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xps-15-7590: convert wiki to markdown.

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This allows it to symlink it in the README
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= Dell XPS 15 7590 =
*Mostly copied from 15-9550
# Dell XPS 15 7590
- Mostly copied from 15-9550
== Tested Hardware ==
## Tested Hardware
* CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980HK
* RAM: 32 GB
* HDD: 1 TiB SSD
* Screen: 15" 4k (3840✕2160)
* Input: Touchscreen and trackpad.
- CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980HK
- RAM: 32 GB
- HDD: 1 TiB SSD
- Screen: 15" 4k (3840✕2160)
- Input: Touchscreen and trackpad.
== Firmware Configuration ==
## Firmware Configuration
Not much tweaking of NixOS itself was needed. But we currently cannot automate the firmware setup, so this must be done by hand.
=== Before installation ===
### Before installation
These settings are needed both for booting the final install, and installer itself. Therefore, they must be done first.
* ''Disable Secure Boot (but keep UEFI Boot).'' Thankfully doing so is as easy as changing any other simple setting.
- **Disable Secure Boot (but keep UEFI Boot).** Thankfully doing so is as easy as changing any other simple setting.
* ''Disable Intel hardware RAID and use AHCI instead.'' Intel doesn't seem to provide a working linux driver for this. (If you just have SSD it's pointless and just slows things down needlessly anyways.)
- **Disable Intel hardware RAID and use AHCI instead.** Intel doesn't seem to provide a working linux driver for this. (If you just have SSD it's pointless and just slows things down needlessly anyways.)
=== Wifi ===
~~Wifi does not work with kernels older than 5.1 (firmware not present) or newer~~ (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=247705)
### Wifi
**Wifi does not work with kernels older than 5.1 (firmware not present) or newer** (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=247705)
Update: The 48.ucode causes the Killer wifi card to crash. The iwlfwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode works perfectly. default.nix contains an overlay that removes the offending ucode from the linux-firmware bundle.
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Disable the `canTouchEfiVariables` after a boot or two to prevent NVRAM wearout.
=== After installation ===
### After installation
* ''Add systemd-boot to UEFI boot list.'' The (uneditable anyways) settings mapping drive UUIDs to HD* work fine.
- **Add systemd-boot to UEFI boot list.** The (uneditable anyways) settings mapping drive UUIDs to HD* work fine.
=== Optional ===
* ''Update BIOS.'' According to Reddit, this helps with battery life.
=== Troubleshooting ===
### Optional
- **Update BIOS.** According to Reddit, this helps with battery life.