Model version
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Arch Linux Install CD version
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Hardware support
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Remarks
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Video
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Sound
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Ethernet
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Wireless
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Bluetooth
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Power management
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Modem
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Other
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ASUS GL552VM-DM-802D |
2017.02.01 |
GTX960m - need nvidia proprietary driver with specific boot kernel otherwise due to a kernel lockup, you won't be able to boot. acpi_osi=! acpi_osi='Windows 2009' |
works out of the box using pulseaudio |
works out of the box |
works out of the box |
not tested |
still testing |
not tested |
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need to add acpi_backlight=native to have fn keys backlight control and idle=nomwait
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ASUS G502VM-FY017T |
2017.02.01 |
GTX1060 3G - i use nvidia proprietaries driver it work fine after done an "mhwd-kernel -i linux410 & reboot" , nouveau not tested |
works out of the box using pulseaudio (KDE stock) |
works out of the box |
works out of the box |
works out the box (and using a Bluetooh headset like a Bose Qc35 works fine after a little workaround) |
~3.75hrs in normal use, with decent screen brightness, seems the same as what I get on Windows 10 |
not tested |
Most Fn keys, sound control, works out the box, but the screen ajustment need a little workaround and it's fine |
Do not install intel drivers. This laptop does not have integrated graphics.
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FX502VM |
2017.02.01 |
GTX1060 3G - install nvidia, nouveau does not work |
works out of the box using pulseaudio |
works out of the box with r8169 |
works out of the box |
not tested |
~3hrs in normal use, with decent screen brightness |
not tested |
Fn keys does not send ACPI events, except F10,F11,F12 (sound control) |
Do not install intel drivers. This laptop does not have integrated graphics.
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UX305FA |
2016.10.01 |
Intel HD 5300 - install xf86-video-intel |
works out of the box in GNOME, i3 works with pulseaudio |
Intel - works out of the box |
802.11 ac module, works out of the box |
works out of the box in GNOME |
around 4 hours of battery life under decent load, gets quite hot, but never throttles |
webcam works |
Function keys for brightness (F5/F6) don't send ACPI events, F3 and F4 do, however.
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K55N |
2014.11.12 |
Radeon HD 7520G - install xf86-video-ati |
snd,snd_hda_codec works out of the box using pulseaudio |
r8169 module, out of the box |
ath9k module, out of the box |
not present |
Overheats and immediately shuts down on modern 3D games. Use thermald to control temp using acpi_cpufreq |
webcam works |
Fix fn brightness keys with "acpi_osi="!Windows 2012" video.use_native_backlight=1". Don't enable early radeon hook to prevent blank screen after hibernation. Fix blank screen on suspend to ram with "sysctl -w kernel.acpi_video_flags=3".
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X401U |
2014.01.05 |
Radeon HD 7340 - install xf86-video-ati |
did not work out of the box, never configured correctly, using pulse, everything works |
not tested |
Wi-Fi out of the box |
none to support |
all power options work just fine |
webcam works |
overall performance is satisfactory
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X401A/X401A1 |
2013.05.01 |
Integrated Intel HD Graphics - install xf86-video-intel and libva-intel-driver, enable SNA |
hda-intel works, headphone jack, mic works |
Realtek, out of the box |
Wi-Fi out of the box |
not tested |
all power options work just fine, only brightness control needs module asus-nb-wmi to be loaded and acpi_backlight=intel acpi_osi= GRUB options as of kernel 3.9.4 |
webcam works |
overall performance is satisfactory
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W7S |
Don't Panic |
3D with NVIDIA drivers |
hda-intel |
r8169 module, out of the box |
Intel 4965 works with iwlwifi |
works out of the box |
suspend works with pm-utils; hibernation is extremely unstable |
webcam works with uvc drivers, but it is mounted upside down |
ACPI works with acpi4asus and acpid
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N80Vn-X5 |
2009.02RC2 |
3D with NVIDIA drivers |
hda-intel plus adding options snd-hda-intel enable=1 model=g50v position_fix=0 to /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf |
Out of box with r8169 module |
out of box with ath9k |
out of box |
suspend and hibernate both work with pm-utils |
webcam and card reader both work out of the box |
ACPI works fine with the asus_laptop module
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F8SN |
2009.08 |
only tried with open source NV drivers (got 1280x800 pixels default without xorg edit), 3D proprietary will probably work |
hda-intel |
Ethernet works out of the box |
Intel 4965 works with iwlwifi |
untested-but is recognized by kernel |
untested-battery status can be detected and customization options exist |
Syntek Sonic web cam and Ricoh Card reader work out of the box (might need to allow user mount privileges just as you would for other ext. drives) |
Highly compatible with Arch Linux
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L3000D |
Most recent as of 2010-02-13 |
Works out of box |
Works out of box |
Works out of box |
Not contains |
Not contains |
Works perfectly |
Untested |
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N53JN |
Most recent as of 2010-11-03 |
Contains NVIDIA Optimus, so only Intel graphic card works. Waiting for NVIDIA to support Optimus on Linux |
Works, needs some editing of modprobe files |
Works out of box |
ath9k |
Untested |
Hibernate untested, suspend works but with problems due to USB3 controller |
Web cam works, touchpad works, media buttons work |
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N53SV |
Most recent as of 2011-06-26 |
Contains NVIDIA Optimus, so only Intel graphic card works. |
hda-intel |
r8169 module, works out of box |
ath9k needs madwifi |
Untested |
BBS thread |
Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader works. See also Ubuntu help
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A8Le |
Most recent as of 2011-07-31 |
Works out of box |
Works out of box (with ALSA, 'Speaker' channel should be un-muted) |
Out of box with r8169 module |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Touchpad works |
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1005HA |
2011.08.19 |
Works out of box using i915 |
hda-intel |
Works out of box |
ath9k |
Untested |
Untested |
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1015E |
2014.05.19 |
Works out of box using i915 |
hda-intel |
Works out of the box. |
Wifi out of the box. |
Untested |
Display brightness and toggle, battery management, power, lid close works out of the box. Suspend works out of the box. Hibernate works after following instructions here. |
Touchpad requires xf86-input-synaptics package. Webcam/mic works. Card reader works. USB 3.0 untested. |
Overall satisfactory. efibootmgr v0.12 doesn't work, and v0.11 is recommended. linux kernel v4.3 and v4.4 has kswapd0 bug. linux-lts is recommended until fixed. Only display, audio and sleep fn keys are recognized.
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UL30A |
2011.08.19 |
Works out of box |
hda-intel |
Works out of box |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader untested |
acpi_backlight=vendor in bootloader
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G73SW |
2011.08.19 |
nvidia |
hda-intel |
Works out of box |
Works out of box |
None |
Untested |
Backlit keys worked when I installed GNOME |
Power settings need work...
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Q400A |
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Works out of box using i915 |
hda-intel, mic works |
AR8151v2 works out of box |
Works out of box |
Works out of the box |
Suspend works, Hibernate untested |
Backlit keys work on GNOME 3, screen backlight works with keys in gnome-3.10, touchpad works, webcam works, card reader works, HDMI output untested |
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Q500A |
2015.02.01 |
xf86-video-intel, works out of box |
hda-intel, works out of box |
r8169, works out of box |
iwlwifi, works out of box |
untested but detected by bluez |
Suspend works, Hibernate works. |
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Works very well with Arch Linux
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K55VM |
2013.04.01 |
Contains NVIDIA Optimus, both works. Intel and Nvidia(proprietary drivers) |
hda-intel |
r8168 module, works |
ath9k Works out of box |
Untested |
suspend and hibernate both work with gnome power manager and laptop-mode-tools |
Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader works, sound card works |
Highly compatible with Arch Linux. Technology optimus works with Bumblebee
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A55VJ |
2013.05.01 |
Contains NVIDIA Optimus, both work (NVIDIA only via Bumblebee) |
hda-intel |
r8169 module works |
iwlwifi |
Works with bluez |
suspend works out of box with systemd/logind.conf |
Web cam works, touchpad works, card reader works |
Highly compatible with Arch Linux. Add i8042.nomux=1 to kernel line to prevent jittery touchpad.
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S300CA |
2013.08.01 |
Intel HD Graphics 4000, works out of the box with xf86-video-intel |
hda-intel |
Atheros AR8161, works out of the box |
Atheros AR9485, works out of the box with ath9k |
not tested |
works, slightly higher power usage as Windows 8, for backlight add acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor to bootloader kernel line |
Web cam, touchpad, touchscreen all work, USB 3.0 and car reader not tested yet |
Highly compatible with Arch Linux.
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S400CA |
2015.02.01 |
Intel HD Graphics 4000, works out of the box with xf86-video-intel |
hda-intel, works out of the box |
Atheros AR8161, works out of the box |
Atheros AR9485, works out of the box |
not tested |
works, for backlight add acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor to bootloader kernel line |
Webcam work out of the box, touchpad work out of the box with xf86-input-synaptics, touchscreen all work, card reader works out of the box, USB 3.0 not tested yet |
Highly compatible with Arch Linux.
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X502CA |
2013.07.01 |
Integrated Intel HD Graphics works |
hda-intel works |
Qualcomm Atheros AR816x/AR817x, did not work during installation, after that works, but check model specific wiki |
Ralink RT3290 performs very poorly with standard kernel driver. Check model specific wiki |
not tested |
suspend works, see model specific wiki for display brightness control |
not tested |
not a very good choice for Linux due to Wi-Fi problems
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X53BR/K53BR |
anything since 3.11 kernel |
ATI 6320/ATI 7470 works, but can't disable discrete. Intervention needed since 3.13 |
hda-intel works |
Realtek with r8169 driver, out-of-the-box |
Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 with ath9k driver, out-of-the-box |
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three different brightness switches in /sys/class/backlight for the same display, anything else fine |
webcam fine |
heats up very fast, description coming
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X551CA |
2014. 03. 24. |
Integrated Intel, works with xf86-video-intel |
hda-intel |
Realtek r8169, did not tested |
Qualcomm Atheros AR9485, oob, but problems with NetworkManager - disabling the wifi hardblocks the card and Fn+F2 doesn't work. Workaround on Ubuntu forum. |
not tested |
I didn't tested yet, but at first sight it seems ok. |
not tested. |
It seems to work well with Linux
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N550JV |
2014.03.01. |
Hybrid graphics with integrated Intel and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Nouveau working with Bumblebee (NVIDIA driver works but not tested extensively) |
snd_hda_intel works but external speakers pop on sleep/shutdown |
Realtek r8169 works out of box |
Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 works with ath9k out of the box |
not tested |
working, USB must be disabled before sleep |
no modem |
Card reader works out of box, has battery issues when a powered device is left plugged into the USB charging port.
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G550JK |
2014.08.01 |
Uses Nvidia Optimus, works fine with Bumblebee using Nvidia's drivers |
snd_hda_intel - some background noises while using headphones: here is a fix |
Not tested |
Works out of the box |
Not tested |
I didn't tested much but it seems to work |
Not tested |
touchpad and camera works fine
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X83VB-X2 |
2014.09.01 |
GeForce 9300M GS, Works out of the box with xf86-video-intel |
Works out of box (with ALSA, 'Speaker' channel should be un-muted) |
Ethernet works out of the box |
Wifi works out of the box |
Bluetooth not tested |
Not tested but seems to work fine |
Not tested |
Touchpad works, Camera not tested
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UX303LN |
2014.10.01 |
GeForce 840M & Intel HD Graphics, Had to install Bumblebee to get both working |
Works out of box (with ALSA, 'Speaker' channel should be un-muted) |
USB-to-Ethernet devices seem to work fine out of the box |
Wifi works out of the box |
Bluetooth not tested |
Not tested but seems to work fine |
Not tested |
Touchpad works (no gestures currently), Camera works fine, Touchscreen works (no multi-touch support) |
Avoid some power management features due to Kernel Bug 102091.
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UX32L(N) |
N/A |
GeForce 840M & Intel HD Graphics (Haswell-ULT rev09), Use bbswitch and the Intel GPU as the proprietary nvidia driver breaks vsync and may cause crashes in Plasma 5. |
Works out of box |
Factory-supplied USB-to-Ethernet adapter works |
Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 with ath9k driver or Intel with iwlwifi, out-of-the-box |
Bluetooth works with bluez5 |
Suspend and Hibernate work |
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Set the kernel parameters video.use_native_backlight=1 acpi_osi= for working backlight keys and backlight restore. Webcam, keyboard backlight and adjustment thereof works. |
Clickpad works with libinput and synaptics. Testing of synaptics settings to get comfortable options needed. Avoid activating some power management features due to Kernel Bug 102091.
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U32U |
2015.02.01 |
Radeon 6320, Install xf86-video-ati |
Works out of box (with ALSA) |
Works out of the box |
Works out of the box. For rfkill issues options asus_nb_wmi wapf=1 may help |
Bluetooth works with bluez5, optionally install bluetooth manager |
Suspend does not work. CPU Fan constantly on. |
Webcam works |
Needs significant setup to function properly. Power management hard to get right.
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X553MA |
2015.06.01 |
Works |
Works |
Works |
broadcom-wl (causes freezes) |
Untested |
Suspend works |
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Set OS Selection in BIOS setup to Windows 7
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F550J(aka A550J) |
2015.09.01 |
Intel HD4600(integrated, works well witth xf86-video-intel), Nvidia 850M(can't enter GNOME desktop environment(message "Critical issue") with driver nvidia installed) |
Intel HD Audio with ALSA |
Works out of box : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 12) |
Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01), works well with broadcom-wl-dkms installed (refer to Broadcom wireless) |
Not tested |
Not tested |
N/A |
You should install xf86-input-synaptics to enable touchpad |
Recommend to disable standalone graphic card
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N550JX |
2015.12.01 |
Works |
Works |
Works |
Works |
Works |
Works |
N/A |
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Read N550JX
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X552M |
2015.12.01 |
Intel HD works good with xf86-video-intel, for Nvidia use bumblebee & nvidia. |
Works |
Works |
Works with 'broadcom-wl-dkms' |
Untested |
Works |
N/A |
Add 'acpi_osi= acpi_backlight=native' to bootloader kernel line for changing backlight with keyboard combo keys (fn + f5 / fn + f6) |
Read X552M
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E403SA |
2016.06.01 |
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), works well with xf86-video-intel. |
snd_hda_intel, works out of the box |
not tested, no ethernet port |
ath9k, works out of the box |
not tested |
suspend and brightness control works, but not with ACPI keys |
works out of the box |
Card reader not tested. ACPI/Function keys and lid switch do not work and will not show up on acpi_listen; except for mute, volup, voldown. With acpi="!Windows 2012" all ACPI functions work perfectly but the touchpad gets disabled entirely.
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ASUS_F555UA |
2016..08.14 |
Intel HD works good with xf86-video-intel |
Sound works well, have to add options snd-hda-intel model=laptop-dmic,headset-mic to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf to get mic to work |
Ethernet works RTL8111/8168/8411 |
Wireless gives Kernel Panic RTL8821AE, have to blacklist on boot or msg will flood screen |
Bluetooth not tested |
Suspend and Brightness work haven't tried with keys |
n/a |
Issues with touchpad, no two finger scroll, very buggy touch, tried linux-elanfixAUR[broken link: package not found] does not improve. tried the other asus pkgs, no joy |
If start xserver, can reinstatiate RTL8821AE driver and it will work, but floods logs with kernel panic msg.
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K501J |
Most recent as of 2016.09.01 |
OK |
OK |
Not tested |
OK |
n/a |
Brightness works with keys on Gnome 3 |
n/a |
Touchpad works with xf86-input-libinput, but somewhat uncomfortable. Better with xf86-input-synaptics, however pacman says "xf86-input-synaptics driver is on maintenance mode and xf86-input-libinput driver must be prefered over."
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VivoBook S301LA |
2016.09.01 |
Intel HD Graphics 4400, works well with xf86-video-intel |
Works |
Works out of the box with r8169 module, also with r8168 |
Works, atk9k module |
Works |
Add the boot option acpi_osi= for hotkeys and backlight control to work. For package power states lower than PC3, see Remarks. |
Webcam works |
Touchpad, touchscreen and card reader works out of the box |
To reach PC7, r8168 has to be built without certain build options. An easy way to do this is to build r8168-dkmsAUR after modifying its dkms.conf by removing EXTRA_CFLAGS='-DCONFIG_R8168_NAPI -DCONFIG_R8168_VLAN'
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K501LX |
2017.01.01 |
Intel HD Graphics and GeForce GTX 950M. Configured and working with bumblebee - see note. |
Works |
Works |
Works |
Works |
Everything works out of box except keyboard backlight controls. Backlight can be controlled in GNOME without additional configuration. Using laptop-mode-toolsAUR generaly yields 4-5 hour battery life for light work and 1.5 hours for intensive work with the GPU on. |
Works |
Touchpad, and card reader works out of the box |
Had issues using Bumblebee version with linux version 4.9 (as of 2/25/2017). Added pcie_port_pm=off to kernel parameters to make bbswitch work correctly.
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R540SA |
2017.03.01 |
Works out of box |
Works out of box |
Works out of box |
Works out of box |
Works out of box |
Works out of box |
Works out of box |
Works out of box |
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Model version
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Arch Linux Install CD version
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Video
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Sound
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Ethernet
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Wireless
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Bluetooth
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Power management
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Modem
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Other
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Remarks
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Hardware support
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