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# Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 (9575)

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Reason: This page is far from completed. Some not mentioned items could be the same as XPS 15 9560 and Dell XPS 15 9570 (Discuss in Talk:Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 (9575)#)

This page is about the Dell XPS 15 9575, also known as the Dell XPS 15 2-in-1.

Device/Functionality | Status
--- | ---
Suspend | Working
Hibernate | Working
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 | Working
Discrete Radeon RX Vega M GL Graphics | Working
Wifi | Working
Bluetooth | Working
rfkill | Working
Audio | Working
Touchpad | Working
Webcam | Working
Card Reader | Working
Function/Multimedia Keys | Working
Power Management | Working
EFI Firmware Updates | Working
Fingerprint Reader | Not working

## Graphics

The AMD Vega M is completely functional and is usable OOB by the use of the `DRI_PRIME` environment variable.

See PRIME to get more information.

## Fingerprint Reader

As of writing, the fingerprint reader is not currently supported. There is a collaborative effort on a reverse-engineered open-source driver here. Also see this room if you are interested in helping.

## Troubleshooting

### Overheating

When using the GPU and/or CPU extensively, you may see overheating messages from dmesg:

    [ 4233.376972] mce: CPU3: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 20006)
    [ 4233.376974] mce: CPU6: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 20006)
    [ 4233.376975] mce: CPU2: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 20006)
    [ 4233.376976] mce: CPU7: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 20006)
    [ 4233.376977] mce: CPU5: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 20006)
    [ 4233.376979] mce: CPU4: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 20006)
    [ 4233.376980] mce: CPU0: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 20006)
    [ 4233.376981] mce: CPU1: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 20006)

It is important to mitigate overheating as it can damage your system and eventually lead to system failure. There are two solutions:

#### Disabling Turbo Boost

Disabling Intel Turbo Boost resolves this problem. This can be done in the BIOS, or temporarily by echoing `1` to `/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo`.

#### Using smbios-thermal-ctl

Alternatively, you can control thermal parameters using the SMBIOS interface. To do this, you must have `libsmbios` installed. You can then set the thermal mode to `cool-bottom` by running `smbios-thermal-ctl --set-thermal-mode THERMAL_MODE` as root. If this does not lower temperatures enough, try `quiet`. You can also run `smbios-thermal-ctl -i` as root to see all supported thermal modes. To see the current status, run `smbios-thermal-ctl -g` as root.

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