Not an easy installation at all for my old hardware.
Linux mint 18.3 desklets install#
I went to driver update tools and install NVIDIA graphics proprietary driver.Īt the next reboot, everything was OK. Mint X now up but with wrong graphics options. Bring up network, open a root terminal, and then start X manually. I proceed to the installation in that mode and everything finally end correctly.Īt the reboot, Mint was only giving me a flashing underscore bar indefinitely. X started, but with the wrong graphics settings. I have finally proceeded with the safe install menu entry. The installer never started the x session. It was impossible to launch the regular live install of 21.1. My laptop is an Asus N73 (Old but still working very well under Mint 20.3). I then decided to make a fresh installation of Mint 21.1 with legacy bios on a different SSD.
Linux mint 18.3 desklets upgrade#
I tried an upgrade from 20.3, but the installer asks me to remove a lot of software before proceeding. Not bad for 2 old and older Window boxes. All boot up and run like champs so I am happy. I have just left it and not messed with it or trying to install the GRUB as that to has caused people problems. I have been a year and 1/2 since come to Linux and I have never been happier.īoth boxes have always thrown error messages at boot up, different on each machine, but it will boot and none of the fixes seem to help so as many people said they also have boot errors and just live with them as some have created more problems trying to fix things. Has Intel Core I5 3230M CPU 2.6 GHz / 8 gig RAM / has discreet graphics or you can use the Graphic card, but it has done fine since LM 18 when I changed over from Win 11. >BOX 2 – I cannot copy and paste but it is a DELL 17″ Inspirion Laptop. It has 16 gig of RAM, just a simple little thing. > Box 1 is a Dell Optiplex 5060 System:It is an AMD setup that I cannot paste here. Just upgraded my 2 boxes to LM 21.1 Vera and it took maybe an hour for both, very smooth and they appear to be happy with all the upgrades. Very Merry Christmas to you and the team, and I wish you all a Very Happy and Healthy New Year The much faster shutdown is great though and overall it seems much more responsive:) On a different note, I personally do not like the new mouse cursor or sounds, but at least they are easy to change and increasing the choice is a positive thing to encourage new users. LMDE5 works fine on a live USB if it helps I have spent some hours looking on the web for a solution to no avail.
I upgraded to LM21.1 and the issue remains. This machine has worked perfectly on every version of LM since LM17.3 onwards and is still fine on LM20.3 When booting from a live USB, the second screen is not detected, but plugging it in or unplugging it makes no difference to the live USB session. It does not seem to finish booting until the second screen is unplugged. When I then unplug the second screen,the laptop continues to boot with the LM startup sound and the desktop appears. If I plug the second monitor in BEFORE booting, I see the round LM logo on both screens, then it drops to the flashing cursor/second screen disconnecting as above. If, AFTER booting LM21 I plug in a second monitor to the VGA port, the laptop screen goes black, the cursor flashes erratically and the second monitor keeps rapidly reconnecting and disconnecting but stays black. According to “hardinfo” the graphics are Mobile Intel GM45 express chipset System is HP 6530b laptop, core 2 duo P8400 Intel GE45 Express Chipset, 4GB RAM BENQ G2200WT monitor. Second monitor will not work on LM21 or 21.1 Use CTRL+ALT+F7 or CTRL+ALT+F8 to get back to your session. This happens rarely, but if you ever got locked and were unable to log back in, switch to console with CTRL+ALT+F1, log in, and type “killall cinnamon-screensaver” (or “killall mate-screensaver” in MATE).If the latest versions of mintupdate and mint-upgrade-info are not yet available in your mirrors, switch to the default repositories.If the upgrade is not available to you, check that you have the latest versions of mintupdate (5.9.6 or higher) and mint-upgrade-info (1.2.0 or higher) and restart the Update Manager by launching it again from the applications menu.Once the upgrade is finished, reboot your computer. The 20.2 look is available under the name “Mint-Y-Legacy”. If you preferred the way Linux Mint looked prior to the upgrade launch the “Themes” settings. We recommend you reboot your computer for all changes to properly apply, then run the welcome screen to select your favorite color tones. The icons, the colors and the mouse cursor look different. Linux Mint 21.1 features artwork changes.
If asked whether to keep or replace configuration files, choose to replace them.
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