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by foghorn1966
Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:46 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: {SOLVED} Wifi wont activate - using HP 250 G3 notebook with Ralink RT3290 wifi
Replies: 25
Views: 4101

Re: Wifi wont activate - using HP 250 G3 notebook with Ralink RT3290 wifi

OP, Did your HP laptop show the your WIFI network in the available networks or no wifi at all? I'm helping a family member with a Mint 20 XFCE install on a former Win 8 HP laptop. Mint sees the WIFI network but wont allow the passphrase entry. Suspect permissions? Curious and watching this thread be...
by foghorn1966
Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:57 pm
Forum: Printers & Scanners
Topic: Solved-Another Epson issue- req dependancies newer than in repo
Replies: 3
Views: 1007

Re: Another Epson issue- req dependancies newer than in repo

Update: beat the issue to submission..... Thanks kelebek333 & Monsta I thought I was on a V20._ LTS & should have checked deeper on this #Description: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia #Release: 19.3 GT-S50 needs iscan-gt-s80-bundle-2.30.4.x64 from the epson download site. I had tried this version earl...
by foghorn1966
Mon May 17, 2021 1:07 pm
Forum: Printers & Scanners
Topic: Solved-Another Epson issue- req dependancies newer than in repo
Replies: 3
Views: 1007

Solved-Another Epson issue- req dependancies newer than in repo

Trying to get my Epson GT-S50 scanner & image scan working on a Mint 20 LTS install. The image scan package from Epson support site, when installing keeps hanging on a dependency version conflict. The required dependencies are greater version numbers than those in the official Mint & Unbuntu...
by foghorn1966
Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:30 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: System crash after update.
Replies: 0
Views: 273

System crash after update.

Am running Mint 13 xfce LTS. Suffered a system crash after an update. Specifically the GUI interface. Can still boot to terminal. Machine is a Dell D830 120Gb SSD. Background. Issue started with loosing sound, after a slightly sluggish boot, sound output device was only showing the dummy output and ...
by foghorn1966
Sun Nov 30, 2014 11:46 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: install Linux Mint 17.1 on Dell D620 Laptop
Replies: 7
Views: 1911

Re: install Linux Mint 17.1 on Dell D620 Laptop

I'm just above noob level, but am 80% sure that your Dell D620 is a 32 bit class machine. So try a 32 bit distro version.
Hope that helps.
by foghorn1966
Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:54 am
Forum: Sound
Topic: DVD playback problems
Replies: 1
Views: 818

DVD playback problems

Had DVD playback issues after installing Mint 11, this was what was going on and some background. I'm a noob but not totally. Had installed Mint 12 on a Dell D830 in a dual boot Vista config. to get away from Vista. Installation was fine but 12 was very uncomfortable to me. Installed 11 in its place...
by foghorn1966
Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:39 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: GRUB hangs please help
Replies: 9
Views: 1784

Re: GRUB hangs please help

Thanks Husse, tried your suggestion twice, no luck either time.

Still hanging up at black screen with mouse curser.

Will try to reinstall again.
by foghorn1966
Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:58 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: GRUB hangs please help
Replies: 9
Views: 1784

Re: GRUB hangs please help

I'm having the same problem. Linux newbie testing, will boot off of live cd ok, when regular boot - splash screen then stops with black screen with mouse pointer, (pointer tracks mouse movement) prior to loading desktop. Was trying to set up dual boot Mint Gloria & Unbutu 9.04 to see which I lik...

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