On September 4, 2018 12:42:30 PM GMT+02:00, wwp <subscript at free.fr> wrote: >Hello, > > >On Mon, 3 Sep 2018 14:52:33 +0200 H <agents at meddatainc.com> wrote: > >> Is anyone successfully running Centos 7 on a Dell XPS15? If so, which >model? If not, what was the problem? > >Dell XPS15 9590 here running for one year, CentOS7 but running kernel >4.9.75-204.el7.centos.x86_64 specifically. I also use an external DELL >dock >adapter WD15 to get eth0 plug and more (this model really lacks plugs, >you could >also use a DAx00, WD15 or TB15/16). > >Everything works fine but: > > - frequent wifi disconnections (this can be a problem when running > vmwares or during downloads), you might need to search about this (I > didn't yet), > > - the main fan becomes a bit noisy w/ time (one year old), > > - the missing pageup/pagedown keys, mentioned by Patrick: I mapped my > own keys to get them (fn+pageup/down), but this keyboard is really > not done for devs or keyboard-intensive tasks even if the touch is > nice (the arrow keys are too small, real pageup/down missing), > > - the trackpad is very big, forcing you to raise the hands when you > type and even when you don't type. Gnome Mate settings set to > disable it when typing but this doesn't work. Tried disabling the > trackpad when a mouse is plugged in, doesn't work yet (I need to dig > on this). Trackpad totally disabled for now. > > >Regards, > >-- >wwp Thank you!