Setting up Korora 24 (Fedora 24) on Dell Precision 5510

dell_precision_5510_korora_24.md

Installing Korora

My laptop came with Windows 10 installed. The first major issue I ran into involved the fake-RAID setup. My only drive, a 1 TB PCIe SSD, came configured as RAID-0 in UEFI. I configured it to use AHCI, which required a reinstall of Windows 10.

After reinstalling Windows 10 using the provided DVD, I was able to install Korora via a bootable USB drive.

The install worked as expected, and I was able to boot into both Korora and Windows 10 on demand.

Post-Install

Update all packages and ensure the latest kernel boots successfully:

$ sudo dnf update -y

Install bumblebee and related packages using this guide:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bumblebee#For_closed_source_solution_fedora

(Use the no-multilib option.)

Screen Flickering

Revert to the 1.02.00 BIOS:

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3519/t/19985192

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/drivers/DriversDetails?productCode=precision-m5510-workstation&driverId=12M36

Remap Caps Lock to Ctrl

Use the Gnome Tweak Tool -> Typing tab.

Set High Keyboard Repeat Rate

TODO

Fix HiDPI Display + External Monitor

$ xrandr --output eDP1 --auto --output HDMI1 --auto --panning 3840x2400+3840+0 --scale 2x2 --right-of eDP1