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by DougB
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:01 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: can't upgrade LM20
Replies: 11
Views: 267

Re: can't upgrade LM20

Thanks for your caution. I did upgrade PC1 via a clean install and that was no problem; maybe I'll do likewise with PC2.
Thanks to all the commentators.
by DougB
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: can't upgrade LM20
Replies: 11
Views: 267

Re: can't upgrade LM20

Thanks for the link. I'll follow that
by DougB
Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:51 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: can't upgrade LM20
Replies: 11
Views: 267

Re: can't upgrade LM20

Many thanks, sudo apt update resolved the problem of "failure to download repository information".

That's now OK, but I'm still stuck on LM20. I've tried refreshing Update Manager, but the Edit doesn't show any option to upgrade to LM21.
by DougB
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: can't upgrade LM20
Replies: 11
Views: 267

Re: can't upgrade LM20

Karl, thanks. The output of inxi -Sxxxrz : System: Kernel: 5.4.0-172-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0 Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 info: mate-panel wm: marco 1.26.0 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal Repos: No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list Acti...
by DougB
Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:23 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: can't upgrade LM20
Replies: 11
Views: 267

Re: can't upgrade LM20

I've tried different mirrors in UK and Europe and one US.
Even though I check with the mirror speed that there is a good internet connection for my chosen mirror, I still get the same result "failed to download repository information".
by DougB
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: can't upgrade LM20
Replies: 11
Views: 267

can't upgrade LM20

I've 2 PCs: one (PC1) upgraded a while ago via 20.1=>20.3=>21.1; the other (PC2) I've only recently tried to update the same way, but I get stuck after 20.1=>20.3. I can't update Update Manager on PC2. When I use Software Sources to try a different mirror and click to update APT cache, I get "f...
by DougB
Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:40 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: How to transfer files from Samsung mobile to Mint 20.3?
Replies: 3
Views: 1231

SOLVED: Re: How to transfer files from Samsung mobile to Mint 20.3?

Many thanks.
Warpinator (flatpak) 1.2.12 on the PC and Warpinator (Android) on the phone works fine
by DougB
Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:07 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: How to transfer files from Samsung mobile to Mint 20.3?
Replies: 3
Views: 1231

How to transfer files from Samsung mobile to Mint 20.3?

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra mobile and PC running Linux Mint 20.3. On connecting with USB cable I get a message on the phone "Allow access to phone data? Deny/Allow" selecting "Allow" I see a SAMSUNG Android icon on the PC Desktop screen together with a message: "Could not disp...
by DougB
Wed Jul 20, 2022 10:52 am
Forum: Sound
Topic: audio controller disabled, but only for one user
Replies: 0
Views: 160

audio controller disabled, but only for one user

5.4.0-122-generic #138-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 22 15:00:31 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux with 2 users sound is OK for one user........................................................ Hardware: Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) Audio Controller [ENABLED] Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller...
by DougB
Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:54 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: URGENT: Login now refuses to recognise PWD since updating>
Replies: 3
Views: 256

Re: URGENT: Login now refuses to recognise PWD since updating>

I tried with and without caps lock to no avail. One thing I've noticed is that the login addresses me as "Doug", which has not been my current name since installing Mint 20.1, when I mistakenly typed "dougd". "dougd" has been my name until this last episode. At some sta...
by DougB
Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:17 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: URGENT: Login now refuses to recognise PWD since updating>
Replies: 3
Views: 256

URGENT: Login now refuses to recognise PWD since updating>

After downloading and installing the updates recommended for Mint 20.1 through the update manager in the usual way, Update Manager told me to reboot, which I did. Now on booting up I get to the request for my login password, but login keeps telling me my password is invalid, whatever variation I've ...
by DougB
Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:08 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: installing LMDE4 fron live CD
Replies: 23
Views: 2838

Re: installing LMDE4 fron live CD

Is there anything I can take from a Mint 20 installation on another desktop, a machine identical (apart from OS) to this one?
by DougB
Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:20 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: installing LMDE4 fron live CD
Replies: 23
Views: 2838

Re: installing LMDE4 fron live CD

I tried the experiment of booting LMDE3 from live DVD. To my surprise I was able to install LMDE3 on this machine, so I suppose it's the regressions introduced by going from LMDE3->LMDE4 that have made the LMDE4 disc unbootable. However, LMDE3 installed without graphics drivers, giving a poor defini...
by DougB
Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:43 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: installing LMDE4 fron live CD
Replies: 23
Views: 2838

Re: installing LMDE4 fron live CD

I have Mint 20. It's LMDE4 on my PC I'm trying to get, having preferred LMDE3 to Mint 19 in the past and being able to run LMDE4 on a laptop
by DougB
Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:46 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: installing LMDE4 fron live CD
Replies: 23
Views: 2838

Re: installing LMDE4 fron live CD

compatibility mode doesn't work either. I get an unending series of messages on the screen: [<number>.number>] hpet1: lost 9600 rtc interrupts [<number>.number>] hpet1: lost 9601 rtc interrupt .... (number incrementing every second) interspersed infrequently by ...usb: disconnect, device number <num...
by DougB
Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:31 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: installing LMDE4 fron live CD
Replies: 23
Views: 2838

Re: installing LMDE4 fron live CD

I followed your instructions (with slight modification) to get to the line under the menu, inserted 'nomodeset', then F10 to start ('Enter' just added a newline to the line). After a good deal of CD/DVD reader activity it went quiet and the screen went blank with the blinking cursor top left. What d...
by DougB
Sat Nov 21, 2020 2:04 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: installing LMDE4 fron live CD
Replies: 23
Views: 2838

Re: installing LMDE4 fron live CD

Thanks for your comments. Can I check with you the steps you're advising? (1) Start from live DVD in compatibility mode. If necessary, using 'nomodeset' option from DVD (2) install LMDE4 at low resolution (3) in LMDE4 choose and update to latest kernel (>=5.6) (4) install amdgpu (5) reboot and reset...
by DougB
Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:47 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: installing LMDE4 fron live CD
Replies: 23
Views: 2838

Re: installing LMDE4 fron live CD

No - what does that mean?
by DougB
Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:41 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: installing LMDE4 fron live CD
Replies: 23
Views: 2838

Re: installing LMDE4 fron live CD

(1) PC no longer has windows on it. (2) I get to the first menu (LMDE4 (64-bit), ..., LMDE4 (64-bit) Nvidia drivers, check integrity of the medium). After pressing 'Enter' I get the black screen with blinking cursor in the top left of the screen. (3) if I can't get LMDE4 with kernel 5.8 on a live CD...
by DougB
Wed Nov 18, 2020 2:12 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: installing LMDE4 fron live CD
Replies: 23
Views: 2838

Re: installing LMDE4 fron live CD

Thanks for replying so promptly. I don't get as far as seeing a desktop. Here are some details: The PC is an HP M01-F0230ng AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD with USB Samsung SE-208 portable DVD writer instead of internal CD/DVD drive. It came with Windows 10 pre-installed which I wiped, ...

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