Dell XPS M2010

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From
Wikipedia
:
The XPS M2010 is a large 'mobile desktop' with an adjustable display, built-in speakers, and detachable Bluetooth keyboard. For transportation, it may be folded and carried as a briefcase.
It also
made an appearance
in the 2008 Iron Man film.
Hardware (Needs configuration)
Sound
Internal speakers will not work out of the box. (See discussions on the
Linux Laptop Wiki
, among other places.)
A workaround is described at
[1]
.
For the record, the workaround involves running the following commands:
hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x1 set_gpio_data 5
hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x1 set_gpio_dir 5
hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x1 set_gpio_mask 5
Speaker output works as expected after this.
Running the workaround automatically with systemd
Using
systemd
, it is possible to set up a script to run these commands automatically at boot.
First, create the relevant script and save it somewhere (e.g., in
/usr/local/bin
):
/usr/local/bin/M2010-sound
#!/bin/sh
hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x1 set_gpio_data 5
hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x1 set_gpio_dir 5
hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC0D0 0x1 set_gpio_mask 5
Make it
executable
.
Create a new
systemd
unit (e.g., in
/etc/systemd/system
) that calls your script:
/etc/systemd/system/M2010-sound.service
[Unit]
Description=M2010 Speaker Configuration
After=sound.target
Requires=sound.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/M2010-sound

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Enable
the new service.
To test the workaround, either reboot or
start
the service. However, note that running the commands a second time during the same session might cause the speakers to stop working; they should work again after a reboot.
Temperature monitoring and fan control (i8k)
The
i8k
module appears to work for temperature monitoring
and fan control, but it needs to be loaded explicitly.
First, create a new .conf file in
/etc/modules-load.d
specifying
i8k
as a module to load:
/etc/modules-load.d/i8k.conf
i8k
Next, specify the module load options in a .conf file in
/etc/modprobe.d
.
The fan RPM values shown by default appear to be erroneous, so we change the
fan_mult
option here (see
[2]
):
/etc/modprobe.d/i8k.conf
options i8k force=1 fan_mult=1
The
i8k
module should now be loaded automatically at boot.
To make system-wide changes to the configuration for
i8kmon
,
you can simply edit
/etc/i8kutils/i8kmon.conf
-- You do not need to create a configuration file anywhere else.
Note: Within
i8k
, the left value appears to control the right fan (GPU) while the right value appears to control the left fan (CPU) for the M2010.
Hardware (Working)
Keyboard
The M2010 Bluetooth keyboard/touchpad works out of the box.
Graphics
The ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 works with 3D acceleration using the
radeon
module.
Install
xf86-video-ati
.
Network
Ethernet (Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5753 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express) works out of the box with module
tg3
.
Wireless (Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN) works out of the box with module
iwl4965
.
Hardware (Not working)
Webcam
The webcam does not work out of the box (picture is garbled).
[3]
suggests that it is possible to get it to work; further testing is needed to get it up and running on more modern configurations.
Hardware (Untested)
The following devices/functions were not tested:
Other Bluetooth devices
Card reader
Fan control (i8k)
Internal modem