Alienware 15
Device | Status | Modules |
Intel | Working | xf86-video-intel |
Nvidia | Working | nouveau or nvidia |
Touchpad | Working | xf86-input-synaptics |
Camera | Working | linux-uvc |
Wi-Fi | Working | iwlwifi |
Bluetooth | Working | btusb |
Ethernet | Working | alx |
Card reader | Working | rtsx_usb |
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Hardware overview
Tested configuration:
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller (rev 06) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06) 00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller (rev 06) 00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Device 0c03 (rev 06) 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI (rev 05) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04) 00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 (rev 05) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev d5) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 (rev d5) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #5 (rev d5) 00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 (rev 05) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM87 Express LPC Controller (rev 05) 00:1f.2 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] (rev 05) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05) 01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM204M [GeForce GTX 970M] (rev ff) 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 10) 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7265 (rev 59) 04:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2a Intel Corp. Bus 003 Device 002: ID 187c:0528 Alienware Corporation Bus 003 Device 004: ID 1bcf:28b6 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Networking
Wi-Fi & Bluetooth:
Intel Corporation Wireless 7265
Wi-Fi - Supported out-of-the-box Bluetooth - TODO Wired ethernet:
Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Input
Suported out-of-the-box
See more at: Synaptics
Keyboard: For Macro keys - seeĀ : Extra keyboard keys
NOTE: Keyboard doesn't have Menu key.
Video
Nvidia & Intel video card configuration: Bumblebee
Alien FX
Currently unsupported by pyAlienFx and alienfx[1] have some diff from previous version.
Issues
Sound don't switch to headphone, after plug jack
For fix: Add
'options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1'
to
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf