On September 4, 2018 12:42:30 PM GMT+02:00, wwp <subscript@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>
>On Mon, 3 Sep 2018 14:52:33 +0200 H <agents@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Is anyone successfully running Centos 7 on a Dell XPS15? If so, which
>model? If not, what was the problem?
>
>Dell XPS15 9590 here running for one year, CentOS7 but running kernel
>4.9.75-204.el7.centos.x86_64 specifically. I also use an external DELL
>dock
>adapter WD15 to get eth0 plug and more (this model really lacks plugs,
>you could
>also use a DAx00, WD15 or TB15/16).
>
>Everything works fine but:
>
> - frequent wifi disconnections (this can be a problem when running
> vmwares or during downloads), you might need to search about this (I
> didn't yet),
>
> - the main fan becomes a bit noisy w/ time (one year old),
>
> - the missing pageup/pagedown keys, mentioned by Patrick: I mapped my
> own keys to get them (fn+pageup/down), but this keyboard is really
> not done for devs or keyboard-intensive tasks even if the touch is
> nice (the arrow keys are too small, real pageup/down missing),
>
> - the trackpad is very big, forcing you to raise the hands when you
> type and even when you don't type. Gnome Mate settings set to
> disable it when typing but this doesn't work. Tried disabling the
> trackpad when a mouse is plugged in, doesn't work yet (I need to dig
> on this). Trackpad totally disabled for now.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>--
>wwp
Thank you!
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