XPost: alt.os.linux.mint   
   From: David@example.net   
      
   On 30/12/2024 01:02, Paul wrote:   
   > On Sun, 12/29/2024 5:28 PM, David wrote:   
   >   
   >> I'm downloading PCLOS xfce right now. I'll use balenaEtcher to load the   
   >> software onto a memory stick. How do I make it operate 'live' on my Dell   
   >> laptop with the sound problem?   
   >   
   > Doing this much, was the hard part.   
   >   
   > Why wouldn't it work ?   
   >   
   > *******   
   >   
   > You need to know how to do popup boot or how to do boot selection.   
   > It's not nearly as easy on a Dell.   
   >   
   > My Dell is rather unique in the room, in that if you plug in two   
   > USB boot sticks, there is no way to select one of two. To have   
   > my Dell boot a USB stick, there can only be one USB stick plugged in.   
   > All the other computers in the room, you just cursor down to the   
   > USB stick you want, out of N sticks.   
   >   
   > The Dell has a quirky BIOS, which means there are a number of tiny issues.   
   >   
   > *******   
   >   
   > This means that, plugging the stick into some other brand of computer,   
   > the experience could be a lot more pleasant. I find I have to spend   
   > a lot more time with Dell people, using my fevered imagination to   
   > guess at what curve ball Dell has thrown this time. Like various   
   > beverages, Dell is an acquired taste. Some people get used to the   
   > Dell abuse (unnecessary edits to the BIOS that Dell has you make),   
   > other just leave their Dell parked in the corner.   
   >   
   > I took my Dell out of RAID Ready mode, because it was driving me nuts.   
   > What i didn't think about though, is if the BIOS CMOS battery   
   > dies on me, I have no records of what settings have to be put back :-)   
   > If the CMOS battery is changed, I'm going to have to do part of whatever   
   > I did, over again.   
   >   
   > Bring back a symptoms description, if it doesn't work. some of the Dell   
   > sound, is standard stuff, but they also have a tiny amplifier board   
   > and a piezo in mine, and sound has only come out of that a couple times.   
   >   
   > You can use the   
   >   
   >      inxi -F   
   >   
   > command and get a dump of what hardware is in the box. That is   
   > easier than some other ways of listing the hardware.   
   >   
   > On some of my hardware here, the sound is put on the HDMI cable, and   
   > since none of my display devices have speakers, I would never hear a sound   
   > sent there by accident. You have to review the output selection,   
   > to ensure a real speaker is going to get the sound. I have to change   
   > something from "HDMI sound" to "Analog speaker sound". Even Windows   
   > has a little dialog for changing stuff like that.   
      
   Thanks for your input, Paul.   
      
   Is THIS what you were after?   
      
   System:   
      Kernel: 6.8.0-38-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.2.0   
      Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.2.7 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin dm: LightDM   
        Distro: Linux Mint 22 Wilma base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble   
   Machine:   
      Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 13-5368 v: N/A serial:   
    Chassis:   
        type: 9 serial:    
      Mobo: Dell model: 0WVDG2 v: A00 serial:  part-nu:   
   073B UEFI-[Legacy]: Dell   
        v: 1.19.0 date: 12/12/2018   
   Battery:   
      ID-1: BAT0 charge: 18.4 Wh (62.8%) condition: 29.3/42.0 Wh (69.8%)   
   volts: 11.8 min: 11.4   
        model: Samsung SDI DELL FC92N65 serial:  status: discharging   
   CPU:   
      Info: dual core model: Intel Core i3-6100U bits: 64 type: MT MCP   
   arch: Skylake rev: 3 cache:   
        L1: 128 KiB L2: 512 KiB L3: 3 MiB   
      Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 400/2300 cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800   
   4: 800 bogomips: 18399   
      Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx   
   Graphics:   
      Device-1: Intel Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] vendor: Dell driver:   
   i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9   
        ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:1916   
      Device-2: Sunplus Innovation Integrated Webcam driver: uvcvideo type:   
   USB rev: 2.0   
        speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-5:3 chip-ID: 1bcf:2c01   
      Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6   
   driver: X: loaded: modesetting   
        unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1   
      Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96   
      Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x102d res: 1920x1080 dpi: 166   
   diag: 336mm (13.2")   
      API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: iris device: 1 drv: swrast   
   gbm: drv: iris   
        surfaceless: drv: iris x11: drv: iris inactive: wayland   
      API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v:   
   24.0.9-0ubuntu0.1 glx-v: 1.4   
        direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 520 (SKL GT2)   
   device-ID: 8086:1916   
   Audio:   
      Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Dell driver:   
   snd_hda_intel v: kernel   
        bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:9d70   
      API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-38-generic status: kernel-api   
      Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse   
   status: active   
        2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin   
   Network:   
      Device-1: Intel Wireless 3165 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: speed:   
   2.5 GT/s lanes: 1   
        bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:3165   
      IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac:    
   Bluetooth:   
      Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8   
   type: USB rev: 2.0   
        speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-6:4 chip-ID: 8087:0a2a   
      Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address:    
   bt-v: 4.2 lmp-v: 8 sub-v: 1000   
   Drives:   
      Local Storage: total: 473.1 GiB used: 1.7 MiB (0.0%)   
      ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000LPCX-75VHAT0   
   size: 465.76 GiB   
        speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial:    
      ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Lexar model: JumpDrive size: 7.34 GiB type:   
   USB rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s   
        lanes: 1 serial:    
   Partition:   
      ID-1: / size: 1.79 GiB used: 277.4 MiB (15.2%) fs: overlay source:   
   ERR-102   
      ID-2: /var/log size: 4.47 GiB used: 1.7 MiB (0.0%) fs: ext4 dev:   
   /dev/sdb3   
   Swap:   
      Alert: No swap data was found.   
   Sensors:   
      System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0 C pch: 38.5 C mobo: 38.0 C sodimm:   
   SODIMM C   
      Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0   
   Repos:   
      Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 1994   
      Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list   
        1: deb cdrom:[Linux Mint 22 _Wilma_ - Release amd64 20240721]/   
   noble contrib main   
      Active apt repos in:   
   /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list   
        1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com wilma main upstream import   
   backport   
        2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted   
   universe multiverse   
        3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates main   
   restricted universe multiverse   
        4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports main   
   restricted universe multiverse   
        5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main   
   restricted universe multiverse   
   Info:   
      Memory: total: 4 GiB note: est. available: 3.57 GiB used: 1.73 GiB   
   (48.5%)   
      Processes: 232 Power: uptime: 1h 52m wakeups: 0 Init: systemd v: 255   
   target: graphical (5)   
        default: graphical   
      
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