Having lots of issues after switching from windows to linux mint

[void basalt]

I just switched to linux mint xfce, these are the problems i am facing right now:

1. can't choose primary monitor, i did click the apply button but no matter what i select it doesn't want to work.

2. weird automatic brightness problem? After every 1 or 2 seconds of mouse inactivity the screen dims a little and when i move the mouse it becomes normal. I checked the settings and theres nothing is wrong i don't think it's related to the brightness setting. Also on my second monitor whenever i open some window the brightness changes

3. what is wrong with the audio? The sound quality is a mess Its like stuttering not sure why.

4. after messing with the monitor setting i clicked the mirrored option and applied it. Now primary monitor is black. And only the second monitor is working. But all the options and menu buttons are on the primary monitor which i can't access now

I didn't had any of these issues on my windows 10 so theres nothing wrong with my hardware.
Help me with the number 4 first so i can see the menus again

[fossil owl]

We will need a bit more info on your part.
Your hardware specs especially

[past obsidian]

2. might be related to power settings, not screen settings.

[fossil owl]

Screen settings falls under the power plan iirc, so should be in the same menu.

[void basalt]

I3 4gb ram 2tb hdd

[past obsidian]

run inxi -F instead

[void basalt]

Can you help me with no 4 first coz im stuck with the black screen

I can access the terminal from my second screen

[grand steppe]

The screen dim is normal as it's how power settings works on cinnamon and other desktops. Personally I like it as it mirrors Android screen dimming when not in use, saving energy. You can reconfigure it ofc

[fossil owl]

Ren uses XFCE

[grand steppe]

I said, "and other desktops"

[void basalt]

Oh its fine then i thought theres something wrong with my install

Yes i am using XFCE

[grand steppe]

1. It happens with some configs under X11
   3, maybe you could switch to pipewire
   4 give more system info/specs

If you have secure boot enabled, disable it along with tpm

[void basalt]

Is there any command i can run to see it?

[grand steppe]

Idk about multi monitor setup tbh

Perhaps cocogoat or other guru may know

[fossil owl]

inxi -F

[void basalt]

This are the only things i can access right now

[grand steppe]

That's old mint

You sure you're running latest one?

[void basalt]

Its the latest

[grand steppe]

Because of the wallpaper

[fossil owl]

Oh...

[void basalt]

Yes i choose that wallpaper randomly

[fossil owl]

noveao

[grand steppe]

NVM then

[grand steppe]

Send neofetch btw

[void basalt]

Sorry but what is that

[fossil owl]

Can you open driver manager?

[grand steppe]

Nvidia moment

[grand steppe]

Terminal > run neofetch

[void basalt]

Help me with the no 4 first in my question

[fossil owl]

Show me the output of
cat ~/.config/monitors.xml

[void basalt]

It says no such file or directory

[fossil owl]

show output of xrandr

[fossil owl]

What happens if you disconnect a screen?

Turning it off should be enough to see what happens

[void basalt]

I am afraid to loose the terminal lol

Should i unplug it?

[fossil owl]

Are you on your cellphone on discord?

[void basalt]

Yes

[fossil owl]

Then just go ahead and unplug the monitor

[past obsidian]

You could set up ssh to your computer

[void basalt]

Oh yes all the menus are back

[fossil owl]

Good, can you open your driver manager?

[fossil owl]

That's mean.
He can always use tty if needed

[void basalt]

No drivers needed

[fossil owl]

Okay, open display settings

In there make sure to select your current screen and make it primary

If needed uncheck the box first and recheck it

then apply

[void basalt]

So i want my laptop primary on the right but when i move the laptop on the right all the menus comes to the second monitor.

[fossil owl]

I believe you can move the screen in that graphic, right?

This is what it's like in cinnamon

[void basalt]

Yes thats what im doing and the laptop is primary but still all the menus are on the second monitor

[fossil owl]

If you rightclick on the main panel, do you have an option to move it?

[void basalt]

Right click where?

[fossil owl]

The menus I believe you mean the start menu right?

[void basalt]

This?

[fossil owl]

Kinda like this?

Hit move

And throw it on the other screen

[void basalt]

Nope it does not want to go on my laptop

[fossil owl]

Hmm as you can notice, I am basically trying to wing this since I do not use xfce

But can you go to your laptop monitor and add a panel there?

[void basalt]

Ok let me check the panel settings

[fossil owl]

Basically my intention is to duplicate the panel you already have

[void basalt]

Oh i got it

[fossil owl]

<@&838845866118873159> Tagging you lot for the follow up.

[void basalt]

I had to unlock the panel in the panel settings and then i just drag n drop onto my laptop

[fossil owl]

Oh..

Well that works too

So basically in summary?
No matter which monitor you have on or off, you have that main menu?

[void basalt]

Now how do i fix the sound?

[void basalt]

Yes i can drag it anywhere

I hope it will remember that position forever

[fossil owl]

Well do yourself a favour and if you do not have pavu yet install it with
sudo apt install pavucontrol

That is an advanced audio monitor

[void basalt]

Ok do i need to specify any directory or just type that?

[fossil owl]

Since I can't help with the rest of your issues I do want to make sure you have most tools available for later

[fossil owl]

Just type that.

[void basalt]

Sorry i just started learning linux

[cursive summit]

apt

Package management utility for Debian based distributions.
Recommended replacement for apt-get when used interactively in Ubuntu versions 16.04 and later.
More information: https://manpages.debian.org/latest/apt/apt.8.html.

• Update the list of available packages and versions (it's recommended to run this before other apt commands):

sudo apt update

• Search for a given package:

apt search {{package}}

• Show information for a package:

apt show {{package}}

• Install a package, or update it to the latest available version:

sudo apt install {{package}}

• Remove a package (using purge instead also removes its configuration files):

sudo apt remove {{package}}

• Upgrade all installed packages to their newest available versions:

sudo apt upgrade

• List all packages:

apt list

• List installed packages:

apt list --installed

[fossil owl]

That is what apt is

[fossil owl]

No problem, we all started somewhere

Only sad that you face issues already, but hopefully the blokes here can fix it

In the mean time for the sounds, check for yourself if the speakers or whatever are plugged in properly, check if they are on the right monitor.
Try experimenting with it a bit, try rebooting if needed.
Sometimes by messing around your can fix it yourself

[void basalt]

Thank you im already learning from these issues

[fossil owl]

You already use pipewire from what I saw earlier, so the sound quality should be fine

So the issue is somewhere inbetween your speakers and the operating system

[void basalt]

Yes its fine now. But is there anything that will make it sound much better? I used to use fxsound on windows

[fossil owl]

easyeffects probably

Should be in the software manager/center

And unlike fxsound it's free

[void basalt]

Alright thanks for all the help really appreciate it

[void basalt]

Fxsound is also free

[fossil owl]

Also small note

If you use audacious for your music player in Linux, you can use the equalizer in there for that specific application

For global use I recommend just good old easyeffects

[void basalt]

Thanks I'll try that

[fossil owl]

small screenshots of easy effects

And what you are looking for is an equalizer right?

And that you have in there too

[void basalt]

Yes that looks cool

Ui is really nice which distro you are using?

[fossil owl]

Linux mint cinnamon, but I use a different theme

Anyway

It gets much worse/better

[void basalt]

Can i get that on xfce?

[fossil owl]

Probably, but I have no clue how well that works.

[void basalt]

Whats the name I'll try it

[fossil owl]

semabe

Anyway I wanted to explain a dangerous and bad but also cool thing of easyeffects

I use headphones and a dac.

And sometimes headphones are tested by people and get analyzed

That program has actual specific support for things like that

So if you have headphones you can try looking for graphicEQ settings

[void basalt]

Yupp i have a good headphone thats why i was looking for a good eq software

[fossil owl]

I have audio technica mh50x

Anyway, linux is a bit like a sandbox you have a lot of control over basically everything, but some stuff can be hard to grasp, so don't be afgraid to ask questions.

[void basalt]

I have jabra evolve 75 not sure why im telling this

[fossil owl]

To show off

As am I

[void basalt]

Yes thank you 😊

[fossil owl]

[void basalt]

💯 %

[fossil owl]

I do recommend a nice dac, with bass control preferably

Makes you a bit less dependant on software

Anyway @honest yoke can handle it from here maybe

[grand steppe]

Either easy effects or jamesdsp4linux

[void basalt]

how do i turn this screen dimming setting off? it is also dimming the videos that plays on the screen

[grand steppe]

Look for settings

Then look for screen saver and/or power management

[void basalt]

thanks it was under power management.