+F1 Yes
Wireless On/Off Fn+F2 No
Brightness Fn+F5/F6 Yes
Volume Fn+F10/F11/F12 Yes
Multimedia Keys ?
Touchpad on/off button ?
Browser launch button Yes
E-Mail launch button Yes
Wireless LED ?
E-Mail LED ?
Touchpad LED ?
OLED screen Yes
Green sidelights ?
Logitech MX518 Mouse buttons ?

Comment : ? is for not tested at this time … i will test asap ;-)

I am new of this forum.

I would need some help by you guys.

I have been happy of my Asus G1S for the last two years. Actually, since a couple of weeks I am having big probles:

Windows (VISTA 32 bit) keeps shutting down my pc showing a blue screen in which it says that there is problem.

By running the diagnostic tool, Windows says I have an hardware problem.
So I tried to reinstall VISTA two times…but it happens always the same thing after some minutes.

Note that, when the machine doesn't turn off by itself, it gets really slow in downloading and installing the Vista updates.
Do you say my pc is fucked up or is there a hope to recovery it?

Please help me

Bye

Andrea

I've choosen the iDeneb way because It seemed to be really less long and difficult than the kalyway way on the other wiki post…I just had difficulties with the audio driver because the wiki page redirect to a broken post without link to download files that is needed, but except that It's a quite good working distribution for our G1S once it's fully loaded…(except cam, battery time?,standby…)

I had a talk with a guy on another forum who have installed the kalyway 10.5.2 distribution and who told me he didn't have to do any customization during the install process just click "next" and it's working properly no audio driver installation needed just had to install nvidia drivers and that's all…And he also talked about a very fast loading compared to me…about less than 30sec to have macOS loaded !

I'm wondering about reinstalling his way, but i'm just hesitating with this older release without last apple updates (he told me he installed the 10.5.6 update but keyboard and mouse didn't work anymore…so he came back to his previous install)

Do you have same feedback as me with the iDeneb 1.3 (and maybe solution to my problem?)and what about the other way to install MacOS on G1S…
The other guy told me he tried several distributions but kalaway 10.5.2 was the only one that worked "out of the box"…
Do you have feedback with iDeneb 1.4, or other distrib than the wiki ones?

The wiki doesn't seem to be really up to date, and especially with really usefull and basic tips such as keyboard layout…

thanks for your answers

Sry for my english, i learn just school english and i'm from switzerland…

to my problem.

my g1s goes to 96°(GPU) and then, afer 15min i think, it goes laggy. the FPS is over 50, but its just lagging.

so i called the asus support since 4 months. the first RMA, they cleaned it, but the gpu is after this on 96°. so i made another RMA, at this, they had change the hardware(MB, GPU, and all cooling stuff), but the gpu is on 96° again and goes down with fps.

so made another RMA, the 3rd one(!), they looked for the g1s and say, the problem is the application "Tune UP" but this was installed after the second RMA.

so i made the 4th RMA. At this one, they changed the hardware again, a new "generation" MB and the GPU 9500gs with 512mb. now i'm here, and the GPU is again 96°, but it doesn't go down with the fps at 96°, it's going to laggy after 15min. and the procesor(CPU) is on 80°.

so i want ask you, whats your temperatures of GPU and CPU with furmark??

after that, i took the phone and call ASUS in germany. they made me a solution. i should make a RMA, than they take the notebook, it goes to SwissIT Repair, they send it to ASUS nederlands, and they will look for this problem, is it there, they will give me the money back, BUT i'm just at the RMA, because ASUS doesnt answer me. i'm waiting for another 6 weeks now. on the phone they just say, "yeah we make it now".

i dont know what i should do? pls help me.

THX

Vista is just fresh installed, drivers are new(the old driver didn't work too, at the moment, is 178.xx installed)
the fan goes up.

GREEZ

Any suggestions as to what is wrong or how to fix it?!?!

Obove is the URL for the Asus G1S parts list that they have avialable. If anyone knows were to find the motherboard please post a link. Thanks

I've got Asus G1SN-AK022G with Vista Ultimate 32bit EN and PL

How to interpret the results:
The SM2 + HDR scores show the most reliable performance results in 3DMark06. Real world game results may differ from 3D Mark 06 results so you can also base your opinion of which driver is best off of the real-world game results. If you are unsure or picky about drivers then I suggest you install the driver with the highest version number; they have higher version numbers for a reason - even if performance is similar they tend to have more compatibility/ stability/ performance fixes. If the latest drivers give you problems then explore for yourself which ones you think are best, or ask someone!

No overclocking used. System tested on is to the left. Benched using 1280x800 no AA

(VISTA64) Sorted by Driver Version - Lowest to Highest:

(VISTA64) Sorted by SM2 + HDR Score - Lowest to Highest:

Counter-Strike: Source is tested with recommended settings, no AA using proprietary benchmark (VIDEO STRESS TEST in game menu)
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is tested with recommended settings, no AA using proprietary benchmark (VIDEO STRESS TEST in game menu)
Crysis is tested with medium settings, no AA using proprietary GPU benchmark (Benchmark_GPU.bat in Bin32 folder)
The scores represent the average number of frames per second

(VISTA64) GAME BENCHMARKS - Sorted by Driver Version:

I try not to be lazy so I will bench any drivers you request and show the results happy.gif
If you do request make sure there is a Vista 64-bit version of it with an available modified inf!

Updates:
*July 14th 08:
added 176.04
added 175.63, 177.66, and 174.74 - requested by blueice
added sort by driver version and sort by 3DMark06 Score
added 169.02, 169.04, 175.16, and 175.19 - requested by john
*July 15th 08:
added 174.93 and 169.61
*July 30th 08
added 177.70 and 177.72 - requested by coolcop06
added 177.73 and 177.79
*August 1st 08
added 176.04 and 175.95 - requested by anonymous
*August 8th 08
Oops, I accidentally highlighted 177.66 as XP and not Vista. Fixed.
*August 17th 08
Added 177.83 and 177.87 and some benches in Counter-Strike Source.
*August 26th 08
Added 177.92 and another CSS benchmark, the HDR score is 1337!
*September 7th 08
Added 177.98 + CSS benchmark, Please note this was done on a new install of Vista 32 and the results may not entirely represent their performance
*September 26th 08
Added 178.13 + CSS benchmark
*October 1st 08
Added 179.13 + CSS benchmark
*October 17th 08
Added 178.13, 178.24, 178.26, and DOX's modified forceware which I beta tested for him, you can get DOX's forceware here, and support/ suggestions here. Also added a new column which excludes the CPU score which is highly variable, giving you a better idea of which drivers are better. I also removed the powermizer column because it had no use since most people disable powermizer through the registry anyway.
*October 21st 08
Added 180.20, 180.42 "Big Bang II" + CSS benchmarks for both, 180.42 gains 1 more fps in CSS benchmarks!
*October 24th 08
Added 178.43 + CSS and Lost Coast benchmark.
*October 25th 08
Added 180.43 custom DOX
*October 29th 08
Added 64-bit Windows Vista benchmarks of: 175.95, 176.04, 177.66, 177.7, 177.72, 177.79, 177.83, 177.89, 177.92, 177.98, 178.13, 178.24, 178.26, 180.1, 180.42, 180.43, 178.13 DOX, 178.24 DOX, 180.43 DOX, and benchmarks under CSS, HL2: Lost Coast, and Crysis for each driver!
*November 18th 08
Added 178.46, 179.14, 169.09, 180.44, and DOX custom 180.44
*November 21st 08
Added 180.47 and 180.7, removed 3DMark06 score and CPU score because they are irrelevant to GPU performance, changed images to PNG's so they don't get all that ugly jpeg compression! Also cleaned up the archive and a few other things to make it easier to look through.
*December 8th 08
Added 180.84

Working on:

180.6, 180.7 Dox, 180.84 Dox, 176.26

ARCHIVE:

You can find older XP and Vista benchmark charts in my Photobucket album (Guest password is covert): http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/xoft/

Old Vista 32 Game Benches:

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Benchmark:

180.42 = 92.76 fps
180.43 = 92.99 fps

Counter-Strike: Source Benchmark:

177.83 = 147.16 fps
177.89 = 146.69 fps
177.92 = 147.51 fps
177.98 = 146.77 fps
178.13 = 147.86 fps
178.24 = 146.66 fps
178.26 = 147.03 fps
179.13 = 146.95 fps
180.20 = 147.61 fps
180.42 = 148.40 fps
180.43 = 145.98 fps

Source:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19567&hl=8600m

When watching DVD's the optical drive emits quite a loud noise like "tweek-tweek-tweek-tweek" like the head would be constantly moving. The sound emits 1-2 times per second, depending on what part of the movie is being accessed. This is constant behavior on all DVD's, I've tried maybe 40 disks.

We changed the optical drive to a similar one, no help. Then we tried a completele different model, same problem.

So it's either software based, or we have to change the motherboard (which takes a few weeks). Any ideas?

I noticed that the card reader would not read 8Gb micro SDHC cards (with adapter) with the ASUS Ricoh Drivers…

An updated driver can be found here: http://www.fmworld.net/download/E1007029/E1007029.exe
Or for the sketchy types that don't trust .exe's — the drivers ONLY can be found here: http://www.antifart.com/stuff/Ricoh%20R5C8xx%20Drivers%20ONLY.zip

IM really qhite stuck and not sure what else to do, ive tried searching and downloading relevant drivers for the devices that donot work, and going into the device manager and scanning for hardware changes etc…everything i can think of but they just dont want to work on my laptop although they all work on my desktop which is running XP!

Anyone had any similar issues or know of any fixes to get round this annoying problem, or am i doing something completely stupid! Help anyone!

Cheers

Andy

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

KaneStark

commom questions: have you already mark the option that makes FF the deafult browser?
Aws: yes! but it still openning IE

c.q.: have you already tryed to Reinstal atk driver/utlities?
aws: today, at 7:20 pm is the 17th that i reinstalled it, xD

c.q.: whats your OS? did you downloaded the correct(compatible) file?
aws: i use vista 32 and xp (2 partitions). vista for working and xp for gaming. 1st i instaled from the cd. after i tried asus site, and them i google it.

tnx for the patient to help!

Just upgraded my ram to 3gb and followed the instructions, however i went to check the dxdiag and system information but it still shows 2gb of ram…
Iv been googling for a answer but i still cant find out why it hasnt detected it yet or it has but not showing it as 3gb?
I was thinking maybe it has something to do with the bios not been configured properly? but other than that im stumped.

Would be awsome if there was a way to fix it or any suggestions.

Thanks
Glen.

I've been playing Age of Conan for a week on the Asus G1SN.
But I find the performance very bad..
When I put the game in 1024x768 res and graphics on low I get a framerate of 15fps.

Anyone else have any experience with AoC on the Asus ?

Note: I haven't downloaded the modified display drivers yet.
I'm planning on downloading the drivers tonight from: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/vista

I also found a small posting that should allow a fps of : 25 to 40 by changing only 3 settings in the graphics configuration.
I'll update the posting asap :D

Today, my audio speakers stopped working. However:

The Headphone jack still works. I can listen via headphones or external speakers.
The POST sound effect *does* play through the laptop speakers on start up.
All "Sound" control panel and mixer settings are good. Green checkmarks on Speakers. But it doesn't seem to detect new plug-ins on the headphone port; it does detect plug-ins to the Mic and Input ports.

Since the POST sound effect works, I suspect it's an OS problem- and I've already tried to reinstall the Realtek drivers- no dice.

Any suggestions?

Asus G1S-B1, Core 2 Duo T7700, 4GB RAM, 8600M GT, Vista Ultimate x64 SP1.

standby mode initially works but i don't remenber since which software or SP3 i've installed, i can't resume and i must restart.

while suspension, never works (i'am sure activate it from power manager in control panel in suspension tab).

may you help me?

But i've noticed that during ac mode all is ok but when i switch to battery mode, the computer or graphic performance are low (i'm playing with tomb raider anniversary).
may you help me?

greetings

I'm new in this forum but i bring a question, hopping someone can help me.
My machine is: Asus G1S - processor 7700 - 8600m GT - 2G Ram DDR2 667 - WXGA+ - Win Vista Ultimate 32

The machine works pretty well during normal using, working etc, but I'm facing some problems when i play. Currently i have instaled the nvidia drivers 174.31 (lap2go modded drivers) and I'm using Unreal Tournament 3 in offline mode, to test the performance. At beggining, the game is running quite smoothly at 40 fps or something like that, even with graphics almost at maximum and with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768.

But 5 minutes after the game starts , the performance starts dropping. Its the first time i see something like this. The game starts losing its smoothness and starts to give some breaks like a clock.
I've already tested in other games like call of duty 2 and Need for Speed Underground 2 and the problem stil persists. It's weird because the first 5 minutes the games is running super nice and after that the performance drops.

I've also instaled an extra cooling board under the laptop, to help rid of the heat…

I've been questionning myself the reason. Is it because of the drivers? To much heat due to the nice performance? RAM ? Vista? i really dont know…

Can someone could give me a clue 'bout the problem?

thanks -
Dross_PT

Anyone else get this, or have a solution. If not might jsut do away with the program.

I wish I could take credit for it, but i stumbled upon it accidentally.

Link Here (opens in a new window)

YouTube Vid of mod in action (yup - another new window)

NotebookReview forum where it first got posted - long, but lots of questions answered (another window)

/maybe should get posted on the main page? files look smallish…

Now when I try to enter setup it requires password.
But I just pressed enter when focus was on password textbox. And nothing else. Can someone help me to solve this problem?

Much less heat and fan noise.

thanks guuyss for your time.

8572! Not bad.

"ASUS G1SN-AK023C Penry Core 2 Duo T9300, 3GB DDR2, 320GB SATA HDD, GeForce 9500GT 512MB, 15.4" Wide, Vista Home Premium"

But before i do, anyone knows if XP is still a possibility on this model?!

Or am i better off by buying the older version with T7700 and a GT8600?!

Best regards,
Juan

thanks

(PS - 2008 owns Vista)

I am running bios 3.0. and I have upgraded to 4 gigs of ram. I set hard drive to enhanced mode in the bios. My external drive is a Western Digital Mybook. I tried reinstalling the drivers with out any luck.

I'm thinking it could be the e-sata cord. Not likely, but an idea.
I was also considering changing the irq settings so that the e-sata was not in conflict with any other devises(like the mouse). I tried to get into the devise manager and change the irq settings but haven't done so because I forget how to do it and I don't really know if this a good idea or not.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? Have suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Poppifree

Everything is unmodified straight from the manufactuer and I'm not even sure how Windows can find the device but the BIOS can't.

Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated,
Thank you

I am trying to install windows xp on my g1s and i always get an error just after the file loading blue screen at the beginning of the installation. Here is the error:

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7016/mybuguw4.jpg

I installed the bios 205 and i puted the ide/sata compatibulity mode.

Any help would be very appreciate!

thx

60 day trial of W2k8 is avail at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/trial-software.aspx
You can run the slmgr -rearm every 60 days to renew the trial, just like Vista.

the xp install is sp3, and as a result I can't use the hotfixes, could this be a(the) problem?

I can see the networks, and I can connect to unsecured connections, but my connection will not work (even with the proper passkey)

Am I alone with this issue?

Personally I'm pleased to say that all the games I've played on my G1S perform really well with most (if not all) the graphic features and resolution (that depends on the game) being Crysis the most intensive (or badly coded) game of them all.

However, I can play Crysis at 1280x800 with all set to medium specs and get an average of 25 fps, which is not bad for a sub $1500 dollar machine right?

Games like Half Life 2 Episode 1 and 2 and Portal I can play them in full resolution (1680x1050) with all set to the highest settings at a very comfortable 30 FPS!

Call of Duty 4 is another example of a nice game on the Asus G1S, which in my experience was capable of playing it at 1280x800 full effects at about 30 FPS too.

What are your experiences so far?

I'm hoping that Alan Wake will play smooth on the G1S too… Here's hoping. :)

Cheers!
Rayan

Anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions? Thanks! :)

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20070722133841343&board_id=3&model=G1S&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

This issue has me a bit concerened about purchasing a G1S and was hoping to know if it has been resolved.

I was looking at G-Skill's 4GB upgrade kit (F2-5300CL4D-4GBSQ since it has the lowest CAS latency (4) I figured that might be a good start.
(New Egg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231154)

For the hard drive: TOSHIBA MK2546GSX 250GB
(New Egg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149070)

or the HITACHI Travelstar 7K200 200GB (New Egg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145160)

Anyone have any opinions or other ideas to help?

Thanks!

Here is a list of things to keep in mind when posting your benchmark result.

• Please use following "standard" programs:
  • 3dmark 2000 Free Version 1.1
  • 3dmark 2001 SE Free Version 3.3.0
  • 3dmark 2003 Free Version 3.6.0
  • 3dmark 2005 Free Version 1.3.0
  • 3dmark 2006 Basic Edition 1.1.0
• Model of your G1S, CPU model and CPU speed in GHz
• Operating system XP/Vista and possible service pack
• How much RAM you have 2GB/3GB/4GB
• BIOS version 202/203/204/205/300 etc.
• What video driver you were using
• Screen resolution
• Possible overclocking etc. information
• Note: When running benchmarks, please make sure that the battery is fully loaded and the system is set to the highest performance level.

Welcome to this Asus G1S wiki forum. Hopefully you will find this wiki-site useful.

Please register to this wiki before posting your messages.

/Tomi