Howto guide for Ubuntu and Debian GNU/Linux on the ASUS N10 series: N10J, N10Jb, N10Jc, N10JE, N10Jh, N10HV and N10E

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Contents:
Part 0: Getting Started
   Dual Booting
   Installation Media
   Installation Process
   First Boot
Part 1: Kernel Upgrade
   Preparing the system
   Building the kernel
Part 2: Graphics Drivers
   Preparing the system
   Installing the drivers
   Upgrading graphics drivers
Part 3: Tweaks
   Upside down webcam
   Maximizing screen real-estate
   Ambient light sensor
   Touchpad
   Fingerprint reader
   Delays resolving hostnames or lookup failures
   Hotkeys and Fn+F10 mute doesn't work
   Magnify and power mode buttons
   Startup, suspend and resume issues
   Preload: the adaptive readahead daemon
   CPU frequency scaling
Part 4: NVIDIA Tweaks
   Color accuracy [NVIDIA]
   Redraw issues with compiz [NVIDIA]
   AVI videos look purple/blue (hues shifted) [NVIDIA]
   HDMI audio [NVIDIA]
   HD video decoding [NVIDIA]
Part 5: Appendices
   Building MadWifi for the stock kernel
   Removing the detectgpu startup script

Part 0: Getting Started
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Getting_Started

Dual Booting
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Dual_Booting

Installation Media
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...allation_Media

Installation Process
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...lation_Process

First Boot
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#First_Boot

Part 1: Kernel Upgrade
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Kernel_Upgrade

Preparing the system
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...ing_the_System

Building the kernel
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...ing_the_Kernel

Part 2: Graphics Drivers
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Graphics_Drivers

Preparing the system
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...g_the_system_2

Installing the drivers
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...ng_the_drivers

Upgrading graphics drivers
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...aphics_Drivers

Part 3: Tweaks
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Tweaks

Upside down webcam
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...de_Down_Webcam

Maximizing screen real-estate
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...en_Real-Estate

Ambient light sensor
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...t_Light_Sensor

Touchpad
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Touchpad

Fingerprint reader
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...erprint_Reader

Delays resolving hostnames or lookup failures
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...ookup_Failures

Hotkeys and Fn+F10 mute doesn't work
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...Doesn.27t_Work

Magnify and power mode buttons
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...r_Mode_Buttons

Startup, suspend and resume issues
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT..._Resume_Issues

Preload: the adaptive readahead daemon
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...adahead_Daemon

CPU frequency scaling
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...quency_Scaling

Part 4: NVIDIA Tweaks
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#NVIDIA_Tweaks

Color accuracy [NVIDIA]
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...y_.5BNVIDIA.5D

Redraw issues with compiz [NVIDIA]
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...z_.5BNVIDIA.5D

AVI videos look purple/blue (hues shifted) [NVIDIA]
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...9_.5BNVIDIA.5D

HDMI audio [NVIDIA]
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...o_.5BNVIDIA.5D

HD video decoding [NVIDIA]
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...g_.5BNVIDIA.5D

Part 5: Appendices
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWTO#Appendices

Building MadWifi for the stock kernel
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...e_Stock_Kernel

Removing the detectgpu startup script
http://n10.wikia.com/wiki/Linux_HOWT...Startup_Script