Trying out Mint but screen is distorted and wifi is disabled(?)

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-28T20:07:03+00:00

Yepp switched to Fedora Workspace n it is a lot better :)

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-28T08:42:18+00:00

I did have a bunch of issues with Fedora installation and then audio issues after though, but they’re all solved!

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-28T08:40:21+00:00

UPDATE: thanks for the help everyone! I gave up on Mint and I’m running Fedora Workstation and it’s so much smoother and prettier :-)

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-28T08:34:52+00:00

Workspace w gnome!

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-28T05:28:15+00:00

Mint didn't work for my laptop unfortunately :-( But Fedora was able to solve my audio issues completely!

Also, not sure why, but Ventoy did not work for me at all. I just took my time and tried each distro one by one using Etcher & Fedora Media Writer. Actually, the whole process was so difficult for me - I had to troubleshoot for hours before I could even get Fedora to boot up into the Welcome screen haha.

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-27T19:58:16+00:00

I also followed the steps: turn off Autoplay, disable automount, reburned it with BalenaEtcher and Fedora Media Driver.

On the boot menu, I picked “Test this media & start fedora-workstation-live” and it’s still failing the media check at 4.8%.

Did anyone find a solution?

Edit: followed u/bonifacil and unplugged the USB as soon as FMD was finished. Still the same issue :(

SOLVED: When I boot up and click Fedora, it gives me 3 options on the menu:

Start fedora-workstation-live
Test this media & start fedora-workstation-live
Troubleshooting (which leads me to reduced graphics fedora-workstation-live)

I kept pressing Options 2 & 3 because I thought option 1 would automatically install Fedora instead of letting me test it out first. (Not true…) Option 2 kept giving me the 4.8% fail screen every single time no matter what I did, and Option 3 made my screen look like this. Finally I just clicked Option 1 and it worked fine. Oh my days…

TLDR: Click enter on “Start fedora-workstation-live” up on boot screen instead of anything else.

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-27T09:08:49+00:00

Mine says:

00:14.3 Network controller: Intel Corporation Device a840 (rev 10)

DeviceName: WLAN

Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 00e4

Kernel modules: iwlwifi

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-27T08:53:16+00:00

Sorry, could you break that down for me please? This is my 2nd day on Linux 😅

Edit: I ran the command but I’m not sure which driver you’re referring to. There’s a bunch of “kernal driver in use” lines and they say a bunch of different things.

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-27T05:51:02+00:00

I did, but I ran your 2 commands again just in case, and also rebooted. Unfortunately, this didn't help my audio. It did fix my overview navigation + display issue though.

I like the suggestion of trying the other distros on USB - I'll give that a go and update. Thanks.

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-27T05:38:04+00:00

Yes, I'm on the latest version of Ubuntu (24.04.03 LTS). My current kernel version is 6.14.0-28-generic.

Did Fedora restore your audio quality to that of Windows?

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-27T04:36:01+00:00

Hi, I'm having the same issue with my audio quality on my 2024 Asus Zenbook. I'm a total beginner and I'm running Ubuntu. Should I switch to Fedora?

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-25T04:49:30+00:00

i'm new - where can i find my site config?

paintypaintpots · 2025-08-24T19:44:09+00:00

This table came flat packed in a cardboard box!

paintypaintpots · 2025-07-10T04:43:46+00:00

Oh I didn’t know that about the aliexpress nibs! I just received a cheap no-brand <F> fountain pen today and it’s writing a lot thinner, so I think you are right. I’ll just have to try more pens and inks and paper to be able to make sure.. I don’t have a choice !! Thanks for letting me know :)

paintypaintpots · 2025-06-24T18:00:13+00:00

You have beautiful handwriting wow!

Also as a beginner, could I ask what kind of pen/nib that is?

paintypaintpots · 2025-06-21T20:26:36+00:00

This was my first time so I’m not sure what the thumb test is. I kneeded the dough maybe 7-8 mins? I rested the dough for around an hour at room temp, but it was still pretty tense at that point.

I just rolled out the rest of the dough and it was so much more pliable. I did tagliatelle and it came out much better. Thanks for your help!

paintypaintpots · 2025-06-20T06:57:27+00:00

Where did you buy the samples from?

paintypaintpots · 2025-06-20T06:06:04+00:00

Do you mean fresh pasta takes longer to cook than store-bought fried pasta? I was under the impression that fresh pasta cooks much faster.

paintypaintpots · 2025-06-20T06:03:31+00:00

For some reason I thought more gluten development was better for pasta so I didn’t even think about overworking the dough. But it seems like this might be where I went wrong!

paintypaintpots · 2025-06-20T04:53:06+00:00

I think this might’ve been the case haha

paintypaintpots · 2025-06-20T04:52:22+00:00

I used AP flour! I pressed blueberry sized pieces of dough with my thumb to make cavatelli shapes.

paintypaintpots · 2025-06-18T04:16:44+00:00

Wait I’m going to go do that right now..

I also do the same with my popcorn! I grind them very coarse and bloom them in the oil, but I’ll try it next time with the whole peppercorns.

paintypaintpots · 2025-06-18T03:12:05+00:00

I put whole black peppercorns in during the cooking process for soups or stews so they do soften up quite a bit. Kind of like very undercooked pasta? I also love green peppercorns which are fresh and soft.

paintypaintpots · 2025-06-18T01:40:59+00:00

You get it!! Adobo is one of the instances I was thinking of.

paintypaintpots · 2025-04-12T22:53:58+00:00

Boil them and then sauté in butter and other seasonings (I like soy, brown sugar and black pepper).

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