Kernel requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 on Dell Precision laptops with Coffee Lake and Whiskey Lake CPUs
Issue
- What kernel parameters are needed at install time for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Coffee Lake based Dell Precision (3530, 5530, 7530, 7730, 3541, 5540, 7540, and 7740) laptops?
- What kernel parameters are needed at install time for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Whiskey Lake based Dell Precision (3540) laptops?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0
- Dell Precision Mobile Workstation (3530, 5530, 7530, 7730, 3541, 5540, 7540, and 7740) laptops with Coffee Lake CPUs .
- Dell Precision Mobile Workstation (3540) laptops with Whiskey Lake CPUs.
- Above systems that are equipped with a discrete GPU (dGPU)
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