diff --git a/dell/xps/15-7590/README.wiki b/dell/xps/15-7590/README.wiki new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b55a946 --- /dev/null +++ b/dell/xps/15-7590/README.wiki @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ += Dell XPS 15 7590 = +*Mostly copied from 15-9550 + +== Tested Hardware == + +* CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980HK +* RAM: 32 GB +* HDD: 1 TiB SSD +* Screen: 15" 4k (3840✕2160) +* Input: Touchscreen and trackpad. + +== Firmware Configuration == + +Not much tweaking of NixOS itself was needed. But we currently cannot automate the firmware setup, so this must be done by hand. + +=== Before installation === + +These settings are needed both for booting the final install, and installer itself. Therefore, they must be done first. + +* ''Disable Secure Boot (but keep UEFI Boot).'' Thankfully doing so is as easy as changing any other simple setting. + +* ''Disable Intel hardware RAID and use AHCI instead.'' Intel doesn't seem to provide a working linux driver for this. (If you just have SSD it's pointless and just slows things down needlessly anyways.) + +=== Wifi === +~~Wifi does not work with kernels older than 5.1 (firmware not present) or newer~~ (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=247705) + +Update: The 48.ucode causes the Killer wifi card to crash. The iwlfwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode works perfectly. default.nix contains an overlay that removes the offending ucode from the linux-firmware bundle. + +``` + # Use the systemd-boot EFI boot loader. + boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true; + boot.loader.grub = { + device = "nodev"; + efiSupport = true; + efiInstallAsRemovable = true; + }; + boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true; + boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_5_1; +``` +Disable the `canTouchEfiVariables` after a boot or two to prevent NVRAM wearout. + + +=== After installation === + +* ''Add systemd-boot to UEFI boot list.'' The (uneditable anyways) settings mapping drive UUIDs to HD* work fine. + +=== Optional === + +* ''Update BIOS.'' According to Reddit, this helps with battery life. + +=== Troubleshooting === + diff --git a/dell/xps/15-7590/default.nix b/dell/xps/15-7590/default.nix new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cad9ba6 --- /dev/null +++ b/dell/xps/15-7590/default.nix @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +{ lib, ... }: + +{ + imports = [ + ../../../common/cpu/intel + ../../../common/pc/laptop + ../../../common/pc/ssd + ]; + + # Set to true for just the first run, then disable it. + # boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = lib.mkDefault true; + + # Earlier font-size setup + console.earlySetup = true; + + # Prevent small EFI partiion from filling up + boot.loader.grub.configurationLimit = 10; + + # The 48.ucode causes the Killer wifi card to crash. + # The iwlfwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode works perfectly + nixpkgs.pkgs = import { + config.allowUnfree = true; + overlays = [ + (self: super: { + firmwareLinuxNonfree = super.firmwareLinuxNonfree.overrideAttrs (old: { + src = super.fetchgit{ + url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git"; + rev = "bf13a71b18af229b4c900b321ef1f8443028ded8"; + sha256 = "1dcaqdqyffxiadx420pg20157wqidz0c0ca5mrgyfxgrbh6a4mdj"; + }; + postInstall = '' + rm $out/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-cc-a0-48.ucode + ''; + outputHash = "0dq48i1cr8f0qx3nyq50l9w9915vhgpwmwiw3b4yhisbc3afyay4"; + }); + }) + ]; + }; +}