On 09/24/2018 01:00 AM, anax wrote: > > > On 9/24/18 3:20 AM, H wrote: >> On 09/21/2018 03:59 PM, H wrote: >>> On 09/18/2018 08:58 PM, H wrote: >>>> On 09/07/2018 04:01 AM, H wrote: >>>>> On September 4, 2018 10:51:09 AM GMT+02:00, Patrick Laimbock >>>>> <patr...@laimbock.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> -----Original message----- >>>>> >>>>> From:H <age...@meddatainc.com> Sent: Monday 3rd September 2018 >>>>> 14:52 To: Centos Mailing List <centos@centos.org> Subject: [CentOS] >>>>> Centos on Dell XPS15 Is anyone successfully running Centos 7 on a Dell >>>>> XPS15? If so, which model? If not, what was the problem? Thank you! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I only ran Fedora 28 Workstation Live from USB stick on the latest >>>>> XPS15 (9570) and did not try CentOS 7. Fedora 28 ran great and the 4K >>>>> screen is beautiful but the laptop had some issues so I sent it back. >>>>> Issues: >>>>> >>>>> - the CPU throttles when putting it under load. The "fix"was to >>>>> undervolt the CPU, turn off Turbo speed in the BIOS and turn off HT in >>>>> the BIOS. This issue seems similar to the thermal problem the latest >>>>> MacBook Pro had. IIRC Apple fixed it in a BIOS update. I don't know >>>>> if/when Dell will fix it (or if they even can fix it). >>>>> - fingerprint reader does not work. With the latest XPS13 (9370) >>>>> Developer Edition, Dell "fixed" it by removing the fingerprint reader. >>>>> - no separate PageUp and PageDown keys. The latest XPS13 does have >>>>> them but on the XPS15 there were 2 gaps in the keyboard where those keys >>>>> should be but aren't. >>>>> - it's not possible to open the screen 180 degrees >>>>> - the webcam at the bottom of the screen (aka NoseCam) is really >>>>> annoying >>>>> >>>>> As an alternative to the XPS15 there's the new Inspiron 15 7000 >>>>> series and the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme (though I have no idea if >>>>> either of them runs CentOS 7). >>>>> >>>>> HTH, >>>>> Patrick >>>>> >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- >>>>> >>>>> CentOS mailing list >>>>> CentOS@centos.org >>>>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Very interesting, thank you! >>>>> >>>>> Is anyone running Centos on the Inspiron 15 7000 mentioned? >>>> I just looked at a Dell Inspiron 15 7570 that is refurbished and available >>>> at $850. Anyone running Centos 7 on this machine? >>>> >>> I bought this machine and am now installing Centos 7 on it. It has a 4K >>> screen and the text on the installation screens is miniscule. Has anyone >>> else seen this and can it be changed when installing from DVD? >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CentOS mailing list >>> CentOS@centos.org >>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> >> After installing Centos 7 on this machine - and the MATE desktop - I have >> the following issues: >> >> - When the machine boots and asks for the password to decrypt the password, >> the text is minuscule, really minuscule... Can this be changed somewhere? >> >> - When it continues booting, the Centos boot animation is displayed in >> roughly the top-left 1/8 of the screen. Can this be changed somewhere so it >> uses the entire screen as is customary? >> >> - I see no option to hibernate the machine, only to suspend. Did I have to >> do anything special to make hibernation possible when installing Centos 7? >> The machine has 16 Gb of memory and the swap space was automatically set to >> 8 Gb. >> >> - The 4K desktop is unusable because the font, icons etc. are too small. >> Since I have not yet figured out how to increase font size etc. when in 4K >> mode, I changed display resolution to 1600 x 1200. This is only a stop-gap >> measure though and I hope there is a better solution. >> >> - The trackpad is obnoxious to use and it is very hard to use it to maneuver >> around the screen. Should I disable it and simply rely on the mouse? >> >> - I do like the fact that the touchscreen can actually be used to select >> windows in Centos, move them around etc. >> >> - When I have the Dell extension dock connected at startup, the OS crashes >> and gives me a stack dump. Disconnecting it and rebooting solves the problem >> but it really should not be like this... >> >> - Connecting the Dell extension dock after booting the computer results in >> some kind of crash every so often but the OS stays up. >> >> - Even with the dock not connected I have found the OS suddenly crashes and >> two seconds later you are back at a desktop with absolutely no running apps >> no matter what you had running. I also get crash messages from xorg. >> >> Clearly the current release of Centos 7 is not ready for prime-time on this >> laptop but I have yet to try a later kernel, 4.x, to see if that makes any >> difference. >> >> Anyone else have had similar experiences? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS@centos.org >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > > > > regarding your hibernation problem: > as hibernation puts the entire memory into swap space, 8 GB of Swap space is > not enough to hibernate a 16 GB machine. > > suomi > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
OK, should I have made some special selection when installing Centos 7 to make sure that I would be able to hibernate? I went with the default partition which apparently did not allow me to configure it for hibernation... _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
