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
