Dell XPS 13 9350 Late 2015

invlogic · 2016-03-17 22:38:06

I did manage to find out the cause of my kernel panics. It wasn't hardware at all, luckily. Finally managed to see the kernel panic on screen. It was a regression in 4.4 related to reaping zombies when tearing down a cgroup. https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/3/12/38

Not in any way related to anything here... just coincidence.

However 4.5 being laggy in separate, since that happens right away.

shahidh · 2016-03-21 17:03:28

Can somebody confirm that the CPU fan is working with the 4.4 kernel?
I am trying out Ubuntu 16.04 nightly build and I cannot see the fan turning on at all. The laptop is getting pretty hot.
I cannot run i8kmon since its throwing an error:

$ sudo modprobe -v i8k
insmod /lib/modules/4.4.0-14-generic/kernel/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.ko
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert ‘dell_smm_hwmon’: No such device

Also, lm-sensors are not reporting anything about fan at all. Any idea on this?

ksim · 2016-03-21 17:08:54

shahidh wrote:

Can somebody confirm that the CPU fan is working with the 4.4 kernel?

Cpu fan is working with 4.4.* and 4.5.

but currently is not working because the CPU is cool.

ᐅ sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:        +25.0°C  (crit = +107.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Physical id 0:  +38.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0:         +37.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1:         +37.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

lsmod | grep i8k output is empty, do not think it is used in our system. I do not think fan is managed by OS, may be it is just dead?

Last edited by ksim (2016-03-21 17:12:43)

shahidh · 2016-03-21 17:29:43

Thanks for the update ksim. The fan is not dead since I can hear it working if I am on Windows. My temp goes upto as high as 59 deg C and fan has not started. I am not on arch though. Will install arch and see. The sensors output looks the same.

sender · 2016-03-21 17:42:25

I hear the fan now and then.

Just took a look:

λ sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:        +25.0°C  (crit = +107.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Physical id 0:  +78.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 0:         +77.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Core 1:         +78.0°C  (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

Right now: no fan action.

Running linux4.5rc7.

sender · 2016-03-21 21:31:18

This might be useful for anyone who has the Intel 7265(D) chip. Installing Emmanuel Grumbach's fork of linux-firmware.git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linu … t-iwlwifi/) changed this part in dmesg:

[  +0,000092] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[  +0,003780] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7265D-20.ucode failed with error -2
[  +0,000012] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7265D-19.ucode failed with error -2
[  +0,000006] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7265D-18.ucode failed with error -2
[  +0,000007] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7265D-17.ucode failed with error -2
[  +0,000082] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Unsupported splx structure
[  +0,000477] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: loaded firmware version 16.242414.0 op_mode iwlmvm
[  +0,004228] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 7265, REV=0x210

to

[  +0,000057] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[  +0,000494] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Unsupported splx structure
[  +0,002919] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: loaded firmware version 20.296667.0 op_mode iwlmvm
[  +0,003679] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 7265, REV=0x210

zetxx · 2016-03-22 11:21:48

sender wrote:

This might be useful for anyone who has the Intel 7265(D) chip. Installing Emmanuel Grumbach's fork of linux-firmware.git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linu … t-iwlwifi/) changed this part in dmesg:

[  +0,000092] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[  +0,003780] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7265D-20.ucode failed with error -2
[  +0,000012] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7265D-19.ucode failed with error -2
[  +0,000006] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7265D-18.ucode failed with error -2
[  +0,000007] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7265D-17.ucode failed with error -2
[  +0,000082] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Unsupported splx structure
[  +0,000477] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: loaded firmware version 16.242414.0 op_mode iwlmvm
[  +0,004228] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 7265, REV=0x210

to

[  +0,000057] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[  +0,000494] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Unsupported splx structure
[  +0,002919] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: loaded firmware version 20.296667.0 op_mode iwlmvm
[  +0,003679] iwlwifi 0000:3a:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 7265, REV=0x210

thanks

ksim · 2016-03-22 13:39:34

sender wrote:

This might be useful for anyone who has the Intel 7265(D) chip. Installing Emmanuel Grumbach's fork of linux-firmware.git (https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linu … t-iwlwifi/) changed this part in dmesg:

Just to warn intel 8260 users, 20th version of firmware looks broken, it is better to stay on the stable firmware branch.

xxxifan · 2016-03-22 14:50:16

Cannot use Bluetooth after configure like wiki says. I tried 'testing/linux' still cannot work, which brings me screen blink. So I'm on 'testing/linux-firmware' and 'linux' now.

and I cannot use wifi via network manager, it only works with wifi-menu

ksim · 2016-03-22 14:53:42

xxxifan wrote:

Cannot use Bluetooth after configure like wiki says. I tried 'testing/linux' still cannot work, which brings me screen blink. So I'm on 'testing/linux-firmware' and 'linux' now.
and I cannot use wifi via network manager, it only works with wifi-menu

It will be easier to help if you show system log messages related to bluetooth and wifi

xxxifan · 2016-03-22 16:03:06

ksim wrote:

xxxifan wrote:
Cannot use Bluetooth after configure like wiki says. I tried 'testing/linux' still cannot work, which brings me screen blink. So I'm on 'testing/linux-firmware' and 'linux' now.
and I cannot use wifi via network manager, it only works with wifi-menu
It will be easier to help if you show system log messages related to bluetooth and wifi

thx!
here I print the dmesg | grep brcmfmac and Bluetooth(I don't know which keyword actually I should look for : P ).

[    2.908538] usbcore: registered new interface driver brcmfmac
[    2.908659] brcmfmac 0000:3a:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    3.013183] brcmfmac 0000:3a:00.0: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac4350-pcie.txt failed with error -2
[    3.423161] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware version = wl0: Oct 22 2015 06:16:26 version 7.35.180.119 (r594535) FWID 01-e791c176
[    3.454036] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_reg_notifier: not a ISO3166 code
[    3.464610] brcmfmac 0000:3a:00.0 wlp58s0: renamed from wlan0
[    3.573811] brcmfmac: brcmf_add_if: ERROR: netdev:wlp58s0 already exists
[    3.573817] brcmfmac: brcmf_add_if: ignore IF event
[    3.664254] brcmfmac: brcmf_add_if: ERROR: netdev:wlp58s0 already exists
[    3.664263] brcmfmac: brcmf_add_if: ignore IF event


dmesg | grep Bluetooth                                            ~
[    2.832108] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.21
[    2.832119] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[    2.832121] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[    2.832123] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[    2.832127] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[    2.837367] Bluetooth: HCI UART driver ver 2.3
[    2.837370] Bluetooth: HCI UART protocol H4 registered
[    2.837371] Bluetooth: HCI UART protocol BCSP registered
[    2.837372] Bluetooth: HCI UART protocol LL registered
[    2.837373] Bluetooth: HCI UART protocol ATH3K registered
[    2.837375] Bluetooth: HCI UART protocol Three-wire (H5) registered
[    2.837402] Bluetooth: HCI UART protocol Intel registered
[    2.837414] Bluetooth: HCI UART protocol BCM registered
[    2.837415] Bluetooth: HCI UART protocol QCA registered
[    3.306528] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM: chip id 110
[    3.322569] Bluetooth: hci0: Dell DW1820A
[    3.323552] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM (003.006.007) build 1703
[    3.718590] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM (003.006.007) build 1703
[    3.734556] Bluetooth: hci0: Dell DW1820A

xxxifan · 2016-03-22 16:11:46

the problem is when I turn on bluetooth, and no device will be found or can found this pc

ksim · 2016-03-22 16:31:33

xxxifan wrote:

here I print the dmesg | grep brcmfmac and Bluetooth(I don't know which keyword actually I should look for : P ).

[    3.423161] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware version = wl0: Oct 22 2015 06:16:26 version 7.35.180.119 (r594535) FWID 01-e791c176
[    3.322569] Bluetooth: hci0: Dell DW1820A
[    3.323552] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM (003.006.007) build 1703
[    3.718590] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM (003.006.007) build 1703
[    3.734556] Bluetooth: hci0: Dell DW1820A

firmwares for wifi and bluetooth are found, should work, do you have NetworkManager installed and working? Do you have bluetooth service working? for me it is not related to hardware or wiki configuration, something else is missconfigured in your system.

xxxifan · 2016-03-23 03:17:15

ksim wrote:

firmwares for wifi and bluetooth are found, should work, do you have NetworkManager installed and working? Do you have bluetooth service working? for me it is not related to hardware or wiki configuration, something else is missconfigured in your system.

thanks for reply sir

Yes NetworkManager can work after I enable it, but cannot connect to my Wi-Fi, it keeps remind me to type password which I did.

And...turns out I did not enable bluetooth service! Thanks for the tip, I never used bluetooth on a laptop before!Bluetooth now working

Hamza5 · 2016-03-23 11:21:28

How can this card (BCM4350) be supported ? I installed the linux-firmware package as montioned in the wiki and I see the brcmfmac4350-pcie.bin but it doesn't work and it still show me the same error :

[	566.214693] brcmfmac: brcmf_add_if: ERROR netdev:wlp58s0 already exists
[	566.214927] brcmfmac: brcmf_add_if: ignore IF event

EDIT : Sorry, it worked even that it shows some warnings

Last edited by Hamza5 (2016-03-23 11:33:19)

ksim · 2016-03-23 16:01:07

xxxifan wrote:

Yes NetworkManager can work after I enable it, but cannot connect to my Wi-Fi, it keeps remind me to type password which I did.

Check that you typed the correct password. NetworkManager asks for a password if it can't authenticate, also check the logs with

journalctl -f -u NetworkManager`

belette · 2016-03-23 23:07:56

Hi,
I received my XPS this week and the USB-C multi adapter (ethernet, HDMI, VGA..)
I realized that when I boot with the adapter connected to the computer I can see the ethernet card in my system.
If I try to connect the adapter after the system is booted I have no way to see the ethernet adapter even if I restart udev.
Any tips for that?
many thanks

xxxifan · 2016-03-24 14:16:43

ksim wrote:

xxxifan wrote:
Yes NetworkManager can work after I enable it, but cannot connect to my Wi-Fi, it keeps remind me to type password which I did.
Check that you typed the correct password. NetworkManager asks for a password if it can't authenticate, also check the logs with
journalctl -f -u NetworkManager`

I enable it again and it just works! I don't know why ! thx anyway

and guys did you face freeze/black screen when reboot or boot? I got this situation a few times. It just hang there and can't do anything except long press power key.

Last edited by xxxifan (2016-03-24 14:28:03)

daks2 · 2016-03-24 21:50:26

xxxifan wrote:

and guys did you face freeze/black screen when reboot or boot? I got this situation a few times. It just hang there and can't do anything except long press power key.

Yeah it still happens to me very often, even with a bunch of configuration tweaks. I think enabling a longer grub timeout helps, but it might be a placebo.

We're pretty much stuck with it (and a load of dmesg errors) until Dell gets their act together. The release of the "developer edition" recently is a good sign though.

ksim · 2016-03-25 16:18:01

xxxifan wrote:

and guys did you face freeze/black screen when reboot or boot? I got this situation a few times. It just hang there and can't do anything except long press power key.

Do not remember this situation since switched to 4.5

xxxifan · 2016-03-26 05:16:28

ksim wrote:

xxxifan wrote:
and guys did you face freeze/black screen when reboot or boot? I got this situation a few times. It just hang there and can't do anything except long press power key.
Do not remember this situation since switched to 4.5

that is a good news, I'll try 4.5 kernel

HaMF · 2016-03-26 19:57:01

anyone experiencing screen flickering since one of the last updates? (goes completely black for couple of ms then comes back)

w/
Linux HaMF-XPS 4.5.0-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Mar 15 09:41:03 CET 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux
xf86-video-intel 1:2.99.917+587+gc186d4d-1

now i have a /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf which contains

Section "Device"
   Identifier  "Intel Graphics"
   Driver      "intel"
   Option      "TearFree" "false"
   Option      "AccelMethod"  "sna"
   # Option      "AccelMethod"  "glamor"
   # "DRI"	"2" is default
   Option      "DRI"    "2"
   BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

not helping so far

Hannes

mkey · 2016-03-27 10:49:23

Have you passed some kernel parameters through your bootloader configuration ?

ksim · 2016-03-27 11:27:47

HaMF wrote:

anyone experiencing screen flickering since one of the last updates? (goes completely black for couple of ms then comes back)

enable_fbc=1 causes flickering, enable_psr=1 freezes, fixes are expected in 4.7

zurich · 2016-03-27 12:20:22

Has anybody managed to setup palm detection with this touchpad?
My output for synclient -l, is:

 Parameter settings:
    LeftEdge                = 1583
    RightEdge               = 5359
    TopEdge                 = 1371
    BottomEdge              = 4481
    FingerLow               = 25
    FingerHigh              = 30
    MaxTapTime              = 180
    MaxTapMove              = 250
    MaxDoubleTapTime        = 100
    SingleTapTimeout        = 180
    ClickTime               = 100
    EmulateMidButtonTime    = 0
    EmulateTwoFingerMinZ    = 282
    EmulateTwoFingerMinW    = 7
    VertScrollDelta         = 113
    HorizScrollDelta        = 113
    VertEdgeScroll          = 0
    HorizEdgeScroll         = 0
    CornerCoasting          = 0
    VertTwoFingerScroll     = 1
    HorizTwoFingerScroll    = 1
    MinSpeed                = 1
    MaxSpeed                = 1.75
    AccelFactor             = 0.0351679
    TouchpadOff             = 2
    LockedDrags             = 0
    LockedDragTimeout       = 5000
    RTCornerButton          = 0
    RBCornerButton          = 0
    LTCornerButton          = 0
    LBCornerButton          = 0
    TapButton1              = 1
    TapButton2              = 3
    TapButton3              = 2
    ClickFinger1            = 1
    ClickFinger2            = 3
    ClickFinger3            = 2
    CircularScrolling       = 0
    CircScrollDelta         = 0.1
    CircScrollTrigger       = 0
    CircularPad             = 0
    PalmDetect              = 1
    PalmMinWidth            = 8
    PalmMinZ                = 100
    CoastingSpeed           = 20
    CoastingFriction        = 50
    PressureMotionMinZ      = 30
    PressureMotionMaxZ      = 160
    PressureMotionMinFactor = 1
    PressureMotionMaxFactor = 1
    GrabEventDevice         = 0
    TapAndDragGesture       = 1
    AreaLeftEdge            = 0
    AreaRightEdge           = 0
    AreaTopEdge             = 0
    AreaBottomEdge          = 0
    HorizHysteresis         = 28
    VertHysteresis          = 28
    ClickPad                = 1
    RightButtonAreaLeft     = 3471
    RightButtonAreaRight    = 0
    RightButtonAreaTop      = 4083
    RightButtonAreaBottom   = 0
    MiddleButtonAreaLeft    = 0
    MiddleButtonAreaRight   = 0
    MiddleButtonAreaTop     = 0
    MiddleButtonAreaBottom  = 0

I still have the mouse jumping about.

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