Dell Inspiron 15 5515
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The Dell Inspiron 15 5515 is a laptop manufactured by Dell Technologies.
Hardware
Standard
| Device | Make/model | Status | Vendor ID / Product ID | Kernel driver(s) | Kernel version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U/5700U | Works | N/A | N/A | 5.15.26 | |
| Video card | AMD Lucienne [Radeon Vega 7/8] | Works | 1002:1637 | amdgpu | 5.15.26 | |
| Touchpad | Dell | Works | 27C6:0D42 | i2c-hid | 5.15.26 | Requires specific configuration, see below |
| Touch screen | Dell | Works | 04F3:2C6B | i2c-hid | 5.15.26 | Requires specific configuration, see below |
| Fingerprint Reader | Goodix MOC Fingerprint sensor | Works | 27C6:639C | N/A | 5.15.26 | Works with sys-auth/fprintd |
| Webcam | Microdia | Works | 0C45:6725 | uvcvideo | 5.15.26 | |
| Microphone | Dell | Works | N/A | N/A | 5.15.26 | |
| Wi-Fi | Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 | Works | 168C:003E | ath10k_pci | 5.15.26 | |
| USB | AMD Renoir/Cezanne USB 3.1 | Works | 1022:1639 | xhci_hcd | 5.15.26 | |
| TPM | fTPM 2.0 | Works | N/A | tpm_crb, tpm_tis | 5.15.26 |
Accessories
| Device | Make/model | Status | Vendor ID / Product ID | Kernel driver(s) | Kernel version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock | Dell WD19S | Works | N/A | N/A | 5.15.26 | The power button on the dock does not work (it does nothing) |
Detailed information
root #lspci00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir/Cezanne Root Complex 00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir/Cezanne IOMMU 00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge 00:01.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir/Cezanne PCIe GPP Bridge 00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge 00:02.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir/Cezanne PCIe GPP Bridge 00:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge 00:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus 00:08.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus 00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 51) 00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51) 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 0 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 1 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 2 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 3 00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 4 00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 5 00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 6 00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Device 24: Function 7 01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: KIOXIA Corporation Device 0001 02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 32) 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Lucienne (rev c2) 03:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio Controller 03:00.2 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) Platform Security Processor 03:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir/Cezanne USB 3.1 03:00.4 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir/Cezanne USB 3.1 03:00.5 Multimedia controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor (rev 01) 03:00.6 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller 04:00.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 81) 04:00.1 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 81)
user $cat /proc/cpuinfoprocessor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 23 model : 104 model name : AMD Ryzen 5 5500U with Radeon Graphics stepping : 1 microcode : 0x8608103 cpu MHz : 2100.000 cache size : 512 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 12 core id : 0 cpu cores : 6 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 16 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc cpuid extd_apicid aperfmperf rapl pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 fma cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt tce topoext perfctr_core perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_llc mwaitx cpb cat_l3 cdp_l3 hw_pstate ssbd mba ibrs ibpb stibp vmmcall fsgsbase bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 cqm rdt_a rdseed adx smap clflushopt clwb sha_ni xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves cqm_llc cqm_occup_llc cqm_mbm_total cqm_mbm_local clzero irperf xsaveerptr rdpru wbnoinvd arat npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale vmcb_clean flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold avic v_vmsave_vmload vgif v_spec_ctrl umip rdpid overflow_recov succor smca bugs : sysret_ss_attrs spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass bogomips : 4192.33 TLB size : 3072 4K pages clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm hwpstate cpb eff_freq_ro [13] [14]
Installation
Firmware
The AMDGPU driver requires the following firmware:
- amdgpu/renoir_sdma.bin
- amdgpu/renoir_asd.bin
- amdgpu/renoir_ta.bin
- amdgpu/renoir_pfp.bin
- amdgpu/renoir_me.bin
- amdgpu/renoir_ce.bin
- amdgpu/renoir_rlc.bin
- amdgpu/renoir_mec.bin
- amdgpu/renoir_dmcub.bin
- amdgpu/renoir_vcn.bin
The Atheros driver requires the following firmware:
- ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-6.bin
- ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board-2.bin
Kernel
Touchpad & touch screen
For the touchpad and touch screen to work correctly, the following drivers are needed:
KERNEL Enable support for touchpad and touch screen
Processor type and features --->
[*] AMD ACPI2Platform devices support
Device Drivers --->
-*- Pin controllers --->
<*> AMD GPIO pin control
HID support --->
Special HID drivers --->
<*> HID Multitouch panels
I2C HID support --->
<*> HID over I2C transport layer
I2C support --->
I2C Hardware Bus support --->
<*> AMD MP2 PCIe
<*> Synopsys DesignWare Platform
<*> Synopsys DesignWare PCI
Input device support --->
Mice --->
<*> ELAN I2C Touchpad support
[*] Enable I2C support
[*] Enable SMbus support
Webcam
For the webcam, the following drivers are required:
KERNEL Enable support for the webcam
Device Drivers --->
[*] Multimedia support --->
[*] Filter media drivers
Media Device Types --->
[*] Cameras and video grabbers
Video4Linux options --->
[*] V4L2 sub-device userspace API
Media Drivers --->
[*] USB Video Class (UVC)
[*] UVC input events device support
Sound & Microphone
For sound and the microphone to work, you need to enable the AMD Renoir audio drivers:
KERNEL Enable audio support
Device Drivers --->
<*> Sound card support --->
<*> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture --->
[*] PCI sound devices --->
HD-Audio --->
<*> HD Audio PCI
<*> Build Realtek HD-audio codec support
<*> Build HDMI/DisplayPort HD-audio codec support
<*> ALSA for SoC audio support --->
<*> AMD Audio Coprocessor-v3.x support
<*> AMD Audio Coprocessor - Renoir support
<*> AMD Renoir support for DMIC
Note
None of the items under "PCI sound devices" need to be selected. SND_PCI is just needed to enable HD-Audio.
None of the items under "PCI sound devices" need to be selected. SND_PCI is just needed to enable HD-Audio.
Configuration
F keys
By default, the F keypresses default to their media/Fn function, rather than the F key itself. This can be changed in the BIOS.
Troubleshooting
Touch pad gestures don't work, touch screen doesn't work
Makes sure the drivers from the above Kernel section are installed.