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+ | ==== 2018-02-20: Wifi disconnects solved ==== | ||
+ | If you depend on Wifi for your connectivity and the Wifi disconnects all the time it can get really irritating. | ||
+ | After 3 days of intense searching I finally came across [[https:// | ||
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+ | All in all I am still super happy with the XPS 13, great performance, | ||
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+ | Just to summarize the steps to get the disconnects solved: | ||
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+ | * Download the latest Atheros ath10k firmware from https:// | ||
+ | * Make a backup of ''/ | ||
+ | * Unpack the downloaded ZIP file and place the QCA6174 directory in ''/ | ||
+ | * Rename the latest firmware-X.bin files to remove the _WLAN* part. | ||
+ | * Place the latest (highest version) firmware-4.bin and firmware-6.bin files directly in ''/ | ||
+ | * Reboot. | ||
+ | * Check with '' | ||
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+ | As Buster is still young I assume this will be long solved until it will be released. | ||
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==== 2018-02-17: New challenge, XPS 13 ==== | ==== 2018-02-17: New challenge, XPS 13 ==== | ||
I got myself a new challenge: a brand new Dell XPS 13 9370 (2018 model) Developer Edition (non-touch). I really love this notebook, thus far I have not found one single point of criticism (I am not a webcam user ;-)). | I got myself a new challenge: a brand new Dell XPS 13 9370 (2018 model) Developer Edition (non-touch). I really love this notebook, thus far I have not found one single point of criticism (I am not a webcam user ;-)). | ||
- | It comes pre-installed with Ubuntu and even after just booting it and using it for about 10 minutes I remembered why I don't like Ubuntu. So I quickly prepared a Debian Stretch installer stick with non-free firmware. The notebook is very thin and has no USB A ports anymore, let alone a RJ45 connector for LAN. SO to install you depend on Wifi and for that the non-free firmware is really needed. | + | It comes pre-installed with Ubuntu and even after just booting it and using it for about 10 minutes I remembered why I don't like Ubuntu. So I quickly prepared a Debian Stretch installer stick with non-free firmware. The notebook is very thin and has no USB A ports anymore, let alone a RJ45 connector for LAN. So to install you depend on Wifi and for that the non-free firmware is really needed. |
However, somehow the Stretch installer didn't like the firmware, not even the updated one. It was looking for a 3.0/ | However, somehow the Stretch installer didn't like the firmware, not even the updated one. It was looking for a 3.0/ |
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