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I had an ath9k driver on my dell xps 13 9370 with ubuntu. Got kernel hangs once a week and ath9k in syslog was always the culprit. Never was able to fix it and
by mmmpetrichor 4y ago
I had an ath9k driver on my dell xps 13 9370 with ubuntu. Got kernel hangs once a week and ath9k in syslog was always the culprit. Never was able to fix it and many others were affected by the same thing. Switched to windows and still have occasional soft hangs, but its quickly resolved by closing and opening the lid. Dell going with a qualcomm wireless SoC is a major reason I would avoid buying from them again.
- sliken 4y agoDell tweaks the hardware configs if you specify Linux when you purchase it, usually switching the wifi controller to Intel.
- mmmpetrichor 4y agoI ordered the Linux dev edition with Linux pre-installed. I still got the ath9k unfortunately.
- aidenn0 4y agoIf it's on a mini-pcie card you may be able to swap.
- mmmpetrichor 4y agoIt's soldered in.
- nix0n 4y agoIt sounds like this machine is in the past for you, but these cards are often user-replaceable. (I am not sure how to obtain the card though.)
- vladvasiliu 4y agoYou can buy them off Amazon. I did that to replace a wonky Realtek with an Intel.
- seestem 4y agoI am using an asus laptop with linux (5.10.0) and I have this problem. If I physically move the laptop the network manager crushes, the only way to resolve it is by rebooting. I have been told that if I downgrade my kernel it will resolve this issue.
- seba_dos1 4y agoFor the record, WiFi chipset in Dell XPS 13 9380 (next gen than yours) used ath10k driver and the one in 7390 (two gens above) switched to iwlwifi. Dunno about newer ones.