1) It was 18.04
2) During the install process there is a reboot. It would often hang here, and sometimes after 5 minutes or so, it would reset itself. After initial installation, it would sometimes hang at the login screen, but 90% of the time would hang within 60 seconds of hitting the desktop. Pressing the "activities" keys button would load the icons for the programs. After clicking any program it would crash halfway through the animation to fade out the icons.
3) I had to look at the list again. Other than AMD or NVidia I wasn't under the impression there was a great amount of differentiation in the 7720. CPU and chipset does look the same. However, I believe this 7720 has a Quadro P4000 Mobile instead of the P3000.
I appreciate your guys help. I can't stand leaving this equipment on Windows 10.
Namaste,
Ed Epstein III
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Wayne" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 4:34:05 PM
Subject: [Bug 1812453] Re: Misleading and deceptive information regarding Dell & Ubuntu certification
Hi Ed,
First of all I'd like to profusely apologize for all of this! If you
can help answer some questions I should be able to get a better idea of
what exactly's going on. Can you please let me know:
1) Which version of stock Ubuntu were you trying to install? If it's 16.04, I'd be curious to see if 18.04 would work (lots of times with pre-installed images like this, the fixes/tweaks required by the hardware are pushed upstream in later versions).
2) What is the exact error/issue you're seeing when trying to install stock ubuntu? i.e. does the install work but the system fails to boot?
3) Is the configuration you're trying the same as listed in the certification link? i.e. is it the same nvidia card listed there?
Title:
Misleading and deceptive information regarding Dell & Ubuntu
certification
Status in Ubuntu-Certification:
Opinion
Bug description:
My friend is unfortunately the owner of a multi-thousand dollar door
stop from Dell. I recommended Dell to him because of its long
relationship with Ubuntu, and that Ubuntu certifies specific Dell
models to run Ubuntu on them.
Glancing over the certification
(https://certification.ubuntu.com/hardware/201611-25214/4), it would
seem Ubuntu is supported. However, those disclaimers are not nearly
big enough, or contain strong enough language. There is no “maybe”
about it, stock Ubuntu cannot be installed on a Mobile Precision
M7220. The difference between pre-install systems and standard images
does not inform the user of the nasty truth:
Dell will never allow you, or anyone else, to download the Ubuntu
Recovery Image for a 7720, unless you purchased the unit with Ubuntu
pre-installed, and have a warranty.
Considering that it’s impossible to put Ubuntu on the 7720, I urge the
community to change the wording of these certifications, and STRONGLY
warn people NOT TO PURCHASE REFURBISHED DELL HARDWARE if they wish to
run Ubuntu. You need to very emphatically state that ONLY pre-installs
will ever work.
Moreover, this whole situation violates the principles of open source
software in the first place. Dell hoards the knowledge and refuses to
share any information about drivers, kernel parameters, software
settings, etc.
We’ve been told that it will never be possible to Ubuntu to work with
this specific 7720, even though it is certified. That is because of
policy, not capability.
Ubuntu should revisit its relationship with Dell, and IMHO, strongly
urge Dell to not lie and misrepresent its support of Ubuntu on its
hardware, and all certification pages for Dell equipment on Ubuntu’s
site should be updated to reflect the truth of Dell’s policies.
Specifically, that if you buy anything certified for Ubuntu, but it
comes bundled with Windows 10, that you’re vendor locked into Windows
10.
I’m sure it would come to no surprise to the people here, that I would
cut off my genitalia with a rusty salt encrusted spork, before running
Microsoft on our hardware :wink:
******* UPDATE AFTER CONVERSATION WITH DELL CORPORATE **************
I just finished a lengthy conversation with Dell Corporate. I’ve been
informed that Dell no longer supports the Mobile Precision line
entirely with respect to either Ubuntu or Redhat. It’s not possible to
be sold a Precision 7720 with Ubuntu pre-installed at this time, and
neither is it possible to modify or update a warranty or service tag
to allow access to the Ubuntu recovery image. That recovery image is
effectively locked up behind a service tag “password”, and it’s not
certain that a service tag for a Ubuntu pre-install can still download
it.
Considering that Dell officially no longer supports Ubuntu/Redhat on
the entire Precision line, and utterly refuses to work with the open
source community in good faith by providing downloads for Linux
drivers with additional installation information, it is wholly
inaccurate for Ubuntu to have those certification pages up. They’re no
longer reflective of the reality a tech faces when trying to install
Ubuntu on Precision laptops.
Ubuntu really should revisit its relationship with Dell, and
especially should reconsider the logic of certifying hardware that
does not have the drivers readily available for download, or publicly
published. The difference between “Standard” and “Pre-install” should
be eliminated, and “Pre-install” should never receive certification.
*******************
I was advised to cross post this here for a "signal boost". Obviously
we are extremely furious and despondent we cannot run Linux on this
very expensive hardware. Not only that, but you should refuse
certification, or heavily caution it, for companies like Dell that
openly say they will void an onsite hardware warranty if Ubuntu is on
the laptop. That is Grade-A Bullshit. If they're truly certified for
Ubuntu, then why do they get to vendor lock whatever software it is
bundled with?
Also, anybody reading this that has access to the Ubuntu recovery
image for the 7720 please let me know. I'm willing to install it in a
month or two when I have access to the hardware again, and I will take
the liability of publishing it far and wide on the Internet so that
7720 owners can indeed run Ubuntu.
Hi Chris,
Thank you for the reply.
1) It was 18.04
2) During the install process there is a reboot. It would often hang here, and sometimes after 5 minutes or so, it would reset itself. After initial installation, it would sometimes hang at the login screen, but 90% of the time would hang within 60 seconds of hitting the desktop. Pressing the "activities" keys button would load the icons for the programs. After clicking any program it would crash halfway through the animation to fade out the icons.
3) I had to look at the list again. Other than AMD or NVidia I wasn't under the impression there was a great amount of differentiation in the 7720. CPU and chipset does look the same. However, I believe this 7720 has a Quadro P4000 Mobile instead of the P3000.
I appreciate your guys help. I can't stand leaving this equipment on Windows 10.
Namaste,
Ed Epstein III
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Wayne" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 4:34:05 PM
Subject: [Bug 1812453] Re: Misleading and deceptive information regarding Dell & Ubuntu certification
Hi Ed,
First of all I'd like to profusely apologize for all of this! If you
can help answer some questions I should be able to get a better idea of
what exactly's going on. Can you please let me know:
1) Which version of stock Ubuntu were you trying to install? If it's 16.04, I'd be curious to see if 18.04 would work (lots of times with pre-installed images like this, the fixes/tweaks required by the hardware are pushed upstream in later versions).
2) What is the exact error/issue you're seeing when trying to install stock ubuntu? i.e. does the install work but the system fails to boot?
3) Is the configuration you're trying the same as listed in the certification link? i.e. is it the same nvidia card listed there?
Again, I'm really sorry you've gone through this.
Thanks
Chris
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Title:
Misleading and deceptive information regarding Dell & Ubuntu
certification
Status in Ubuntu- Certification:
Opinion
Bug description:
My friend is unfortunately the owner of a multi-thousand dollar door
stop from Dell. I recommended Dell to him because of its long
relationship with Ubuntu, and that Ubuntu certifies specific Dell
models to run Ubuntu on them.
Glancing over the certification /certification. ubuntu. com/hardware/ 201611- 25214/4), it would
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seem Ubuntu is supported. However, those disclaimers are not nearly
big enough, or contain strong enough language. There is no “maybe”
about it, stock Ubuntu cannot be installed on a Mobile Precision
M7220. The difference between pre-install systems and standard images
does not inform the user of the nasty truth:
Dell will never allow you, or anyone else, to download the Ubuntu
Recovery Image for a 7720, unless you purchased the unit with Ubuntu
pre-installed, and have a warranty.
Considering that it’s impossible to put Ubuntu on the 7720, I urge the
community to change the wording of these certifications, and STRONGLY
warn people NOT TO PURCHASE REFURBISHED DELL HARDWARE if they wish to
run Ubuntu. You need to very emphatically state that ONLY pre-installs
will ever work.
Moreover, this whole situation violates the principles of open source
software in the first place. Dell hoards the knowledge and refuses to
share any information about drivers, kernel parameters, software
settings, etc.
We’ve been told that it will never be possible to Ubuntu to work with
this specific 7720, even though it is certified. That is because of
policy, not capability.
Ubuntu should revisit its relationship with Dell, and IMHO, strongly
urge Dell to not lie and misrepresent its support of Ubuntu on its
hardware, and all certification pages for Dell equipment on Ubuntu’s
site should be updated to reflect the truth of Dell’s policies.
Specifically, that if you buy anything certified for Ubuntu, but it
comes bundled with Windows 10, that you’re vendor locked into Windows
10.
I’m sure it would come to no surprise to the people here, that I would
cut off my genitalia with a rusty salt encrusted spork, before running
Microsoft on our hardware :wink:
******* UPDATE AFTER CONVERSATION WITH DELL CORPORATE **************
I just finished a lengthy conversation with Dell Corporate. I’ve been
informed that Dell no longer supports the Mobile Precision line
entirely with respect to either Ubuntu or Redhat. It’s not possible to
be sold a Precision 7720 with Ubuntu pre-installed at this time, and
neither is it possible to modify or update a warranty or service tag
to allow access to the Ubuntu recovery image. That recovery image is
effectively locked up behind a service tag “password”, and it’s not
certain that a service tag for a Ubuntu pre-install can still download
it.
Considering that Dell officially no longer supports Ubuntu/Redhat on
the entire Precision line, and utterly refuses to work with the open
source community in good faith by providing downloads for Linux
drivers with additional installation information, it is wholly
inaccurate for Ubuntu to have those certification pages up. They’re no
longer reflective of the reality a tech faces when trying to install
Ubuntu on Precision laptops.
Ubuntu really should revisit its relationship with Dell, and
especially should reconsider the logic of certifying hardware that
does not have the drivers readily available for download, or publicly
published. The difference between “Standard” and “Pre-install” should
be eliminated, and “Pre-install” should never receive certification.
***** ******* *******
I was advised to cross post this here for a "signal boost". Obviously
we are extremely furious and despondent we cannot run Linux on this
very expensive hardware. Not only that, but you should refuse
certification, or heavily caution it, for companies like Dell that
openly say they will void an onsite hardware warranty if Ubuntu is on
the laptop. That is Grade-A Bullshit. If they're truly certified for
Ubuntu, then why do they get to vendor lock whatever software it is
bundled with?
Also, anybody reading this that has access to the Ubuntu recovery
image for the 7720 please let me know. I'm willing to install it in a
month or two when I have access to the hardware again, and I will take
the liability of publishing it far and wide on the Internet so that
7720 owners can indeed run Ubuntu.
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