Dell XPS 13 9350 Late 2015

zetxx · 2016-06-03 20:40:17

another sound issue, no sound with some strange popping sound for a moment ... any suggestion ?

kn · 2016-06-03 21:21:23

OdinEidolon wrote:

kn wrote:
I have experienced a rather strange issue with my XPS 13 just few days ago. After connecting the charger, the indicator LED in front of the touchpad started blinking with an orange light (quite rapidly, 3-4 blinks per second), and the hardware battery indicator on the left (next to the headphones jack) blinks the 1st, 3rd and 5th battery LED, four times each time I press it. The battery does not seem to be charging, and the laptop only boots on AC. The moment I disconnect it from the charger the computer goes immediately off. This is true already during UEFI boot, so it looks like some hardware failure...
I am running arch on current kernel 4.5.4-1, and so far I was not able to determine what might have caused (definitely not physical damage).
Broken battery, definitely an hardware failure. Contact dell, they know the meaning of the blinking scheme.

I have contacted Dell and it seems they will do on-site replacement for me. I am only hoping it wasn't caused by the OS, so that I won't have to contact them again.

OdinEidolon · 2016-06-04 09:05:02

kn wrote:

OdinEidolon wrote:
kn wrote:
I have experienced a rather strange issue with my XPS 13 just few days ago. After connecting the charger, the indicator LED in front of the touchpad started blinking with an orange light (quite rapidly, 3-4 blinks per second), and the hardware battery indicator on the left (next to the headphones jack) blinks the 1st, 3rd and 5th battery LED, four times each time I press it. The battery does not seem to be charging, and the laptop only boots on AC. The moment I disconnect it from the charger the computer goes immediately off. This is true already during UEFI boot, so it looks like some hardware failure...
I am running arch on current kernel 4.5.4-1, and so far I was not able to determine what might have caused (definitely not physical damage).
Broken battery, definitely an hardware failure. Contact dell, they know the meaning of the blinking scheme.
I have contacted Dell and it seems they will do on-site replacement for me. I am only hoping it wasn't caused by the OS, so that I won't have to contact them again.

That kind of stuff CANNOT be caused by the OS. No way.

xxxifan · 2016-06-05 04:07:21

so, is there any perfect configuration for our lovely xps13?

frank604 · 2016-06-05 04:15:50

xxxifan wrote:

so, is there any perfect configuration for our lovely xps13?

What configuration?

kang · 2016-06-06 05:53:42

davidgf wrote:

Any of you guys tried Linux 4.7? It makes up to the desktop and freezes the whole thing after 3 seconds or so...

the brcmfmac driver is busted, still is in 4.7rc2. when your xps13 w/ broadcom (i assume) card makes it to desktop networkmanager tries to connect to wifi => null pointer bug/freeze

patch: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ke … ral/152486

Baba Tong · 2016-06-06 14:12:27

davidgf wrote:

Have you guys tried 4.7 anyway?

XPS13 Dev edition here (i5, intel nic), currently running linux-mainline kernel, which is at version 4.7rc1.
fbc and psr are disabled, rc6 enabled.

Seems to be working entirely fine here. No noticeable changes in battery life or anything else from 4.6 really. (usage hovers between 4W and 8W depending on activity).

halka · 2016-06-06 14:21:42

Couldn't boot with RC1, RC2 seems to be working fine with 'i915.enable_rc6=7 i915.enable_fbc=1'. So far I haven't checked enable_psr (caused intermittent screen lockups for me with 4.6).

iv597 · 2016-06-06 17:26:57

Anyone running their XPS with the WD15 dock? With as many people on Amazon saying their dock works great, I'm wondering if it's not an OS issue that my USB devices get caught in the "disconnect every 5-30 minutes" purgatory that's normally only seen on the Thunderbolt version of this dock.

Not sure whether the dock or OS is causing it, but I get these messages from dmesg:

[ 2332.826721] hid-generic 0003:1E54:2030.0010: input,hiddev0,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10 Device [TypeMatrix.com USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:05:00.0-1.3/input1
[ 2344.545978] usb 3-1.3: reset low-speed USB device number 9 using xhci_hcd
[ 2346.369033] usb 3-1.3: reset low-speed USB device number 9 using xhci_hcd

(For the record for anyone else who buys this dock: miniDP and HDMI out both work, simultaneously, with kernel 4.6. Neither work on 4.4, hard system freeze if you even try)

Last edited by iv597 (2016-06-06 17:32:56)

davidgf · 2016-06-07 22:39:42

kang wrote:

davidgf wrote:
Any of you guys tried Linux 4.7? It makes up to the desktop and freezes the whole thing after 3 seconds or so...
the brcmfmac driver is busted, still is in 4.7rc2. when your xps13 w/ broadcom (i assume) card makes it to desktop networkmanager tries to connect to wifi => null pointer bug/freeze
patch: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ke … ral/152486

Thanks mate! Seems it hasn't been merged yet!
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/ … uf.c#L1160
How come does it work on Dell's dev edition?

davidgf · 2016-06-07 23:05:41

Baba Tong wrote:

davidgf wrote:
Have you guys tried 4.7 anyway?
XPS13 Dev edition here (i5, intel nic), currently running linux-mainline kernel, which is at version 4.7rc1.
fbc and psr are disabled, rc6 enabled.
Seems to be working entirely fine here. No noticeable changes in battery life or anything else from 4.6 really. (usage hovers between 4W and 8W depending on activity).

Hey! Do you know which NIC is it exactly? Thanks!

frank604 · 2016-06-08 03:24:21

WD15 working ok for me. Functionality is there but going from a 'live' session and hotplugging between suspends sometimes cause some peripherals to not be detected. I often have to suspend once more after hot plug to get everything up. I do not get the xhci errors.

However, with that said, I've now stopped using mainline or stable branch. I'm testing the intel drm nightly which is on 4.7 as there are a few commits that I need.

Edit: Been a day now on intel drm nightly and I have to say this is much more stable for using with the wd15 dock as well as a reliable suspend. Less hiccups compared to 4.6.

Last edited by frank604 (2016-06-08 18:43:25)

cabellicar123 · 2016-06-09 00:19:05

I updated to 4.6.1 and from what I can tell the USB and Ethernet hot plugging over the Thunderbolt connector is running great. Unfortunately for me the HDMI over that same connector is still not working (the screen is recognized correctly, but there doesn't seem to be any output). Has anyone figured out a fix for this?

iv597 · 2016-06-09 00:34:46

davidgf wrote:

kang wrote:
davidgf wrote:
Any of you guys tried Linux 4.7? It makes up to the desktop and freezes the whole thing after 3 seconds or so...
the brcmfmac driver is busted, still is in 4.7rc2. when your xps13 w/ broadcom (i assume) card makes it to desktop networkmanager tries to connect to wifi => null pointer bug/freeze
patch: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ke … ral/152486
Thanks mate! Seems it hasn't been merged yet!
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/ … uf.c#L1160
How come does it work on Dell's dev edition?

This is very easy to patch in, and I can confirm it worked on my XPS (though my WD15 dock was still broken).

bakteria · 2016-06-09 08:20:49

The touch pad is driving me mad. Palm detection does not work and the middle mouse lock bug happens all the time.

Heres my 50-synaptics.conf

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "touchpad catchall"
        Driver "synaptics"
        Option "ClickFinger1" "1"
        Option "ClickFinger2" "3"
        Option "ClickFinger3" "2"
        Option "SoftButtonAreas" "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0"
        Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "1"
        Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "1"
        Option "MaxTapTime" "0"
        Option "CoastingSpeed" "0"
        Option "PalmDetect" "1"
        Option "PalmMinWidth" "5"
        Option "PalmMinZ" "100"
        Option "Clickpad" "1"

tmotard · 2016-06-09 08:32:47

ar3s3ru wrote:

Seeing the other replies, I think I have some problems with my XPS...
I'm running at 8-9W (sometimes even 10-11W), idle load.

Here's my

sudo systool -m i915 -av

output:

Module = "i915"

  Attributes:
    coresize            = "1204224"
    initsize            = "0"
    initstate           = "live"
    refcnt              = "17"
    taint               = ""
    uevent              = <store method only>

  Parameters:
    disable_display     = "N"
    disable_power_well  = "1"
    edp_vswing          = "0"
    enable_cmd_parser   = "1"
    enable_dc           = "-1"
    enable_execlists    = "1"
    enable_fbc          = "-1"
    enable_guc_submission= "N"
    enable_hangcheck    = "Y"
    enable_ips          = "1"
    enable_ppgtt        = "3"
    enable_psr          = "0"
    enable_rc6          = "1"
    fastboot            = "N"
    guc_log_level       = "-1"
    invert_brightness   = "0"
    load_detect_test    = "N"
    lvds_channel_mode   = "0"
    lvds_use_ssc        = "-1"
    mmio_debug          = "0"
    modeset             = "-1"
    nuclear_pageflip    = "N"
    panel_ignore_lid    = "1"
    prefault_disable    = "N"
    preliminary_hw_support= "0"
    reset               = "Y"
    semaphores          = "-1"
    use_mmio_flip       = "0"
    vbt_sdvo_panel_type = "-1"
    verbose_state_checks= "Y"

  Sections:
    .altinstr_replacement= "0xffffffffa0190ca6"
    .altinstructions    = "0xffffffffa01d30e5"
    .bss                = "0xffffffffa01d9cc0"
    .data               = "0xffffffffa01d4000"
    .data..read_mostly  = "0xffffffffa01d8280"
    .data.unlikely      = "0xffffffffa01d77cc"
    .exit.text          = "0xffffffffa0190c84"
    .fixup              = "0xffffffffa0190db1"
    .gnu.linkonce.this_module= "0xffffffffa01d9980"
    .init.text          = "0xffffffffa01f4000"
    .note.gnu.build-id  = "0xffffffffa0192000"
    .parainstructions   = "0xffffffffa01b2620"
    .ref.data           = "0xffffffffa01d8420"
    .rodata             = "0xffffffffa01920c0"
    .rodata.str1.1      = "0xffffffffa01a9a08"
    .rodata.str1.8      = "0xffffffffa01b2c00"
    .smp_locks          = "0xffffffffa01ce0c8"
    .strtab             = "0xffffffffa0211138"
    .symtab             = "0xffffffffa01f6000"
    .text               = "0xffffffffa00cd000"
    .text.unlikely      = "0xffffffffa0190e32"
    __bug_table         = "0xffffffffa01d24d8"
    __ex_table          = "0xffffffffa01d3418"
    __jump_table        = "0xffffffffa01d7820"
    __kcrctab_gpl       = "0xffffffffa0192080"
    __ksymtab_gpl       = "0xffffffffa0192030"
    __ksymtab_strings   = "0xffffffffa01d3090"
    __mcount_loc        = "0xffffffffa01ce490"
    __param             = "0xffffffffa01d2be0"
    __tracepoints_ptrs  = "0xffffffffa01d34a8"
    __tracepoints_strings= "0xffffffffa01d35e0"
    __tracepoints       = "0xffffffffa01d8fc0"
    _ftrace_events      = "0xffffffffa01d82e8"

It seems that i915 params are not passed correctly...
My /etc/modprobe.d/i915.conf is this:

options i915 enable_rc6=7 enable_fbc=1 enable_psr=1 lvds_downclock=1

Even if used as kernel params they're not setted correctly

hi, did you find the solution ? it seems i got the same problem...

kn · 2016-06-09 10:44:38

The DA200 adapters still refuses to display anything above 800x600 over HDMI.
I am running the 4.6.1-2 kernel, and I have had this problem already before on 4.5.

Anybody has a similar problem with 4.6.1-2 ?

Apparently Dell is also replacing DA200s, or even replacing whole motherboards: https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/ … ms/d092nrn

halka · 2016-06-09 10:51:26

I've tried using it with Dell P2415Q 4k monitor over HDMI (the only cable I've had on hand is 2.0 spec). The panel does get recognized, but remains blank. After booting into Windows the monitor is both recognized and usable (albeit 1080p only), so it doesn't seem like the adapter is the issue.

Last edited by halka (2016-06-09 10:52:02)

frank604 · 2016-06-09 20:50:35

Are you guys with the adapter issues manually configuring via xrandr? Or just plug and pray?

cabellicar123 · 2016-06-09 22:16:12

frank604 wrote:

Are you guys with the adapter issues manually configuring via xrandr? Or just plug and pray?

I was just plugging and playing.

cabellicar123 · 2016-06-09 22:34:08

As a note it seems that lower resolutions are working. Running xrandr when first connecting the screen shows:

$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 3840 x 1560, maximum 32767 x 32767
eDP1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+480 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 294mm x 165mm
   1920x1080     59.93*+
   1400x1050     59.98  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     60.02  
   1280x960      60.00  
   1368x768      60.00  
   1280x720      60.00  
   1024x768      60.00  
   1024x576      60.00  
   960x540       60.00  
   800x600       60.32    56.25  
   864x486       60.00  
   640x480       59.94  
   720x405       60.00  
   640x360       60.00  
DP1 connected 1920x1080+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 698mm x 392mm
   1920x1080     60.00*+  59.94    24.00    23.98  
   1920x1080i    60.00    59.94  
   1280x720      60.00    59.94  
   1440x480i     59.94  
   720x480       60.00    59.94  
   640x480       60.00    59.94  
DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Then after running

$ xrandr --output DP1 --mode 720x480

I do get correct output to my screen.

Here is xrandr after:

$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 2640 x 1560, maximum 32767 x 32767
eDP1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+480 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 294mm x 165mm
   1920x1080     59.93*+
   1400x1050     59.98  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     60.02  
   1280x960      60.00  
   1368x768      60.00  
   1280x720      60.00  
   1024x768      60.00  
   1024x576      60.00  
   960x540       60.00  
   800x600       60.32    56.25  
   864x486       60.00  
   640x480       59.94  
   720x405       60.00  
   640x360       60.00  
DP1 connected 720x480+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 698mm x 392mm
   1920x1080     60.00 +  59.94    24.00    23.98  
   1920x1080i    60.00    59.94  
   1280x720      60.00    59.94  
   1440x480i     59.94  
   720x480       60.00*   59.94  
   640x480       60.00    59.94  
DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
VIRTUAL1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Is this a known issue? Does anyone know a way to be able to increase the resolution?

kn · 2016-06-10 06:43:17

I was using arandr, and testing different resolutions from there. I could get all below and including 800x600, anything above gave me the "no signal" on the screen. Additionally, after several minutes of having the DA200 working on 800x600, the adapter gets considerably warm.

iv597 · 2016-06-10 15:51:04

After plugging in an HP Elite Type-C Dock I can confirm there's something screwy with how the kernel talks to the Type-C port on this thing. The HP dock suffers the same "reset low-speed device" issue that the Dell dock had.

Anyone have any ideas on this? I can't seem to find any posts anywhere from the last year or two relating to random USB resets...

This machine + dock nonsense is just that - nonsense. 99% of the failures on this thing seem to be related to video output. I have flawless video output (both MiniDP+HDMI at the same time, configured through xrandr) and can't use the USB ports. Go figure.

Last edited by iv597 (2016-06-10 16:32:15)

kang · 2016-06-11 06:35:54

I've the WD dock and it works okayish.
If not plugged at boot I need to force a pci rescan each time you plug it back in (i think theres a kernel patch for that somewhere too).
Basically I've a script that does: echo 1| sudo tee /sys/bus/pci/rescan
and because i've an external 1440p screen it then does (i like mirroring):
xrandr --dpi 144 --output eDP1 --mode 3200x1800 --output DP1-1 --scale 1.25x1.25 --mode 2560x1440 --same-as eDP1

usb, audio, hdmi work for me. ethernet didnt last i tried but it might be fixed now from reading this thread.
also, don't forget to update the firmware of the dock in windows.

Last edited by kang (2016-06-11 06:36:16)

cabellicar123 · 2016-06-11 12:53:01

Anyone know a way of easily temporarily booting windows so that I can update the firmware? I've tried burning a bunch of ISOs to USB but none of them have worked. Anyone have something which worked (I've completely replaced Windows).

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