Hello Johnny, On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 08:58:16 -0500 Johnny Hughes <johnny@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 07/28/2017 07:51 AM, wwp wrote: > > Hello Johnny, > > > > > > On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 07:14:49 -0500 Johnny Hughes <johnny@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> On 07/28/2017 07:04 AM, wwp wrote: > >>> Hello Johnny, > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 05:44:33 -0500 Johnny Hughes <johnny@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 07/28/2017 05:40 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > >>>>> On 07/27/2017 12:25 PM, wwp wrote: > >>>>>> Hello there, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I've just got a Dell XPS 15 (9590) at work and need to set up a stable > >>>>>> GNU/Linux system on it. I thought of CentOS7, but.. obviously its > >>>>>> kernel can't run on this hardware. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> What would you recommend? Waiting for CentOS8 is not an option unless > >>>>>> it's a question of few weeks. Are there respins of the CentOS7 DVDs w/ > >>>>>> more top-recent kernels? I'm know of Fedora 26 or course, and not > >>>>>> willing to switch to Ubuntu 16.10 at all. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I have an experimental 4.9.x kernel stream for x86_64. Let me see if I > >>>>> can create a live-dvd that boots with that kernel and installs. > >>>> > >>>> 4.9 kernel tree for CentOS-7 that is. > >>>> > >>>> It lives here: > >>>> > >>>> http://mirror.centos.org/altarch/7/experimental/x86_64/ > >>>> > >>>> (currently pushing a 4.9.39 kernel there) > >>> > >>> Thanks, if I succeed in installing a C7, I'll make use of it and > >>> provide feedback. > >>> > >> > >> hmmm .. the live ISO fails to boot .. there is not squashfs module .. > >> let me see if I can fix that. > > > > Where could I get an ISO (once fixed), I only saw RPMs at the link you > > pasted? Or do I have to assemble myself in some way? > > > > Once I get a working ISO that installs, I'll post a link. > > You would have to set up the experimental repo in /etc/yum.repos.d/ to > get kernel updates, and those would be RPM only. > > In fact, I have a live ISO now that installs (in KVM) .. but I still > need to make sure this kernel updates correctly from the experimental > repo. > > The kernel (and linux-firmware) rpms are unsigned, but should upgrade > from the experimental repo for future upgrades and those are signed. > > So, I should have something installable sometime in the next few hours > that you can try. I've just succeeded in installing CentOS7 from the DVD! Had no luck using a Live CD (both dd'ed to a flash drive). Hardware support is not complete (or not configured as-is): - bluetooth not working - HDMI ouput -> nothing - dell Fn keys -> no screen light, no wifi toggle - no suspend/hibernate I will now try to inject more recent kernels (yours *) or extra firmware, see how I can find better hardware support and configuration. And compare this to what Fedora 26 provides.. (*) BTW, I installed your 4.9.39 kernel (did a yum update after configuring a repo file to get your stuff) and at boot, I immediately get: error: $KERNEL_NAME_HERE has invalid signature error: you need to load the kernel first Regards, -- wwp
Attachment:
pgpYZaUjHlsn7.pgp
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
_______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
