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dell-smm-hwmon.conf to force loading of dell-smm-hwmon module on "unsupported" Dell laptops (like XPS 13 9350)
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# location to place /etc/modprobe.d/ & reboot
# Force loading of the Dell Laptop SMM BIOS hwmon driver
options dell-smm-hwmon ignore_dmi=1 restricted=1 force=1
# Added ignore_dmi=1 per https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/9pdgid/configuring_the_xps_to_play_nice_with_linux/
# The option restricted=0 allows other non-privileged users to change the fan speed, this could be a security problem so we will be using restricted=1
# Added force=1 per https://askubuntu.com/questions/1094485/dell-xps-15-9570-how-to-control-the-fans
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