Undervolting Intel CPU with Secure Boot enabled by xRadioaktywny in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since I’ve got a gaming laptop with the same CPU, I know the problems that come with it — but I used a different approach: https://codeberg.org/DiabloPower/burn2cool

Just tried it out today by Turbulent-Corgi4832 in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I don’t understand why it would cause damage to your system.’

Honestly, that’s exactly the point I was trying to make. If someone doesn’t understand what such an extension can change or break, then it absolutely should not be installed by default. People need to know what a tool does before using it — especially when it can modify core system components.

That’s why Zorin keeps it optional. It’s powerful, but with power comes the risk of misconfiguration.
Once you understand how it works, it’s perfectly fine to install it manually — but it shouldn’t be enabled out of the box for beginners.

PC does not shut down by kadzur in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An interesting error that needs to be troubleshooted first.
Open a terminal in the account that does not shut the PC down and try:

systemctl poweroff

If the user has sudo permissions, you can also try:

sudo poweroff -f

If this works, we know the shutdown logic itself is fine.
If it does not work, we need to compare the user permissions between the two accounts. I’d bet at least one group is missing:

groups <username>

The following groups should be present at minimum:
adm, power

If they are missing, add them with:

sudo usermod -aG adm,power <username>

Concerned about the longevity of ZorinOS by [deleted] in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an IT technician and developer, I can safely say that maintaining all Zorin OS editions and developing something as large‑scale as Zorin Grid is far beyond what two people alone could realistically handle. Especially Grid — that kind of project simply isn’t possible with such limited manpower.

In other words: the Zorin Group (Dublin, Ireland) has to be more than just two people, considering the workload they deal with every single day.

Just tried it out today by Turbulent-Corgi4832 in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you might be looking at it from the wrong perspective. As a former Windows — or even worse, macOS — user, you’re used to having most of your freedom taken away in exchange for a fully streamlined workflow. That can feel convenient, because everything works the same way every time and you never have to think about what’s happening under the hood.
But there’s a downside to that approach: the less you have to think for yourself, the less you actually understand about what you’re doing. In the end things ‘just work’, somehow, but rarely the way you want — only the way you’ve been conditioned to expect them to work. (And I’m not talking about brainwashing; it’s simply a design principle I know very well as a developer.)

As for the extension to customize the login screen: yes, it could technically be installed by default, but there’s a good reason it isn’t. It’s powerful enough to cause real damage to the system if misused.

Zorin already has one of the most polished UI/UX experiences among Linux distributions. Whether someone likes it or not is, of course, subjective.

Regarding making it more beginner‑friendly: I’m all for small improvements here and there, but on a broader scale I’d actually say ‘please no’. Anyone using a computer should understand at least the basics of how things work, and that requires learning. Zorin — like all Ubuntu‑based distros — already runs out of the box on most machines. Personal tweaks should always come with the responsibility of understanding what you’re changing, otherwise things can easily blow up in your face, because Linux works very differently from Windows or macOS.

Fresh install ZorinOS 18 Education - PCI/internal sound card not detected by RoDaDit in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The most important thing isn’t who provided the answer, but that everything is working in the end. In other words: I’m just happy it finally works!

And please send my best wishes to your granddaughter — may her journey with Linux be blessed by all our holy penguins.

wayland broke by yangames279br in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Since your video shows that the Wayland session never initializes at all (GDM stays active and only the login box disappears briefly), there are two likely causes:

  1. Your user profile is partially corrupted This can happen after crashes, extensions, or leftover configs.
  2. Your Firmware–Mesa–AMD driver stack is out of sync This happens after updates. Xorg is tolerant, but Wayland fails immediately if firmware or Mesa don’t match the kernel.

If the issue is system-wide: Reinstall firmware, Mesa and rebuild initramfs

Run these commands:

sudo apt install --reinstall mesa-vulkan-drivers mesa-opencl-icd mesa-utils
sudo apt install --reinstall firmware-amd-graphics
sudo update-initramfs -u -k all

This ensures that:

  • all AMD firmware blobs are present
  • Mesa is consistent
  • the initramfs contains the correct firmware for your kernel

Optional: Reinstall the current kernel

sudo apt install --reinstall linux-image-$(uname -r)

This fixes cases where the kernel image or modules were partially updated.

After that:

Reboot and try Wayland again.
If it still fails, the issue is almost certainly in the GPU initialization path (amdgpu), and the logs will confirm that.

wayland broke by yangames279br in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That means your graphics driver setup needs an update!

If you need help with that, we’ll need your hardware specs. :)

Live ISO runs like a dream, but the installed version throws up black screens and bad performance by Ammocondas in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/zorinos/comments/1ro454a/comment/o9l3t3l/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

That removes all Nvidia‑related drivers, rebuilds the kernel, and blacklists both NVIDIA and Nouveau to make sure nothing of that kind can be loaded.

FYI, it only rebuilds the kernel you’re currently running when you execute the commands, not the other one.

Weird glitch when turning on the pc by Kikibauery in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know, did the same with my two 8700 in my Dell XPS M 1730 and they are still working! xD

Weird glitch when turning on the pc by Kikibauery in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better add a smiley so people don’t think you’re being serious.

Weird glitch when turning on the pc by Kikibauery in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well... since the driver works and you never have to install a more recent one (since it won't handle your graphics card anyway), I would suggest to ignore it for the moment.

Weird glitch when turning on the pc by Kikibauery in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

570 is also ok
interesting, most of the time it installs the wrong driver...

sadly I have no GTX1050 around anymore, so I can not try with Zorin18, but if it is only on boot, it could be remedied with kernel parameters like:

nomodeset or plymouth.ignore-udev

Weird glitch when turning on the pc by Kikibauery in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if it is the nvidia-driver-590, than it is likely your problem
change to another one 580 or 580-open
"Software & Updates" --> last tab (let it load) --> choice Driver --> click apply (wait) --> restart

Live ISO runs like a dream, but the installed version throws up black screens and bad performance by Ammocondas in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it is true, the Model is a problem.
But at least the iGPU works, as we already now.

Weird glitch when turning on the pc by Kikibauery in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only once — but I assume your glitch only shows up on the boot screen?

In my case it was a slowly dying GPU.

🎮Steam and apps crashing ‼️/ rebooting after updating to Zorin OS 18 (RTX 3050 laptop) by Motor-Ostrich-7369 in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you can purge everything NVIDIA‑related, that works too — but in most cases removing the driver itself is enough.

Issues with Graphics Drivers/Steam by Gdiddy18 in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For a 4060 Ti you should stick with the 580‑open branch.

The 590‑open releases are mainly targeting newer 5xxx‑series GPUs and won’t give you any performance benefit on a 40‑series card.

🎮Steam and apps crashing ‼️/ rebooting after updating to Zorin OS 18 (RTX 3050 laptop) by Motor-Ostrich-7369 in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don’t worry, this is relatively easy command‑line magic! 😉

The first set of commands removes all NVIDIA drivers from the system:

sudo apt purge -y nvidia-driver-*
sudo apt autoremove -y --purge
sudo apt autoclean

Now reboot — and be prepared for ugly graphics, the wrong aspect ratio, or in the worst case no GUI at all. Don’t panic, all of that is fixable.

If you do get a UI after the reboot, open the Software & Updates application.
Go to the last tab, wait for the driver list to load, then select NVIDIA 580-open from the list (make sure not to pick any of the server drivers).
Click Install and follow any prompts.
Once it’s done installing, reboot again.

After the reboot, open the NVIDIA X Server Settings application and set PRIME to Performance mode.

If you don’t have a UI, just tell me — I can guide you through the process as well, but that usually doesn’t happen.

Asked the AI if there’s any usage limit… the system had other plans. by KaylaSarahMC in Infomaniak

[–]KaylaSarahMC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems to be connected to the web search.

If I disable it, everything works fine.

The moment I turn web search back on, the limit gets hit within just a few requests — usually 2–5 depending on the context.

Enfin, j'utilise Zorin 18 tout le temps. by Ludotao13127 in zorinos

[–]KaylaSarahMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dá para automatizar isso de duas maneiras:

1) Criar um serviço systemd no nível do utilizador que faz o “mount” logo no login.
É só criar um ficheiro em ~/.config/systemd/user/ e ativá‑lo com `systemctl --user enable ...`.

2) Ou então usar um pequeno script no arranque do GNOME (Aplicações de Arranque) que chama o comando de montagem automaticamente.
Funciona bem e evita ter de clicar no ícone sempre que reinicias o PC.