I have a a Dell Inspiron N411Z with an Intel HD 3000. After fine tuning it with some boot options in order to stop it from draining the battery (i915.semaphores=1 i915.i915_enable_rc6=7 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1), everything was fine.
The only issue I have is: [56351.897472] [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update failure on pipe B (start=10600 end=10601) time 493 us, min 892, max 899, scanline start 868, end 896 [56511.815580] [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update failure on pipe A (start=1371399 end=1371400) time 736 us, min 763, max 767, scanline start 761, end 783 [56680.316673] [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update failure on pipe A (start=1381500 end=1381501) time 458 us, min 763, max 767, scanline start 757, end 779 [56757.051722] [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update failure on pipe B (start=40925 end=40926) time 307 us, min 892, max 899, scanline start 885, end 899 it used to be quite severe, causing a gpu reset and segmentations faults for kicad. https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1511370 Also keep in mind that there is a pre-enabled kernel option in some Distros that corrupts the BIOS on some laptops. https://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/SPI_INTEL_SPI_PLATFORM.html On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:02 AM, David J S Briscoe < da...@djsbriscoe.vispa.com> wrote: > On 28/12/2017 19:30, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > >> I know this is not specifically a kicad development question but I am in >> the market for a new laptop before the end of the year and figured this >> might be the best place to ask. I was wondering if anyone has any >> experience with intel graphics chips (namely the 630) drivers on linux. >> I prefer nvidia graphics chips on linux because the proprietary nvidia >> drivers on linux are typically hassle free but I would rather spend my >> hard earned money on ram and nmve drive than graphics hardware which I >> really don't need and already have on my desktop system. Thanks in >> advance for the help. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Wayne >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> Wayne, > > I'm using a Dell Precision 7510. It has a Nvidia Quadro M2000M 4GB GDDR5 > memory and Intel HD Graphics 530. I have a dual boot setup with Windows 10 > Pro (64 bit) and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. > > I download the nightly builds on Ubuntu on a regular basis and have had no > problems so far. I use the latest stable build on Windows 10 and also no > problems. I bought my machine as a refurbished model and it came with > Windows 7 Pro. I took advantage of the upgrade offer to Windows 10 Pro and > also removed the 250GB Solid state drive it came with and installed a 2TB > conventional drive myself as well as Ubuntu. > > This laptop is VERY easy to work with and is very modular with lots of > spares from Parts People in the US (I'm in the UK). > > Both the Intel control panels and the nvidia control panels have support > for profiles (mainly for Photographic use etc) but I've had no need to use > them yet. Also no problems on Ubuntu so far although I tend not to use it > extensively. > > Bought the Dell as my last laptop has lasted 15 years and still works fine > (inspiron 8K). If you need any more info please ask. Thanks. > > David. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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