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That last 0.01% benign message drive me crazy?!?

inxi -F && dmesg | grep -i error System: Host: G41M-Combo Kernel: 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.8 Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara Machine: Device: desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: G41M-Combo v: x.x serial: N/A BIOS: Award v: FB date: 10/25/2012 CPU: Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E8400...

I think this can be done using the GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX variable in GRUB's configuration (/etc/default/grub). So edit that file using: sudo nano /etc/default/grub Add a line containing: GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1920x1080 to the file, save and close. Then run: sudo update-grub But then not perfect, as ...

As above using recommended Nvidia driver.

HydraPaper has hijacked spanned but not zoomed. I never got spanned working with two different wallpapers. Posted here incase Cinnamon specific, but maybe I should raise a ticket on their github.

HydraPaper has borked/hijacked my Cinnamon wallpaper settings!?! How do I reset?

Turned out to be faulty hardware. Routed line out through a Monoprice composite to VGA adaptor (PlayStation II.) Box had died therefore distortion from one monitor only.

Fresh Samba configuration file for Mint Cinnamon 18.3 needed?!?

Went away for me with proprietary Nvdia driver.

-w switch kills sound when edit file wth Nano, at least with latest Pulse Audio update. So when 18.2 was upgraded, sound failed, or OTB with 18.3. Was this malicious? I don’t think so? Always Clonezilla peeps.

[quote="catweazel"]In a terminal: sudo nano -w /etc/pulse/default.pa What is -w switch? Merely editing file under 18.3 results in no sound. Purging ALSA & PulseAudio & reinstalling has no effect. W, --wordbounds Detect word boundaries more accurately by treating punctuation characters as parts of wo...

Fresh install resurrected sound but clipping still present any volume, got a good three years outa Mint install since 17.3, pretty good run. All OS suffer decay/degradation it would seem...

Seems a nuke & pave only solution to sudden degradation, had a good run since I cannot remember...

Realtek ALC887 audio
GA-G41M-COMBO mainboard.

Realtek ALC887 audio
GA-G41M-COMBO mainboard.

Latest Pulse Audio update results in no sound whatsoever?!?...

Latest Pulse Audio update results in no sound whatsoever?!?...

You are correct, however original edit proposed results in no sound.

Thank you for your response. I have;
Editing with your code produces no sound, editing without ".else" produces no sound, is there another option?