XPost: alt.os.linux.mint   
   From: David@example.net   
      
   On 31/12/2024 09:16, Paul wrote:   
   > On Mon, 12/30/2024 5:35 PM, David wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Thanks for chatting, Paul.   
   >>   
   >> Here's the thread which *I* started on that forum:-   
   >>   
   >> https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=2567954#p2567954   
   >>   
   >> I fear I need more hand-holding as I get older!    
   >>   
   >> I'm currently wiping the hard drive again on the Dell laptop and will look   
   again tomorrow.   
   >   
   > I tried a test of LM22 on the old E8400 CPU with HD6450 video card and 16GB   
   RAM,   
   > and this is what you see when testing the analog sound. I was using   
   > simplescreenrecorder to record the screen, which is why the CPU usage   
   > is so high. The sound is Intel HDAudio and some small CODEC for the analog.   
   >   
   >     [Picture]   
   >   
   >      https://i.postimg.cc/0NnSjVnX/Optiplex-LM22-sound-test.gif   
   >   
   > The sound works and comes out of the speakers.   
   >   
   > I find LM 21.3 is better for old computers,   
   > and LM 22 just isn't quite the same for the job.   
   >   
   > The LM21.3 uses the 5.15 kernel, while LM22 uses 6.x.y kernels.   
      
   Thanks, Paul.   
      
   I've got the same grandfather clock ticking sounds using MX Linux as I   
   had with Mint, so the only thing I can think of is that perhaps flashing   
   the BIOS will be necessary to fix the sound failure.   
      
   I've read about what to do - but not yet tried to do it!   
      
   https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000123870/how-to-flash-   
   he-bios-on-a-dell-desktop-or-notebook-with-a-usb-thumb-drive   
      
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   David   
      
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