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Various instructions for setting up (Arch) Linux OS on Clevo N950TP6
Good to know
Laptop bought from Clevo Systems. Fast shipping and candies included. Recommended!
Came with Windows 10 preinstalled on NVMe SSD (Samsung EVO 960) although I set "No OS" on their website.
If you had Win10 preinstalled, back it up - create a complete backup of your new NVMe SSD. Just in case. I used dd
You need Grub/Syslinux boot parameters acpi_osi="!Windows 2015" acpi_osi=Linux
in order to access Linux desktop environment as recent Linux OSes tend to freeze on this laptop while loading DE. This rule applies to Live USB/CDs as well.
You need a recent Linux kernel (4.14 >) for this laptop
After proper configuration, everything works as expected. Recommended for Linux usage if you can deal with Nvidia Optimus
If you don't use UEFI (read: you use traditional HDD instead of fast NVMe SSD), you need to disable UEFI boot
option in UEFI/BIOS menu. You can re-enable it if you decided to use UEFI boot
CPU Thermal Control Configuration
What? : Set a maximum temperature limit for your CPU (intel i7-8700)
What? : Sample images of Clevo N950TP6 laptop
Keyboard Backlight & Color Support
What? : Control laptop keyboard backlight & colors, patched for Clevo N950 TP6 (tested and works!)
What? : Enable multi-monitor support for your Clevo N950TP6 laptop (Linux)
UEFI // SSD + HDD configuration