unreal delta
Hi. I read that before installing a new kernel update it's good to make a copy of the system with Timeshift, and in case things don't work I can revert to using an older version of the kernel by going into "advanced options" in the boot menu.
But I entered the boot menu by pressing the "esc" key when turning on and I don't see said option.
I just want to make sure that I can recover before updating. What am I doing wrong?
This is a HP laptop.
snow swift
More reliable way is to show that menu at every boot for 3 - 5 seconds.
dreamy acorn
what you showed is the computer's boot menu.
this pic is GRUB menu.
How to get to grub menu if not shown: #1331824974440431768 message
lapis temple
Hi. I read that before installing a new kernel update it's good to make a copy o...
esc is probably some BIOS key then
try shift
but it won't work on a uefi system
dreamy acorn
best way is like Maniak said
to have grub set to show. even for 2 or 3 seconds, automatically
unreal delta
I tried shift and nothing happened before
unreal delta
to have grub set to show. even for 2 or 3 seconds, automatically
I'll look into this
Thank you 🙂
snow swift
When you're in mint, go to the terminal and type
sudo xed /etc/default/grub
in the opened file change GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE= to menu and GRUB_TIMEOUT= to 3 or 5
save the file, close the editor and then type
sudo update-grub
dreamy acorn
mentioned here: #1331824974440431768 message
snow swift
You're welcome
unreal delta
Ok I might have done something wrong in the process
The Fn keys seems to be set as if I were constantly pressing it. So for example the keys to adjust brightness or lower/rise volume doesnt work now until I press the fn key
While before it worked without pressing it. It's like it got inverted.
lapis temple
check bios for something related to fn key function
dreamy acorn
Oh It didn't work though
roll back the kernel.
lapis temple
time to remove the solved mark
unreal delta
I'm reverting to a previous timeshift snapshot to see if the fn keys work as before
And nope they don't
lapis temple
wtf
unreal delta
Is there a way to invert or lock the fn key that I'm not aware of and that I might have pressed?
unreal delta
In the BIOS it's set as Disabled as it should be. But it works as if it was Enabled
lapis temple
set it as enabled
lapis temple
set it as disabled again