On 09/07/2018 04:01 AM, H wrote: > On September 4, 2018 10:51:09 AM GMT+02:00, Patrick Laimbock > <patr...@laimbock.com> wrote: > > -----Original message----- > > From:H <age...@meddatainc.com> Sent: Monday 3rd September 2018 14:52 > To: Centos Mailing List <centos@centos.org> Subject: [CentOS] Centos on Dell > XPS15 Is anyone successfully running Centos 7 on a Dell XPS15? If so, which > model? If not, what was the problem? Thank you! > > > I only ran Fedora 28 Workstation Live from USB stick on the latest XPS15 > (9570) and did not try CentOS 7. Fedora 28 ran great and the 4K screen is > beautiful but the laptop had some issues so I sent it back. Issues: > > - the CPU throttles when putting it under load. The "fix"was to undervolt > the CPU, turn off Turbo speed in the BIOS and turn off HT in the BIOS. This > issue seems similar to the thermal problem the latest MacBook Pro had. IIRC > Apple fixed it in a BIOS update. I don't know if/when Dell will fix it (or if > they even can fix it). > - fingerprint reader does not work. With the latest XPS13 (9370) > Developer Edition, Dell "fixed" it by removing the fingerprint reader. > - no separate PageUp and PageDown keys. The latest XPS13 does have them > but on the XPS15 there were 2 gaps in the keyboard where those keys should be > but aren't. > - it's not possible to open the screen 180 degrees > - the webcam at the bottom of the screen (aka NoseCam) is really annoying > > As an alternative to the XPS15 there's the new Inspiron 15 7000 series > and the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme (though I have no idea if either of them > runs CentOS 7). > > HTH, > Patrick > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > Very interesting, thank you! > > Is anyone running Centos on the Inspiron 15 7000 mentioned?
I just looked at a Dell Inspiron 15 7570 that is refurbished and available at $850. Anyone running Centos 7 on this machine? _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
