Yesterday i finally got around to watching the rest of Wimpy’s interview on youtube, and decided maybe it’s time to try 17.04.
It looks to me as though the 17.04 iso is missing the broadcom device drivers, maybe the intel-5500 (?) graphics drivers, needed for the xps13. The xps13 has a screen resolution of 3200x1800 and at that resolution the letters are microscopic to my eyes. There was no wifi capabililty at all, so basically i was able to install it and do nothing much with it in the time available. I suspect the absence of graphics drivers because 16.04 display configuration lists a 1600x900 mode and 17.04 does not. I suspect the absence of broadcom drivers because of no wifi access. I haven’t tried bluetooth but as i recall that’s broadcom proprietary stuff too.
This is just FWIW. I’m able to get things done with 16.04 well enough to continue forward. I’m willing to play with 17.04 as time permits, but until there’s a new iso that seems pointless.
If anyone else has installed 17.04 on an xps13 maybe they’ll tell me i’m all wet and need my eyes examined (which of course i do, but that’s beside the point).