Dell XPS L501X

It works!
Almost everything is working by default, except for the wireless and webcam. Suspend needs xhci module (usb3) to be removed before. SD card reader works only if the card is plugged before booting. [edit: if there is no card in when the machine boots, the reader doesn't appear to exist (lspci doesn't report it). If a card is then inserted, you can: "echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan" and then it will be found and the card mounted.

See the instruction below for configuring wireless and webcam modules. Make sure to rebuild your kernel after setting those modules.

For Dell XPS L501X Core i5 with nVidia GT420M video acceleration and HDMI out is not working. [ with the Core i7-740 and GT 435M HDMI and display port output both work. I bought an Apple display-port to VGA dongle and it works as expected. ]


 * 1) emerge genkernel
 * 2) genkernel --install --menuconfig all

x86_64
x86_64

PCI & USB ID List
Update ID List

Hardware
lspci

lsusb

nVIDIA VGA
nVIDIA VGA

Firefox & Flash 64bit
Firefox & Flash 64bit

Wireless Intel Centrino N1000
Wireless Intel Centrino N1000

Webcam Quanta Computer, Inc
Webcam Quanta Computer, Inc

GNOME
GNOME

GAMES
Tremulous

EYE CANDY
Cutie Look