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Dell Latitude E7470
Hardware Overview
Config required
Issues
Notes
Dell Latitude E7470
Hardware Overview
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz (2808.14-
MHz
K8-class CPU)
Wireless: Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8260, supported by
iwm(4)
, works
Wired Ethernet: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection 7.6.1-k, supported by
em(4)
, works
Graphics: Intel Skylake, supported by
drm-next
branch, works with some issues with external connectors
Sound: Realtek ALC293, works, also correctly detects plugging in the headphones
Suspend/resume: untested
Fn keys: only toggling keyboard backlight works; other keys (volume, display brightness, wifi toggle) do not
Config required
Add kld_list=“if_iwm” to /etc/rc.conf
Display brightness is too high by default. It can be tuned with
https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/intel_backlight_fbsd
, but it's reset when display goes to sleep. I've ended up by tuning it in the BIOS.
May also add coretemp to kld_list
Issues
Problems with plugging/unplugging external monitors
You may need to restart xorg to make all external video outputs detected
When you disconnect all external outputs you cannot get them back until reboot
See
https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/freebsd-base-graphics/issues/155
Notes
Don't forget to add your user to
video
group for xrandr to work properly
Removing xorg.conf is also recommended, as having it may interfere with dynamic detection of external displays and lead to system panics.