Hello Johnny,
On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:47:14 -0500 Johnny Hughes johnny@centos.org wrote:
On 07/28/2017 11:32 AM, wwp wrote:
Hello Johnny,
On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:33:15 -0500 Johnny Hughes johnny@centos.org wrote:
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I've just succeeded in installing CentOS7 from the DVD! Had no luck using a Live CD (both dd'ed to a flash drive).
Hardware support is not complete (or not configured as-is):
- bluetooth not working
- HDMI ouput -> nothing
- dell Fn keys -> no screen light, no wifi toggle
- no suspend/hibernate
I will now try to inject more recent kernels (yours *) or extra firmware, see how I can find better hardware support and configuration. And compare this to what Fedora 26 provides..
(*) BTW, I installed your 4.9.39 kernel (did a yum update after configuring a repo file to get your stuff) and at boot, I immediately get: error: $KERNEL_NAME_HERE has invalid signature error: you need to load the kernel first
There are actually 2 kernels, one on the live DVD I just posted, and one in the experimental repo.
Both of those would require NO secure boot turned on, but they both should work fine with UEFI and secure boot off.
I could boot 4.9.39, it brings:
- Dell features like screen light control and wireless toggle key,
- dual screen support using the HDMI port,
and maybe more that I couldn't see, wow!
I am using this experimental kernel on my workstation (lenovo w541). I have been using it for quite a long time and have not had any major issues.
I also use it on my secondary workstation (lenovo h50-55).
In addition to my previous reply: - suspend works - hibernate works This is just great!
But it fails to configure VMWare Workstation 12.5.7 and this is a must for my pro activities on this machine.
The build of vmmon and vmnet kernel modules fail. The 12.5.7 version contain the fixes for known/recent issues related to installing VMWare WS on 4.6/4.9 kernels (API changes) and I couldn't find a tip about how to solve this yet. Probably off-topic here, but I doubt I'll get support from VMWare since it's an experimental kernel on top of CentOS7.
Regards,