Hi,
after solving some problems i managed to install the current opensuse Tumbleweed snapshot on my new Dell XPS 15 laptop. I am using Gnome as GUI. But i noticed that i cannot switch to a console when using Gnome via pressing ALT + CNTRL + F1 or any other of the F keys.
Maybe this is related to the fact that the Fn keys have a second function when pressing or locking the Fn key/mode, also there is a BIOS option to reverse the Fn-mode. But i tested all options an nothing works.
Hi
Maybe the dell_wmi module isn’t running?
lsmod |grep dell
Do the brightness etc keys work?
I did not tested the brightness keys but the volume controls and mute where working. And before login switching via ALT + CNTRL + Fn works also. Jest when logged into gnome it is not working anymore! It is not even working with a pluged in a full size external usb keyboard!
The problem is still there but i noticed that after a reinstall the keys work, but after a reboot they do not work anymore. Maybe this changes every reboot?
I also noticed that the right click is also not working, maybe this is related?
Anyway, this is the output of lsmod | grep dell
dell_wmi 16384 0
dell_laptop 24576 0
dell_smbios_wmi 16384 0
dell_smbios_smm 16384 0
dell_smbios 16384 4 dell_wmi,dell_laptop,dell_smbios_wmi,dell_smbios_smm
dcdbas 16384 1 dell_smbios_smm
rfkill 28672 9 bluetooth,dell_laptop,cfg80211
dell_smm_hwmon 16384 0
dell_wmi_descriptor 16384 2 dell_wmi,dell_smbios_wmi
sparse_keymap 16384 2 dell_wmi,intel_hid
wmi 28672 7 dell_wmi,wmi_bmof,intel_wmi_thunderbolt,dell_wmi_descriptor,mxm_wmi,nouveau,dell_smbios_wmi
video 45056 4 dell_wmi,dell_laptop,nouveau,i915
Hi
I would guess it’s somehow related to the dual graphics setup… worthy of a bug report…
openSUSE:Submitting bug reports - openSUSE
Could be, currently it works again, i just removed the “nomodeset” kernel parameter (but kept “nouveau.modeset=0”) maybe that was the solution. I will see what happens the next reboots, because right after installation the keys worked too, but “nomodeset” was used also.