Re: dell-smbios makes wireless card unusable on Dell XPS 13 9360

[Paul Menzel]

Dear Mario,


On 02/06/18 16:58, Mario.Limonciello@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Menzel [mailto:pmenzel+platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 9:50 AM
> > To: Pali RohÃr <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx>; Limonciello, Mario
> > <Mario_Limonciello@xxxxxxxx>; it+platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-
> > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: dell-smbios makes wireless card unusable on Dell XPS 13 9360

> > Adding `dell-smbios` to `/etc/modules` on the Dell XPS 13 9360, it seems
> > to badly effect the Wireless LAN device, causing it to be absent or to
> > not work.
> >
> > In one case, the whole system lagged, that means, the log in screen
> > stayed grayed out for 15 seconds, and the mouse pointer stopped moving
> > every 20(?) seconds for some seconds.
>
> Can you please confirm if you're indicating this is a regression in 4.15?
> Or was this present in earlier kernels too?

Yes, it happened with Ubuntuâs 4.13 too. My original message had one log 
attached where the Wifi wasnât visible at all.

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Kind regards,

Paul

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