Moving to Trisquel
Hi everybody, I'm a Ubuntu user and I want to move to Trisquel and want to use it as main OS. My laptop model is Dell xps 13 9350 and I have not any main problem with Ubuntu. One the reason that I want to move to Trisquel is using %100 Free Software.
So
I tried Trisquel as live cd and couldn't adjust screen resolution and also WiFi was unavailable. When I completely install it, are these problems can be solved?
Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance.
hi, and welcome!
Others might give you better answers, but for now here's mine:
WiFi is probably because your card is unsupported.
Maybe upgrading the kernel would do, but you can also buy a (cheap) new one which is supported. look for atheros 5 or 9 on the forum to find supported models names.
I have no idea about screen resolution, but it's probably something about non-free drivers as well.
Thanks for your attention, I've purchased TP-LINK TL-WN722N. This adapter is mentioned being compatible with Linux. I'll check if it is compatible with Trisquel. My video card is Intel HD Graphical Card 520 and I have no problem with Ubuntu. I'll be stubborn until properly configure Trisquel :)
lspci's output:
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Sky Lake Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 08)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Sky Lake Integrated Graphics (rev 07)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Skylake Processor Thermal Subsystem (rev 08)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem (rev 21)
00:15.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller (rev 21)
00:15.1 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI (rev 21)
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 9d10 (rev f1)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port (rev f1)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port (rev f1)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 9d18 (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller (rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21)
3a:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4350 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 08)
3b:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS525A PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
3c:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller (rev 01)
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> Intel Corporation Sky Lake Integrated Graphics
Hmm, Intel Skylake shamefully requires proprietary firmware for it, at least for the video acceleration.. You should try to fix the resolution at lest by upgrding to the latest linux libre kernel once you installed Trisquel. As far as wifi, you can buy an adapter or usb dongle for cheap and there are many choices.
welcome!
Thanks. I tried my TP-Link adapter and it works. Only thing that I concern is screen resolution because screen is only recognized as 3200x1800 and it is very small. I have also some question about Trisquel:
Because of I'm an IT student, I have to use plenty of software and I'm sure some of them are non-free software, Is it possible for me to find their alternatives in Trisquel?
Because of I haven't use Trisquel yet, I don't know its capabilities, can someone compare Trisquel with Ubuntu. I know Trisquel is based on Ubuntu.
"Only thing that I concern is screen resolution because screen is only recognized as 3200x1800"
That seems like a extremely large screen resolution is it not?
what do you normally have?
"Is it possible for me to find their alternatives in Trisquel?"
The chances are yes if you give us a list of the non-free programs you use we can try and find alternatives for you.
"Because of I haven't use Trisquel yet, I don't know its capabilities, can someone compare Trisquel with Ubuntu. I know Trisquel is based on Ubuntu."
its very similar but the best way to know is to try it yourself with the Live CD so you don’t have to install it.
Yes it is extremely large resolution, now I'm on Ubuntu and I've configured resolution as 1920x1080 and it is totally fine. I recognized that when I check my softwares on Ubuntu, I usually use free software, only CLion IDE and Spotify are non-free softwares so I can use Geany or other IDEs instead of it.
If your screen really has that resolution, then you probably want to increase the scaling factor from the "Font" tab of GNOME Tweak Tool (in the "System Settings").
Since Skylake processors are recent, newer kernels probably better support them: https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/update-linux-libre-kernel
Hello!
I have a very similar problem.
So:
1)how do we check if a driver is installed or not?
2)how do we tell kernel which driver to use at boot time?
Thanks!
Try lspci.
http://linux.die.net/man/8/lspci
It has meny options (try -v or -k).
Here's a similar question.
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/41817/linux-how-to-find-the-device-driver-used-for-a-device
ok and will driver related problems appear in boot log?
how many files are there for boot log? two or more?!
By the way with lspci -k i get what's in the included file.
there is no driver used by kernel.
So is there a command to list installed video drivers which are not in use?
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| lspci.txt | 2.06 KB |
You could try 'lsmod' to see the status of modules in the kernel.
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-show-the-status-of-modules-driver/
ok thanks so for example if i get the line
video 40960 1 i915
that means that driver video is installed and used by i915?
Why can't i mirror displays then?
I add file listing all the activity with i915 by doing lsmod|grep i915.
I think this will help because on my other computer i915 is used by 5 "i don't know what" but it's used whereas here nada 0 :(
So if this is indeed part of the problem how do i tell other modules to use i915?
| Attachment | Size |
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| i915.txt | 196 bytes |