Dell XPS 15z
Device | Status |
---|---|
Network | Works |
Wireless | Works |
Sound | Works |
Bluetooth | Works |
Touchpad | Works |
Graphics | Modify |
Screen | Modify |
USB 3.0 | Not tested |
Webcam | Works |
Card Reader | Modify |
System info | Not tested |
Contents
System Settings
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04) 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b5) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b5) 00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05) 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0df5 (rev ff) 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6230 (rev 34) 04:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04) 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Device 1083 (rev c0)
System Setup
Hangs on boot
Sometimes when booting the laptop with the default kernel it would hang at uevent detection. To prevent this from happening, append the following to the kernel parameters:
nox2apic
Graphics
Dell XPS 15z has two graphics processors installed, Intel integrated graphics and NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M. The NVIDIA card is using Optimus technology.
See Intel for details on using the Intel GPU.
Using Bumblebee
Another way, which allows to use Optimus technology is Bumblebee.
Video Performance
Using the Intel card without any modifications can result in poor video performance. A quick fix is to edit boot options of your boot loader and append the following to the kernel parameters:
i915.semaphores=1
Boot time errors
If you encounter boot time errors with Intel graphics, add the i915
and intel_agp
modules to MODULES
in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
:
MODULES=(intel_agp i915)
Then regenerate the initramfs:
# mkinitcpio -p linux
Bluetooth
See Bluetooth.
Touchpad and keyboard
The touchpad is fully supported in kernels 3.9 and later. Make sure to install xf86-input-synaptics
as well as a program such as synaptiks so that you can customize all of the features.
Keyboard is not working
In case your keyboard is not working after installing Arch, or after upgrading older installation append the following to your kernel parameters:
acpi=noirq
As mentioned above, this problem shouldn't occur in new installations, although may in some cases of customized installs.
Card Reader
To make the card reader function enter the following command:
# echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan
This will allow it to auto mount cards until the next reboot.