HCL - XPS 17 9720

[Aaron Brown]

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layout:

  'hcl'

type:

  'notebook'

hvm:

  'yes'

iommu:

  'yes'

slat:

  'yes'

tpm:

  'unknown'

remap:

  'yes'

brand: |

  Dell Inc.

model: |

  XPS 17 9720

bios: |

  1.4.0

cpu: |

  12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900HK

cpu-short: |

  i9-12900HK

chipset: |

  Intel Corporation Device [8086:4641] (rev 02)

chipset-short: |

  FIXME

gpu: |

  Intel Corporation Device [8086:46a6] (rev 0c) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

  NVIDIA Corporation GA106M [GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / Max-Q] [10de:2520] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

gpu-short: |

  Intel Iris Xe

  GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

network: |

  Intel Corporation Device 51f0 (rev 01)

memory: |

  65220

scsi: |

usb: |

  5

versions:

- works:

    'yes'

  qubes: |

    R4.1

  xen: |

    4.14.5

  kernel: |

    6.0.2-2

  remark: |

    FIXME

  credit: |

    FIXAUTHOR

  link: |

    FIXLINK

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Graphics Issues With Solutions:

Install using disabled graphics, while following: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/installation-troubleshooting/#not-asking-for-vnc-because-we-dont-have-a-network--x-startup-failed-aborting-installation--pane-is-dead-error-during-installation

Video with the integrated graphics work on the latest Linux kernel supported by R4.1. On Kernel version 5.16 there were issues with the i915 drivers (of course), but those went away with 5.18 if I remember correctly. These features are still working on 6.0.2-2.fc32.

I had an issue where I was having artifact from my Intel GPU after installation. I found the fix from here: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7507#issuecomment-1153081021

The following is a slimmed down version of what needed to be in the config.

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/99-intel.conf

Section "OutputClass"

Identifier "Intel"

MatchDriver "i915"

Driver "intel"

EndSection

PCI(e) Pass-Through Solutions:

PCI(e) pass-through had to be enabled by disabling the raid option so that VMD works as per https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6932#issuecomment-1084468446

I have not tested PCI(e) yet, but I plan to soon and write a guide for gaming potentially.

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Graphics Issues W/O Solutions:

The resolution seems to be stuck as 4k with this config. I have tried i3, KDE, and of course I stuck with Xfce due to the support. Probs a side effect of what I did to the XOrg conf. I haven't looked into it that much. If you care about high dpi issues check out the arch Linux wiki on Xfce High-DPI: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/HiDPI#Xfce

Mouse Issues W/O Solution:

There may be an issue with the mouse, however I can not quite tell to be honest if it is my physical hardware or software limitations. Lastly, there seems to be an issue with the speakers not working, however, I don't use them.

[Sven Semmler]

Thank you Aaron for your report, which is [online](https://www.qubes-os.org/hcl/#dell_xps-17-9720_i9-12900hk_integrated-graphics-iris-xe-geforce-rtx-3060-mobile_aaron-brown_r4-1) now!

/Sven

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