[qubes-users] Re: HCL - Dell XPS 15 9550

2017-01-12 Thread bbrr3332
On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 10:34:22 PM UTC, John Doe wrote:
> On Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 10:38:49 PM UTC, bbrr...@gmail.com wrote:
> > In original configuration this laptop suffers from freeze on initial boot 
> > when the system attaches the broadcom wifi card to sys-net. To make 
> > progress needed to disable the wifi card in BIOS, install was then 
> > straightforward. 
> > 
> > Used an USB wifi for initial investigation/updates. Needed to assign the 
> > USB controller to the sys-net VM and allow non strict pci reset. 
> > ThenuUpgraded the fedora23 kernel to the version in unstable repository:
> > 
> > Linux sys-net 4.8.12-12.pvops.qubes.x86_64 #1 SMP Sat Dec 3 19:12:54 UTC 
> > 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> > 
> > As there is only one USB controller on this board, this is not a great 
> > long-term solution. I then replaced the broadcom wifi card with an Intel 
> > 8265 which works very well with the 4.8 v kernel. Generally everything now 
> > seems to work well: suspend works, touchpad works well, screen dimming, 
> > attaching usb storage. No touchscreen on this model so can't comment on 
> > that.
> 
> Did your 9550 not come with a Killer 1535? At least that's what is listed on 
> the product page, http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-15-9550-laptop/pd?ref=PD_OC

No, it came with DW1830 which is a re-badge of Broadcom. It was bought in the 
first half of last year.

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[qubes-users] Re: HCL - Dell XPS 15 9550

2017-01-11 Thread John Doe
On Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 10:38:49 PM UTC, bbrr...@gmail.com wrote:
> In original configuration this laptop suffers from freeze on initial boot 
> when the system attaches the broadcom wifi card to sys-net. To make progress 
> needed to disable the wifi card in BIOS, install was then straightforward. 
> 
> Used an USB wifi for initial investigation/updates. Needed to assign the USB 
> controller to the sys-net VM and allow non strict pci reset. ThenuUpgraded 
> the fedora23 kernel to the version in unstable repository:
> 
> Linux sys-net 4.8.12-12.pvops.qubes.x86_64 #1 SMP Sat Dec 3 19:12:54 UTC 2016 
> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> As there is only one USB controller on this board, this is not a great 
> long-term solution. I then replaced the broadcom wifi card with an Intel 8265 
> which works very well with the 4.8 v kernel. Generally everything now seems 
> to work well: suspend works, touchpad works well, screen dimming, attaching 
> usb storage. No touchscreen on this model so can't comment on that.

Did your 9550 not come with a Killer 1535? At least that's what is listed on 
the product page, http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-15-9550-laptop/pd?ref=PD_OC

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