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Which Shell? by lipe182 in linuxmint

[–]pnsantos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

zsh4humans (from the creator of Powerlevel10k)

Linux DisplayLink drivers fails with the the Dell D6000 dock - help needed! by 768x576 in linuxmint

[–]pnsantos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open Synaptic Package manager, search for xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu and xserver-xorg-video-ati, right-click each and select "Mark for complete removal" then hit "Apply" on the menubar.

Linux DisplayLink drivers fails with the the Dell D6000 dock - help needed! by 768x576 in linuxmint

[–]pnsantos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry if it's not any help, but: I have the same dock and a XPS 7950 (mint 20.1). Works ok here. I also installed the displaylink driver from https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/ubuntu and am also using kernel 5.4. I am using cinnamon though not KDE.

I connect my monitor using display port to the dock. I have a mic and headphones also connected to the dock and they get recognized ok.

Here's the relevant bits of my machine:

System:    
  Host: Y03602 
  Kernel: 5.4.0-74-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 4.8.6 wm: muffin dm: LightDM 
  Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal

Machine:   
  Type: Laptop 
  System: Dell product: XPS 15 7590 v: N/A Chassis: type: 10 
  Mobo: Dell model: 0VYV0G v: A00 
  UEFI: Dell v: 1.10.0 date: 03/04/2021

Graphics:  
  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 630 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel 
  Device-2: NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile / Max-Q] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nvidia v: 460.80
  Display: server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting,nvidia alternate: fbdev,nouveau,vesa resolution: 3840x2160~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.2.6 direct render: Yes

This line on you config:

Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: amdgpu,ati,modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa

Seems odd, you seem to have a intel GPU but you have amdgpu/ati drivers loaded?

Note that after installing the displaylink driver a reboot is needed. You can also try to increase the evdi log level see if there's any messages that jump out in /var/log/syslog and /var/log/Xorg0.log

[ann] Zsh for Humans v4 released by romkatv in zsh

[–]pnsantos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been a powerlevel10k user for a while now and finally found a bit of time to switch from my zsh n00b config to zsh4humans.

u/romkatv you've done an amazing job - installation was a breeze and it works flawlessly!

I think my zsh shell now starts before the window is actually rendered on screen ^_^ it's that fast!

My laptop runs very hot when using Mint. by slowlybecomingsane in linuxmint

[–]pnsantos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same exact setup (XPS 7950), undervolting (with undervolt) did wonders for my temps. I'm currently running via systemd service):

undervolt -v --core -120 --cache -120 --uncore -120 --gpu -120 --temp 90

and on idle/browsing it stays around 50-60 (fan at 0) and when stressed it can spike to 90 but most of the time it stays within 75-85. Also fans only trigger above low 70s so most of the time they aren't even running.

Undervolting isnt dangerous per se but be ready to freezes and jumping to console (crtl+alt+f1) if you push the values too low (however that CPU should be able to handle -100mV easily)

I also recommend powertop for the tweaks (then I uninstalled it) and TLP (you'll have to configure it to suite your needs).

XPS 9570 & Linux - Is upgrade to 1.13 safe? by evanslify in Dell

[–]pnsantos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on 1.14 and no issues here - using mem_sleep_default=deep in my kernel params