15z
Introduction
This page should give you all the information you need about running Ubuntu on a Dell XPS 15z laptop.
Installation gotcha's
Boot installer with acpi=off
- Start installer directly, not through 'Try Ubuntu without installing'
Hardware Support Matrix
Hardware |
Ubuntu Release |
Status |
Keyboard |
Natty (11.04) |
Works |
|
Oneiric (11.10) |
??? |
Screen |
Natty (11.04) |
Works |
Wireless ethernet |
Natty (11.04) |
Works |
Trackpad |
Natty (11.04) |
Does not work |
Wired ethernet |
Natty (11.04) |
Works |
Sound |
Natty (11.04) |
Works |
Optimus |
Natty (11.04) |
Does not work |
Hardware
Optimus / Graphics cards
Just submitted the DSDT information needed to make acpi_call work for the 15z ( hopefully ) to this bugreport. Hopefully this should enable us to shut down the nvidia card if you want and just use the Intel 3000 card.
Fan
About fan noise.. The 15z seems a lot louder fan-wise than for example my Latitude E6500. The latter has no audible fan noise, while I can clearly hear my 15z blow its fans. Anyone here used the 15z with Windows, and noticed that it was a lot quieter there?
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