Linux Mint 18 works perfectly on live USB, but display and wireless drivers broken after installation
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Running Linux Mint 18 from a Live USB on my laptop works great. Display is buttery smooth and wifi works without issue.
But once I install it, I get a notification about Cinnamon running without video hardware acceleration, and scrolling is choppy. Plus there's no option in my network manager for wireless.
I'm assuming this is an issue with drivers (why they don't automatically work after installation like they do on the Live USB, I wish I knew).
Opening the driver manager only shows this:
I am installing this over the top of an existing Linux Mint 17.3 installation, but wifi and the display driver worked fine on that before. I'm really hoping there's some way to fix these issues without needing to format the partition and do a clean install, so any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Edit:
I ended up completely formatting my drive (after making a backup of course!) before installing, and now it works perfectly. I guess there must have been something leftover from the previous version that was throwing a wrench in things.
I still wish I knew what the cause of the issue was, though, because I had encountered that issue with the video driver anytime I tried to disable the proprietary driver.
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Running Linux Mint 18 from a Live USB on my laptop works great. Display is buttery smooth and wifi works without issue.
But once I install it, I get a notification about Cinnamon running without video hardware acceleration, and scrolling is choppy. Plus there's no option in my network manager for wireless.
I'm assuming this is an issue with drivers (why they don't automatically work after installation like they do on the Live USB, I wish I knew).
Opening the driver manager only shows this:
I am installing this over the top of an existing Linux Mint 17.3 installation, but wifi and the display driver worked fine on that before. I'm really hoping there's some way to fix these issues without needing to format the partition and do a clean install, so any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Edit:
I ended up completely formatting my drive (after making a backup of course!) before installing, and now it works perfectly. I guess there must have been something leftover from the previous version that was throwing a wrench in things.
I still wish I knew what the cause of the issue was, though, because I had encountered that issue with the video driver anytime I tried to disable the proprietary driver.
linux-mint drivers
asked Nov 11 '17 at 20:22
Jimmy
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When you login then there issettingsbutton than choose the option withoutSoftware Rendering.
– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 20:36
@ArpitAgarwal indeed, I have 2 options: Cinnamon (Default) and Cinnamon (Software Rendering). I am using Cinnamon (Default).
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:10
When installation begins, it asks for installingproprietorydrivers. Reinstall it again with that option enabled.
– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:14
I appreciate it! Unfortunately, I did use that option when I installed.
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:25
try enablingintel-microcodeas in the screenshot
– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:27
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Running Linux Mint 18 from a Live USB on my laptop works great. Display is buttery smooth and wifi works without issue.
But once I install it, I get a notification about Cinnamon running without video hardware acceleration, and scrolling is choppy. Plus there's no option in my network manager for wireless.
I'm assuming this is an issue with drivers (why they don't automatically work after installation like they do on the Live USB, I wish I knew).
Opening the driver manager only shows this:
I am installing this over the top of an existing Linux Mint 17.3 installation, but wifi and the display driver worked fine on that before. I'm really hoping there's some way to fix these issues without needing to format the partition and do a clean install, so any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Edit:
I ended up completely formatting my drive (after making a backup of course!) before installing, and now it works perfectly. I guess there must have been something leftover from the previous version that was throwing a wrench in things.
I still wish I knew what the cause of the issue was, though, because I had encountered that issue with the video driver anytime I tried to disable the proprietary driver.
linux-mint drivers
asked Nov 11 '17 at 20:22
Jimmy
1013
Running Linux Mint 18 from a Live USB on my laptop works great. Display is buttery smooth and wifi works without issue.
But once I install it, I get a notification about Cinnamon running without video hardware acceleration, and scrolling is choppy. Plus there's no option in my network manager for wireless.
I'm assuming this is an issue with drivers (why they don't automatically work after installation like they do on the Live USB, I wish I knew).
Opening the driver manager only shows this:
I am installing this over the top of an existing Linux Mint 17.3 installation, but wifi and the display driver worked fine on that before. I'm really hoping there's some way to fix these issues without needing to format the partition and do a clean install, so any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Edit:
I ended up completely formatting my drive (after making a backup of course!) before installing, and now it works perfectly. I guess there must have been something leftover from the previous version that was throwing a wrench in things.
I still wish I knew what the cause of the issue was, though, because I had encountered that issue with the video driver anytime I tried to disable the proprietary driver.
linux-mint drivers
asked Nov 11 '17 at 20:22
Jimmy
1013
edited Nov 13 '17 at 1:31
asked Nov 11 '17 at 20:22
Jimmy
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asked Nov 11 '17 at 20:22
Jimmy
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asked Nov 11 '17 at 20:22
Jimmy
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1013
When you login then there issettingsbutton than choose the option withoutSoftware Rendering.
– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 20:36
@ArpitAgarwal indeed, I have 2 options: Cinnamon (Default) and Cinnamon (Software Rendering). I am using Cinnamon (Default).
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:10
When installation begins, it asks for installingproprietorydrivers. Reinstall it again with that option enabled.
– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:14
I appreciate it! Unfortunately, I did use that option when I installed.
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:25
try enablingintel-microcodeas in the screenshot
– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:27
 |Â
show 2 more comments
When you login then there issettingsbutton than choose the option withoutSoftware Rendering.
– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 20:36
@ArpitAgarwal indeed, I have 2 options: Cinnamon (Default) and Cinnamon (Software Rendering). I am using Cinnamon (Default).
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:10
When installation begins, it asks for installingproprietorydrivers. Reinstall it again with that option enabled.
– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:14
I appreciate it! Unfortunately, I did use that option when I installed.
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:25
try enablingintel-microcodeas in the screenshot
– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:27
When you login then there is
settings button than choose the option without Software Rendering.– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 20:36
When you login then there is
settings button than choose the option without Software Rendering.– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 20:36
@ArpitAgarwal indeed, I have 2 options: Cinnamon (Default) and Cinnamon (Software Rendering). I am using Cinnamon (Default).
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:10
@ArpitAgarwal indeed, I have 2 options: Cinnamon (Default) and Cinnamon (Software Rendering). I am using Cinnamon (Default).
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:10
When installation begins, it asks for installing
proprietory drivers. Reinstall it again with that option enabled.– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:14
When installation begins, it asks for installing
proprietory drivers. Reinstall it again with that option enabled.– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:14
I appreciate it! Unfortunately, I did use that option when I installed.
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:25
I appreciate it! Unfortunately, I did use that option when I installed.
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:25
try enabling
intel-microcode as in the screenshot– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:27
try enabling
intel-microcode as in the screenshot– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:27
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show 2 more comments
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When you login then there is
settingsbutton than choose the option withoutSoftware Rendering.– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 20:36
@ArpitAgarwal indeed, I have 2 options: Cinnamon (Default) and Cinnamon (Software Rendering). I am using Cinnamon (Default).
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:10
When installation begins, it asks for installing
proprietorydrivers. Reinstall it again with that option enabled.– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:14
I appreciate it! Unfortunately, I did use that option when I installed.
– Jimmy
Nov 11 '17 at 21:25
try enabling
intel-microcodeas in the screenshot– Arpit Agarwal
Nov 11 '17 at 21:27