Add kernel command line option for Skylake iGPU

[esheltone]

We are seeing more and more people on the qubes-users list trying to get their Skylake systems up and running with Qubes. With pre-4.3 Linux kernels, the following kernel command line option needs to be added to enable the i915 driver for Skylake integrated GPUs (Intel HD Graphics 530, etc):

i915.preliminary_hw_support=1

I propose adding this to the default kernel command line for Qubes 3.1 final. I do not believe it will cause any issues for non-Skylake users, and it will eliminate many problems for, and qubes-users postings from, future Skylake users.

[marmarek]

Is is meaningful also on 4.1 kernel? If so, +1 from my side.

Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

[marmarek]

Is is meaningful also on 4.1 kernel? If so, +1 from my side.

Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

[esheltone]

Yes, it works for 4.1.13, as discussed in this post: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-users/IllB1PaX5tA/-YA1-h59AwAJ

[esheltone]

Yes, it works for 4.1.13, as discussed in this post: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-users/IllB1PaX5tA/-YA1-h59AwAJ

[marmarek]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package anaconda-20.25.16-12.fc20 has been pushed to the r3.1 testing repository for dom0.
To test this update, please install it with the following command:

sudo qubes-dom0-update --enablerepo=qubes-dom0-current-testing

Changes included in this update

[marmarek]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package anaconda-20.25.16-12.fc20 has been pushed to the r3.1 testing repository for dom0.
To test this update, please install it with the following command:

sudo qubes-dom0-update --enablerepo=qubes-dom0-current-testing

Changes included in this update

[marmarek]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package anaconda-20.25.16-12.fc20 has been pushed to the r3.1 stable repository for dom0.
To install this update, please use the standard update command:

sudo qubes-dom0-update

Or update dom0 via Qubes Manager.

Changes included in this update

[marmarek]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package anaconda-20.25.16-12.fc20 has been pushed to the r3.1 stable repository for dom0.
To install this update, please use the standard update command:

sudo qubes-dom0-update

Or update dom0 via Qubes Manager.

Changes included in this update