From 77983d16f6ddcbdaf65d7656e82d39669095be6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=B6rg=20Thalheim?= Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 12:00:38 +0000 Subject: xps-15-7590: convert wiki to markdown. This allows it to symlink it in the README --- dell/xps/15-7590/README.md | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ dell/xps/15-7590/README.wiki | 52 -------------------------------------------- 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-) create mode 100644 dell/xps/15-7590/README.md delete mode 100644 dell/xps/15-7590/README.wiki diff --git a/dell/xps/15-7590/README.md b/dell/xps/15-7590/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9c41d94 --- /dev/null +++ b/dell/xps/15-7590/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# Dell XPS 15 7590 +- Mostly copied from 15-9550 + +## Tested Hardware + +- CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980HK +- RAM: 32 GB +- HDD: 1 TiB SSD +- Screen: 15" 4k (3840✕2160) +- Input: Touchscreen and trackpad. + +## Firmware Configuration + +Not much tweaking of NixOS itself was needed. But we currently cannot automate the firmware setup, so this must be done by hand. + +### Before installation + +These settings are needed both for booting the final install, and installer itself. Therefore, they must be done first. + +- **Disable Secure Boot (but keep UEFI Boot).** Thankfully doing so is as easy as changing any other simple setting. + +- **Disable Intel hardware RAID and use AHCI instead.** Intel doesn't seem to provide a working linux driver for this. (If you just have SSD it's pointless and just slows things down needlessly anyways.) + +### Wifi +**Wifi does not work with kernels older than 5.1 (firmware not present) or newer** (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=247705) + +Update: The 48.ucode causes the Killer wifi card to crash. The iwlfwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode works perfectly. default.nix contains an overlay that removes the offending ucode from the linux-firmware bundle. + +``` + # Use the systemd-boot EFI boot loader. + boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true; + boot.loader.grub = { + device = "nodev"; + efiSupport = true; + efiInstallAsRemovable = true; + }; + boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true; + boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_5_1; +``` +Disable the `canTouchEfiVariables` after a boot or two to prevent NVRAM wearout. + + +### After installation + +- **Add systemd-boot to UEFI boot list.** The (uneditable anyways) settings mapping drive UUIDs to HD* work fine. + +### Optional + +- **Update BIOS.** According to Reddit, this helps with battery life. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/dell/xps/15-7590/README.wiki b/dell/xps/15-7590/README.wiki deleted file mode 100644 index b55a946..0000000 --- a/dell/xps/15-7590/README.wiki +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -= Dell XPS 15 7590 = -*Mostly copied from 15-9550 - -== Tested Hardware == - -* CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980HK -* RAM: 32 GB -* HDD: 1 TiB SSD -* Screen: 15" 4k (3840✕2160) -* Input: Touchscreen and trackpad. - -== Firmware Configuration == - -Not much tweaking of NixOS itself was needed. But we currently cannot automate the firmware setup, so this must be done by hand. - -=== Before installation === - -These settings are needed both for booting the final install, and installer itself. Therefore, they must be done first. - -* ''Disable Secure Boot (but keep UEFI Boot).'' Thankfully doing so is as easy as changing any other simple setting. - -* ''Disable Intel hardware RAID and use AHCI instead.'' Intel doesn't seem to provide a working linux driver for this. (If you just have SSD it's pointless and just slows things down needlessly anyways.) - -=== Wifi === -~~Wifi does not work with kernels older than 5.1 (firmware not present) or newer~~ (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=247705) - -Update: The 48.ucode causes the Killer wifi card to crash. The iwlfwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode works perfectly. default.nix contains an overlay that removes the offending ucode from the linux-firmware bundle. - -``` - # Use the systemd-boot EFI boot loader. - boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true; - boot.loader.grub = { - device = "nodev"; - efiSupport = true; - efiInstallAsRemovable = true; - }; - boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true; - boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_5_1; -``` -Disable the `canTouchEfiVariables` after a boot or two to prevent NVRAM wearout. - - -=== After installation === - -* ''Add systemd-boot to UEFI boot list.'' The (uneditable anyways) settings mapping drive UUIDs to HD* work fine. - -=== Optional === - -* ''Update BIOS.'' According to Reddit, this helps with battery life. - -=== Troubleshooting === - -- cgit v1.2.3