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Got a N56VZ-54215H added more memory so the total is 8GB and swapped the disk with a 256GB SSD.

Currently running Fedora 20 64bit. Issues:

• Webcam not working
• optimus/bumblebee not working/not tested.
• ​http://blog.vodkamelone.de/archives/160-VirtualBox-USB-support-on-Fedora.-The-right-way..html
• ​https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/scm-commits/Week-of-Mon-20131014/1127556.html

Getting Sun Java to work under Fedora 20 x64)

Install latest x64 RPM version from: ​http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp?locale=en

$ sudo alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/bin/java 200000 $ sudo alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/latest/bin/javaws 200000 $ sudo alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 /usr/java/latest/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 200000

dmidecode

[rvdzwet@rvdzwet-asus ~]$ sudo dmidecode 
# dmidecode 2.12
# SMBIOS entry point at 0x000f04c0
SMBIOS 2.7 present.
23 structures occupying 1702 bytes.
Table at 0x000EBA70.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
	Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
	Version: N56VZ.217
	Release Date: 05/22/2013
	Address: 0xF0000
	Runtime Size: 64 kB
	ROM Size: 6144 kB
	Characteristics:
		PCI is supported
		BIOS is upgradeable
		BIOS shadowing is allowed
		Boot from CD is supported
		Selectable boot is supported
		BIOS ROM is socketed
		EDD is supported
		5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
		3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
		3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
		Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
		8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
		Serial services are supported (int 14h)
		Printer services are supported (int 17h)
		ACPI is supported
		USB legacy is supported
		Smart battery is supported
		BIOS boot specification is supported
		Targeted content distribution is supported
		UEFI is supported
	BIOS Revision: 4.6

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
	Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
	Product Name: N56VZ
	Version: 1.0       
	Serial Number: CCN0BC282278513     
	UUID: 4E435451-384A-3034-4532-50465D41F074
	Wake-up Type: Power Switch
	SKU Number: ASUS-NotebookSKU
	Family: N

Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 15 bytes
Base Board Information
	Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
	Product Name: N56VZ
	Version: 1.0       
	Serial Number: BSN12345678901234567
	Asset Tag: ATN12345678901234567
	Features:
		Board is a hosting board
		Board is replaceable
	Location In Chassis: MIDDLE              
	Chassis Handle: 0x0003
	Type: Motherboard
	Contained Object Handles: 0

Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 22 bytes
Chassis Information
	Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
	Type: Notebook
	Lock: Not Present
	Version: 1.0       
	Serial Number: CCN0BC282278513     
	Asset Tag: No Asset Tag    
	Boot-up State: Safe
	Power Supply State: Safe
	Thermal State: Safe
	Security Status: None
	OEM Information: 0x00000000
	Height: Unspecified
	Number Of Power Cords: 1
	Contained Elements: 0
	SKU Number: To be filled by O.E.M.

Handle 0x0004, DMI type 10, 26 bytes
On Board Device 1 Information
	Type: Video
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  VGA
On Board Device 2 Information
	Type: Ethernet
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  GLAN
On Board Device 3 Information
	Type: Ethernet
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  WLAN
On Board Device 4 Information
	Type: Sound
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  Audio CODEC 
On Board Device 5 Information
	Type: SATA Controller
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  SATA Controller
On Board Device 6 Information
	Type: Other
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  USB 2.0 Controller
On Board Device 7 Information
	Type: Other
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  USB 3.0 Controller
On Board Device 8 Information
	Type: Other
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  SMBus Controller
On Board Device 9 Information
	Type: Other
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  Card Reader
On Board Device 10 Information
	Type: Other
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  Cmos Camera
On Board Device 11 Information
	Type: Other
	Status: Enabled
	Description:  Bluetooth

Handle 0x0005, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
OEM Strings
	String 1: KlfN20+MQP69u
	String 2: LwSF4nRHXeCFY
	String 3: eTo60pS3zeNzj
	String 4: 90N9IC443H2F255D333U
	String 5:  
	String 6:  
	String 7:  
	String 8:  
	String 9:  
	String 10:  

Handle 0x0006, DMI type 12, 5 bytes
System Configuration Options
	Option 1: DSN:1SBDSNFA723114 R                
	Option 2: DSN:470F14D56405                    
	Option 3: DSN:50465D41F074                    
	Option 4: SMI:00B2CA

Handle 0x0007, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
	Status: No errors detected

Handle 0x0008, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
	Socket Designation: CPU Internal L2
	Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
	Operational Mode: Write Through
	Location: Internal
	Installed Size: 1024 kB
	Maximum Size: 1024 kB
	Supported SRAM Types:
		Unknown
	Installed SRAM Type: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Error Correction Type: Multi-bit ECC
	System Type: Unified
	Associativity: 8-way Set-associative

Handle 0x0009, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
	Socket Designation: CPU Internal L1
	Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
	Operational Mode: Write Through
	Location: Internal
	Installed Size: 256 kB
	Maximum Size: 256 kB
	Supported SRAM Types:
		Unknown
	Installed SRAM Type: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Error Correction Type: Parity
	System Type: Data
	Associativity: 8-way Set-associative

Handle 0x000A, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
	Socket Designation: CPU Internal L3
	Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 3
	Operational Mode: Write Back
	Location: Internal
	Installed Size: 6144 kB
	Maximum Size: 6144 kB
	Supported SRAM Types:
		Unknown
	Installed SRAM Type: Unknown
	Speed: Unknown
	Error Correction Type: Multi-bit ECC
	System Type: Unified
	Associativity: 12-way Set-associative

Handle 0x000B, DMI type 16, 23 bytes
Physical Memory Array
	Location: System Board Or Motherboard
	Use: System Memory
	Error Correction Type: None
	Maximum Capacity: 32 GB
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Number Of Devices: 4

Handle 0x000C, DMI type 4, 42 bytes
Processor Information
	Socket Designation: SOCKET 0
	Type: Central Processor
	Family: Core i7
	Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
	ID: A9 06 03 00 FF FB EB BF
	Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 58, Stepping 9
	Flags:
		FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
		VME (Virtual mode extension)
		DE (Debugging extension)
		PSE (Page size extension)
		TSC (Time stamp counter)
		MSR (Model specific registers)
		PAE (Physical address extension)
		MCE (Machine check exception)
		CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
		APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
		SEP (Fast system call)
		MTRR (Memory type range registers)
		PGE (Page global enable)
		MCA (Machine check architecture)
		CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
		PAT (Page attribute table)
		PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
		CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
		DS (Debug store)
		ACPI (ACPI supported)
		MMX (MMX technology supported)
		FXSR (FXSAVE and FXSTOR instructions supported)
		SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
		SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
		SS (Self-snoop)
		HTT (Multi-threading)
		TM (Thermal monitor supported)
		PBE (Pending break enabled)
	Version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz
	Voltage: 3.3 V 2.9 V
	External Clock: 100 MHz
	Max Speed: 3800 MHz
	Current Speed: 2400 MHz
	Status: Populated, Enabled
	Upgrade: Socket rPGA988B
	L1 Cache Handle: 0x0009
	L2 Cache Handle: 0x0008
	L3 Cache Handle: 0x000A
	Serial Number: Not Specified
	Asset Tag: Fill By OEM
	Part Number: Fill By OEM
	Core Count: 4
	Core Enabled: 4
	Thread Count: 8
	Characteristics:
		64-bit capable

Handle 0x000D, DMI type 17, 34 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000B
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Total Width: 64 bits
	Data Width: 64 bits
	Size: 2048 MB
	Form Factor: SODIMM
	Set: None
	Locator: ChannelA-DIMM0
	Bank Locator: BANK 0
	Type: DDR3
	Type Detail: Synchronous
	Speed: 1600 MHz
	Manufacturer: Samsung
	Serial Number: E59B2DEF
	Asset Tag: 9876543210
	Part Number: M471B5773DH0-CK0  
	Rank: 1
	Configured Clock Speed: 1600 MHz

Handle 0x000E, DMI type 20, 35 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x0007FFFFFFF
	Range Size: 2 GB
	Physical Device Handle: 0x000D
	Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0013
	Partition Row Position: Unknown
	Interleave Position: 1
	Interleaved Data Depth: 2

Handle 0x000F, DMI type 17, 34 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000B
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Total Width: Unknown
	Data Width: Unknown
	Size: No Module Installed
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: None
	Locator: ChannelA-DIMM1
	Bank Locator: BANK 1
	Type: Unknown
	Type Detail: None
	Speed: Unknown
	Manufacturer: [Empty]
	Serial Number: [Empty]
	Asset Tag: 9876543210
	Part Number: [Empty]
	Rank: Unknown
	Configured Clock Speed: Unknown

Handle 0x0010, DMI type 17, 34 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000B
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Total Width: 64 bits
	Data Width: 64 bits
	Size: 4096 MB
	Form Factor: SODIMM
	Set: None
	Locator: ChannelB-DIMM0
	Bank Locator: BANK 2
	Type: DDR3
	Type Detail: Synchronous
	Speed: 1600 MHz
	Manufacturer: Hynix/Hyundai
	Serial Number: 1916D519
	Asset Tag: 9876543210
	Part Number: HMT351S6CFR8C-PB  
	Rank: 2
	Configured Clock Speed: 1600 MHz

Handle 0x0011, DMI type 20, 35 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00080000000
	Ending Address: 0x0017FFFFFFF
	Range Size: 4 GB
	Physical Device Handle: 0x0010
	Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0013
	Partition Row Position: Unknown
	Interleave Position: 2
	Interleaved Data Depth: 2

Handle 0x0012, DMI type 17, 34 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x000B
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Total Width: Unknown
	Data Width: Unknown
	Size: No Module Installed
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: None
	Locator: ChannelB-DIMM1
	Bank Locator: BANK 3
	Type: Unknown
	Type Detail: None
	Speed: Unknown
	Manufacturer: [Empty]
	Serial Number: [Empty]
	Asset Tag: 9876543210
	Part Number: [Empty]
	Rank: Unknown
	Configured Clock Speed: Unknown

Handle 0x0013, DMI type 19, 31 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x0017FFFFFFF
	Range Size: 6 GB
	Physical Array Handle: 0x000B
	Partition Width: 4

Handle 0x0018, DMI type 131, 64 bytes
OEM-specific Type
	Header and Data:
		83 40 18 00 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
		F8 00 59 1E FF FF FF FF 01 00 00 00 01 00 08 00
		26 05 02 00 00 00 00 00 C8 00 FF FF 00 00 00 00
		00 00 00 00 66 00 00 00 76 50 72 6F 00 00 00 00

Handle 0x0019, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
BIOS Language Information
	Language Description Format: Long
	Installable Languages: 1
		en|US|iso8859-1
	Currently Installed Language: en|US|iso8859-1

Handle 0x001A, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table