Dell Xps 15z Ethernet Driver



This guide will lead you to the most important configuration to have a working box on your Dell XPS 15z. This article was highly based on Alienware M11xR3, thanks to Philipp Leonhardt.

Hardware

HardwareManufacturerModelSpecification
ProcessorIntelCore i7 2640M (Sandy Bridge)2,8 GHz (3,5 GHz Turbo Mode)
Mainboard ChipsetIntelHM67 Chipset
RAMby selection on Dell Shop
Graphics Card #1IntelHD Graphics 3000 (on Sandy Bridge CPU)
Graphics Card #2nVidiaGeForce GT 540M (GF108)
Harddiskby selection on Dell Shop
DisplayAU OptronicsB156HW315.6' WLED Glossy 16:9 1080p (1920x1080)
Sound CardIntelALC269VB5.1-Channel HDA, 16/20/24-bit PCM, 44.1k/48k/96k192kHz, S/PDIF
Network (LAN)AtherosAR8151PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Network (Wireless)Killer (by selection on Dell shop)Wireless-N 1103 (based on Atheros AR9300)2.4GHz, 5GHz, 3-Stream MIMO, 802.11a/b/g/n, up to 450 Mbps
USB 3.0 Host ControllerNEC CorporationuPD720200
FireWire 1394N/AN/A
Card ReaderN/AN/ASD/MMC/xD/MemoryStick(MS)/MS Duo/MS-HG
Dell

Dell XPS 15Z Drivers For Windows 7 64-bit Apr 20 2019 Dell The 15″ XPS 15Z now come with the Core i5-2430M and i7-2640M “Ivy Bridge” chips, The Dell XPS 15Z has a full HD display which is powered by the Nvidia GeForce GT GT 525M 1GB dedicated graphics and the laptop also supports 8GB RAM. Intel HD 2000/3000 Graphics DriverPopular. This package provides the Intel HD 2000/3000 Graphics Driver and is supported on Inspiron N4110/N7110/N411Z, Vostro Notebook 3450/3750 and XPS Notebook L502X/L511z/L702X that are running the following Windows Operating System: Windows 8. Intel HD 2000/3000 Graphics DriverPopular. This package provides the Intel HD 2000/3000 Graphics Driver and is supported on Inspiron N4110/N7110/N411Z, Vostro Notebook 3450/3750 and XPS Notebook L502X/L511z/L702X that are running the following Windows Operating System: Windows 8.

make.conf

FILE/etc/portage/make.conf

GCC CFLAGS and -march=native

Analyzing CLFAGS

GCC Versions before 4.6 will not detect the right CFLAGS for a new Core i7 2nd Gen (Sandy Bridge) CPU with -march=native.

Dell xps 15z battery
root #gcc-4.5.3 -march=native -E -v - </dev/null 2>&1 | grep cc1
root #gcc-4.6.2 -march=native -E -v - </dev/null 2>&1 | grep cc1

Upgrading GCC

There is no stable version of GCC 4.6, so hopefully soon you will have full core i7 support in your CFLAGS.

Kernel Configuration

Driver

Processor Settings

This changes was made under Linux/x86 3.3.3-gentoo-sources, using Genkernel.

Power Management

KERNELPower Management

PCI Bus Driver

LAN and Wireless Networking

KERNELNetworking drivers

SATA Controller

FireWire (IEEE 1394)

KERNELFirewire driver

I2C / SMBus

Graphics Card

KERNELGraphic driver

Sound Card

USB Controller

KERNELUSB Controller driver

Card Reader

To proper provide SD Card reader automount option you must create the following file.

FILE/etc/local.d/20-sdcard.start

You must also make it runnable with

Webcam

KERNELWebcam driver

Test it using mplayer:

root #mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0 -fps 15 -vf screenshot

GRUB Bootloader Config

For GRUB the Sandy Bridge needs some more special kernel parameters to reach the optimal performance and save some battery power.Add this to your kernel command line:

If you enabled Intel IOMMU support in your kernel config you also need to add this to your kernel command line:

FILE/boot/grub/grub.conf

Otherwise bumblebee produces IOMMU Errors on loading the nvidia driver.

Power Management Tweaks

PCI/USB Autosuspend, CPU Scheduler, Intel HDA Powersave

Create in local initscript to turn on all available powersaving options.Edit it to your preferences.

After adding the script don't forget to make it executable to run on boot.

root #chmod a+x /etc/local.d/10-powermanagement.start

Bumblebeed and Nvidia Card

Needed things for bumblebeed to run properly:

  • Nvidia graphics driver (alternatively the nouveau driver, but this hasn't much more performance than the Intel driver so forget about it)
  • bbswitch module to disable/enable the Nvidia graphics card
  • nasm to properly compile VirtualGL
  • VirtualGL to stream the window running on nvidia driver to the actual X Session
  • bumblebeed itself for controlling the bbswitch and nvidia module

For further information about Bumblebee Project, visit The Bumblebee Project page or the Gentoo Bumblebee Wiki Page.

Nvidia Graphics Driver

As of 2020-03-07, the information in this section is probably outdated. You can help the Gentoo community by verifying and updating this section.

The Nvidia graphics driver should already be installed after setting VIDEO_CARDS='intel nvidia' in make.conf. Just be sure to setup the OpenGL extension to work with the Intel driver:

Take the correct option for Intel driver

Installing bbswitch module

Dell Xps 15z Ethernet Driver
Note
Installation of the bbswitch module has to be done after every kernel change

After that you can test the module by loading it and look into your syslog

root #cat /var/log/messages | grep bbswitch

Get the status of the nvidia card

root #0000:01:00.0 ON

Dell Xps 15z Ram

Turn the card off, respectively on:

root #echo ON > /proc/acpi/bbswitch

You can put this on the initial script created before, to make this change on every bootup.

Note
After turning the nvidia card off your system temparature will decrease, and processor fan could also completely turn off. Don't be scared

Running Optimus

Optimus still give us headakes to configure. I'm still working out to make a fully working box, and Optimus is one of my threads. I know that Asus UL30Jt also has support for Optmus, but I have to make some testes before post it here. I've aready followed the nVidia Optimus guide, but it seems that still there is a missing part of the puzzle.

VGA Switching

Dell Xps 15z Battery

I have being trying a lot of solutions to make this thing work on Dell XPS 15z, but none of then was successfuly. There is a guide to VGA Switchroo, but it seems that I can't do this or the hardware of Dell XPS 15z does not suport this resource. After keep looking and googled a lot I found a solution based on synergy and bumblebee with the optimus server. Note that, right now, there is no suppor for VGA switching and this is a workaround that works prety well for those who wants to try the NVIDIA power on their laptops.

Note
If you experience problems with bumblebee, before looking for a solution, try to upgrade your kernel to a stable 3.5.
Tipo de dispositivo:
Notebooks
Fabricante:
Dell
Nombre de modelo:
XPS 15z (L511z)
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JMicron JMB389 Card Reader DriverThis package provides JMicron JMB389 Card Read...This package provides JMicron JMB389 Card Reader Driver and is supported on XPS Notebook L502X/L511z/L702X that are running the following Windows Operating System: Windows 8.'>más
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2012-07-31
  • Display adapters
  • Sound, video and game controllers
Intel HD 2000/3000 Graphics DriverThis package provides the Intel HD 2000/3000...This package provides the Intel HD 2000/3000 Graphics Driver and is supported on Inspiron N4110/N7110/N411Z, Vostro Notebook 3450/3750 and XPS Notebook L502X/L511z/L702X that are running the following Windows Operating System: Windows 8.'>más
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2012-07-31
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  • Sound, video and game controllers
  • Universal Serial Bus controllers
nVIDIA Geforce GT5xxM, GT6xxM Family Graphics DriverThis package provides the n...This package provides the nVIDIA Geforce GT5xxM, GT6xxM Family Graphics Driver and is supported on Vostro Notebook 3460, Inspirion 5420/5720/7420/7720/N7110 and XPS L502X/L702X that are running the following Windows Operating System: Windows 8.'>más
  • 32bit64bitWindows 8
2012-07-13
  • Disk drives
  • System devices
ST Microelectronics DE351DL Free Fall Motion Sensor DriverThis package provides...This package provides the ST Microelectronics DE351DL Free Fall Motion Sensor Driver and is supported on XPS L511z/L702X/L502X and Vostro 3450/3750 that are running the following Windows Operating System: Windows 8.'>más
  • 32bit64bitWindows 8
2012-06-19
  • Sound, video and game controllers
  • System devices
Realtek HD Audio ALC269 DriverThis package provides the Realtek HD Audio ALC269...This package provides the Realtek HD Audio ALC269 Driver and is supported on XPS L502X/L511Z/L702X, Vostro 3450/3750 and Inspiron N4120/N4110/N7110/M411R/N3110/N4120 that are running the following Windows Operating System: Windows 8.'>más
  • 64bitWindows 7
  • 64bitWindows 8
2012-06-03
  • Network adapters
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030/Advanced-N 6230 DriverThis package provides Inte...This package provides Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030/Advanced-N 6230 Driver and is supported on XPS Notebook L511z/L702X/L321X/L502X, Inspiron N4110/N4120/N411z/N7110 and Vostro 3450/3750 that are running on following Windows Operating system: Windows 7 (64-bit) and Windows 8 (64-bit).'>más
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2012-01-11
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  • SDHost
  • System devices
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  • SDHost
  • System devices
  • Universal Serial Bus controllers
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  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-11-16
  • Human Interface Devices (HID)
  • Keyboards
  • Mice and other pointing devices
Dell-Driver
  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-11-03
  • Display adapters
  • Sound, video and game controllers
  • Universal Serial Bus controllers
Dell-Driver
  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-10-27
  • Network adapters
Dell-Driver
  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-10-11
  • Bluetooth devices
  • BluetoothAuxiliary
  • Sound, video and game controllers
Dell-Application
  • 32bit64bitWindows 8
  • 64bitWindows 10
2011-09-22
  • System devices
Intel Management Engine Interface DriverThis package provides the Intel Managem...This package provides the Intel Management Engine Interface Driver and is supported on Inspiron Notebook N4120/N4110, Vostro Notebook 3450 and XPS Notebook L502X/L511Z/L702X that are running the following Windows Operating System: Windows 8.'>más
  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-09-15
  • Network adapters
Dell-Driver
  • 32bitWindows XP
  • 32bit64bitWindows 7
2011-09-13
  • Universal Serial Bus controllers
Dell-Driver
  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-08-22
  • Human Interface Devices (HID)
  • Keyboards
  • Mice and other pointing devices
Cypress Semiconductor-Driver
  • 64bitWindows 7
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  • Network adapters
Intel-Driver
  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-07-19
  • Display adapters
  • Sound, video and game controllers
  • System devices
Dell-DriverIntel-Driver
  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-07-19
  • Bluetooth devices
  • BluetoothAuxiliary
  • Sound, video and game controllers
Intel-Application
  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-06-15
  • System devices
Intel-Application
  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-05-31
  • Sound, video and game controllers
Dell-DriverRealtek-Driver
  • 64bitWindows 7
2011-04-21
  • Display adapters
  • Sound, video and game controllers
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  • 64bitWindows 7
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  • Display adapters
  • Sound, video and game controllers
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  • 64bitWindows 7
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  • System devices
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  • 32bitWindows XP
  • 32bitWindows Vista
  • 32bit64bitWindows 7
2011-01-12
  • IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
  • SCSI and RAID controllers
Intel-Driver
  • 64bitWindows 7
2010-12-28
  • Network adapters
Atheros-Driver
  • 32bitWindows XP
  • 32bit64bitWindows Vista
  • 32bit64bitWindows 7
2010-12-10
  • Disk drives
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ST Microelectronics-Driver
  • 64bitWindows 7
2010-11-19
  • Universal Serial Bus controllers
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  • Memory Technology Driver
JMicron-Driver
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  • 32bit64bitWindows Vista
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2010-10-19
  • System devices
Intel-Driver
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  • 32bit64bitWindows Vista
  • 32bit64bitWindows 7
2010-10-04
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  • System devices
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  • 64bitWindows 7
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n/a Otro Intel-Application
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