The Best Features Of The Linux 4.18 Kernel

[rstrube]

Why did you have to rebuild the initramfs? Does it use the Intel GPU if you just boot the 4.18 kernel normally? Which distro is this?

1. I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.1
2. The way that I initially set things up was as follows:
- Using UKUU (Ubuntu Kernel Ugrade Utility) I installed the 4.18-rcx kernel
- I downloaded the latest uCode from the linux-firmware git repo and copied the files to /lib/firmware/amdgpu/. (vegam*.bin)
- I then rebuilt the intiramfs so that the uCode would be included in the initramfs for that specific kernel.

I suppose I could have put the uCode in place first, and then installed the 4.18-rcx kernel - which would have automatically included the uCode in the initramfs. In fact with each successive rc release I have not had to rebuild the initramfs - it was just for the first 4.18-rc release I installed (which was rc2 I believe).

3. In'm not sure what would happen if you used 4.18 without having the updated uCode in place. My experience with the default 4.15 kernel (for Ubuntu) is that it only saw the Intel iGPU.

[rstrube]

Hey! How did you undervolt your XPS on linux. tbh I haven't really looked into it all that much but it is comforting to know someone has pulled it off on the same laptop that I have.

What are your values and how much of a difference has it made to the battery?

Hey!

I'm using a program called iuvolt (https://github.com/tiziw/iuvolt). You can set it up as a systemd service so it runs at boot.

Currently I'm using the following values:

-135mv Core offset
-75mv GPU offset (Intel iGPU)
-135mv Cache offset

I haven't conducted extensive battery tests, but my temperatures have dropped between 8 and 10 C. I used to get thermal throttling when running intensive operations, but not anymore. The CPU will get up to 95C when all cores are 100%, but the speed stays at 3.7GHz. At idle I'm about 10C cooler.

I've been running 4.18-rc kernels and Vega M has been working really well! I currently own a Dell XPS 15 2 in 1 and can report that all hardware is working perfectly. One thing worth mentioning is that I needed to download the Vega M firmware and manually rebuild my initramfs to get things to work correctly. I would also highly recommend undervolting the CPU to give yourself more thermal headroom.

Currently using Kernel 4.18-rc8 and Mesa 18.1.5. Looking forward to Mesa 18.2 and LLVM 7.0!

Why did you have to rebuild the initramfs? Does it use the Intel GPU if you just boot the 4.18 kernel normally? Which distro is this?

[tyred]

I've been running 4.18-rc kernels and Vega M has been working really well! I currently own a Dell XPS 15 2 in 1 and can report that all hardware is working perfectly. One thing worth mentioning is that I needed to download the Vega M firmware and manually rebuild my initramfs to get things to work correctly. I would also highly recommend undervolting the CPU to give yourself more thermal headroom.

Currently using Kernel 4.18-rc8 and Mesa 18.1.5. Looking forward to Mesa 18.2 and LLVM 7.0!

Hey! How did you undervolt your XPS on linux. tbh I haven't really looked into it all that much but it is comforting to know someone has pulled it off on the same laptop that I have.

What are your values and how much of a difference has it made to the battery?

[rstrube]

The VegaM support is the most exciting change for me. Looking to replace my 2014 Macbook Pro with a Dell XPS 15 2-in-1.

I've been running 4.18-rc kernels and Vega M has been working really well! I currently own a Dell XPS 15 2 in 1 and can report that all hardware is working perfectly. One thing worth mentioning is that I needed to download the Vega M firmware and manually rebuild my initramfs to get things to work correctly. I would also highly recommend undervolting the CPU to give yourself more thermal headroom.

Currently using Kernel 4.18-rc8 and Mesa 18.1.5. Looking forward to Mesa 18.2 and LLVM 7.0!

[stargazer]

With the call to remove Speck, will that potentially cause a delay or an RC-9?

[geearf]

The Steam Controller kernel driver was used for easily using

Seems something is wrong in the article no?

[Michael]

is there any work done for supporting 280x

Radeon 280X? Should be supported by AMDGPU for a long time now...

[RussianNeuroMancer]

rt5640 / rt5651 jack detection with new UCMs from alsa-lib master.

[sireangelus]

is there any work done for supporting 280x