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I have a a Dell Inspiron N411Z with an Intel HD 3000. After fine tuning it
with some boot options in order to stop it from draining the battery
(i915.semaphores=1 i915.i915_enable_rc6=7 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1),
everything was fine.

The only issue I have is:

[56351.897472] [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update
failure on pipe B (start=10600 end=10601) time 493 us, min 892, max 899,
scanline start 868, end 896
[56511.815580] [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update
failure on pipe A (start=1371399 end=1371400) time 736 us, min 763, max
767, scanline start 761, end 783
[56680.316673] [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update
failure on pipe A (start=1381500 end=1381501) time 458 us, min 763, max
767, scanline start 757, end 779
[56757.051722] [drm:intel_pipe_update_end [i915]] *ERROR* Atomic update
failure on pipe B (start=40925 end=40926) time 307 us, min 892, max 899,
scanline start 885, end 899

it used to be quite severe, causing a gpu reset and segmentations faults
for kicad.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1511370

Also keep in mind that there is a pre-enabled kernel option in some Distros
that corrupts the BIOS on some laptops.

https://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/SPI_INTEL_SPI_PLATFORM.html

On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:02 AM, David J S Briscoe <
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 28/12/2017 19:30, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>
>> I know this is not specifically a kicad development question but I am in
>> the market for a new laptop before the end of the year and figured this
>> might be the best place to ask.  I was wondering if anyone has any
>> experience with intel graphics chips (namely the 630) drivers on linux.
>> I prefer nvidia graphics chips on linux because the proprietary nvidia
>> drivers on linux are typically hassle free but I would rather spend my
>> hard earned money on ram and nmve drive than graphics hardware which I
>> really don't need and already have on my desktop system.  Thanks in
>> advance for the help.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Wayne
>>
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>> Wayne,
>
> I'm using a Dell Precision 7510. It has a Nvidia Quadro M2000M 4GB GDDR5
> memory and Intel HD Graphics 530. I have a dual boot setup with Windows 10
> Pro (64 bit) and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
>
> I download the nightly builds on Ubuntu on a regular basis and have had no
> problems so far. I use the latest stable build on Windows 10 and also no
> problems. I bought my machine as a refurbished model and it came with
> Windows 7 Pro. I took advantage of the upgrade offer to Windows 10 Pro and
> also removed the 250GB Solid state drive it came with and installed a 2TB
> conventional drive myself as well as Ubuntu.
>
> This laptop is VERY easy to work with and is very modular with lots of
> spares from Parts People in the US (I'm in the UK).
>
> Both the Intel control panels and the nvidia control panels have support
> for profiles (mainly for Photographic use etc) but I've had no need to use
> them yet. Also no problems on Ubuntu so far although I tend not to use it
> extensively.
>
> Bought the Dell as my last laptop has lasted 15 years and still works fine
> (inspiron 8K). If you need any more info please ask. Thanks.
>
> David.
>
>
>
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