dell-alienware-enable-wifi-touchpad.md

Enable Dell Alienware Wifi and touchpad on ubuntu 18.04

1. Enable touchpad

   sudo su
   echo 'blacklist i2c_hid' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
   depmod -a
   update-initramfs -u

2. Enable Wifi

   sudo apt-get install git
   git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/backport-iwlwifi.git
   cd backport-iwlwifi
   make defconfig-iwlwifi-public
   sed -i 's/CPTCFG_IWLMVM_VENDOR_CMDS=y/#       CPTCFG_IWLMVM_VENDOR_CMDS is not set/'       .config
   make -j4
   sudo make install

3. Install Proprietary Nvidia GPU Drivers

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install nvidia-387

References

Alienware 13 touchpad not working

Alienware 17 R4 Ubuntu 16.04 WiFi driver

Install Proprietary Nvidia GPU Drivers on Ubuntu 16.04 / 17.10 / 18.04