I deleted something yet it still appears to exist | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 3:46 PM

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I deleted an application’s folders and now it says the folders still exist in the search menu but when I click it says it does not exist in directory

Steps for recreation:
Install appimage (Ryubing),
Delete the files,
search up ryujinx in bottom left mint search menu thing

Thought the folders were going to dissapear.
Now broken appearance in bottom left search.

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I also can’t delete the app icons associated with the app

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To be honest i much prefer a guide on a total reinstallation of the system with everyhing new

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 4:07 PM

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clear "recent items" in the start menu

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 4:36 PM

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and the app icons?

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 4:37 PM

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where do they appear?

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lesson: dont install stuff unconventionally.

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 4:50 PM

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yeah i get that now 🙁

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but there are like no apps i want normally

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:15 PM

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the app icons are in /var/lib/flatpak/appstream/flathub/x86_64/active/icons and also in timeshift ( 🙁 )

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:17 PM

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flatpak residue

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:17 PM

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so what may i do?

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:17 PM

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Idk if Stacer can do it.

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it has a clean up function

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u uninstalled the flatpak?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:18 PM

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?

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:18 PM

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like flatpak remove <whatever the name of the flatpak package is>

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:19 PM

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...

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ok so how do i reinstall linux mint

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:19 PM

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the app icons are in /var/lib/flatpak/appstream/flathub/x86_64/active/icons and also in timeshift ( 🙁 )

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CLEARLY u install some flatpak application

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:19 PM

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literally did not i got it from the site i didnt touch flatpak

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:20 PM

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do flatpak list

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in terminal

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perhaps u have some other fp installed that relies on those icons. and how many icons are we talking here?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:20 PM

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2

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:21 PM

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that's nothing

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:21 PM

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yeah but annoyin

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:21 PM

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magic herald do `flatpak list`

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honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:21 PM

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done there is not the app

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:21 PM

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flatpak list

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what does it result in , when u type that perfectly in terminal?

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reinstalling a whole OS just cuz of 2 icons is really silly and a waste of time

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:23 PM

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discord,
freedesktop -sdk,
GL thing,
GL thing,
GL thing,
GL thing,
codecs,
kde,
another app

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:23 PM

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yeah so leave the var folder alone.

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prob those things have or use the icon

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var folder is protected from user modification by root privileges for a reason

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:24 PM

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magic herald reinstalling a whole OS just cuz of 2 icons is really silly and a waste of time

i wanted this os to be a fresh new thing with no sort of dumb files existing. my windows is plagued with junk and i dont really want this to become like this

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:24 PM

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magic herald var folder is protected from user modification by root privileges *for a reason*

is it possible to delete them

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:24 PM

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first find the icon

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right click it , and do Properties

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does its modification date and/or creation date even coincide when you installed that other app u got rid of?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:26 PM

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yeah it makes sense

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they coincide

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:27 PM

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press ctrl-L in file manager

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what is the exact path shown?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:28 PM

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/var/lib/flatpak/appstream/flathub/x86_64/active/icons/128x128

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:28 PM

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go up one level from there

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so you're in icons folder

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then right click the 128x folder, and do 'open as root'

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then u can delete the one or two icons related to the thing in question

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:30 PM

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nice!

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there is one well two more things

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:30 PM

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brb

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:31 PM

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aight

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:31 PM

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bk. what is it?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:31 PM

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so there is one more folder

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oh nvm its gone ok 🙂

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last thing nowwwwwwwwwwwwww...

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my auudio does not work once it gets to a certain amount

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:33 PM

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like I said, get Stacer. it has a clean up thing

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as well as a nice way to see resources n other stuff

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:33 PM

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so stacer for audio too?

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:34 PM

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wdym audio?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:34 PM

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my audio doesnt work below like 25%

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:35 PM

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why would u make the connection between a system monitor and maintenance app and that issue?

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no one's audio works below 25% in linux. (unless u put your ear really really close to the speaker) the reason is the way the scale is computed.

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:37 PM

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magic herald why would u make the connection between a system monitor and maintenance app and...

idk and for the second one really audio doesnt work below 25%??

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:38 PM

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what do u hear at 26%?

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is it blaringly loud, or is it barely audible there?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:39 PM

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quite noticeable. like 4% volume on windows

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same with 25%. 24% nothing

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:40 PM

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so "quite noticeable"

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then what happens at 23%?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:40 PM

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nothing

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:40 PM

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same audible level?

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or silence?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:40 PM

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same as 24 which is nothing

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:41 PM

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so "still noticable"

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:41 PM

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huh

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:41 PM

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what happens at 15% then?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:41 PM

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silence is nothing

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15% nothing or silence depending on what you call it

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:42 PM

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so at 26% u said it was quite noticable

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what happens at 25%? and use proper language

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:43 PM

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25% was more or less 26% perhaps slightly quieter. at 24% and less it is silent

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:43 PM

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does it drop off to pure silence when u cross to 25

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:43 PM

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when i cross to 24

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:43 PM

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ok

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hm

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imma test mine. that sounds abnormal, and likely some soundcard slight bug

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aka incompatibility

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on mine, it's barely a whisper at 20% and my ear is 2 feet from speaker.

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but it does transition smoothly from 100 to 20

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anything below 20 on mine is utterly silent/inaudible

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:46 PM

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ok mine jumps straiight from like normal talk to silence at 25/24

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i mean i have headset so could be quieter but i dont think so

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:47 PM

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i usually operate my thing from 100 to 55

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sometimes 100-150 for stupid quiet stuff

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or if i had my amp turned a bit too low, and lazy to get up

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:48 PM

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honest zealot ok mine jumps straiight from like normal talk to silence at 25/24

does it vary the intensity smoothly between 100 to 25?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:49 PM

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i would say so

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:50 PM

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not much i can help u with on that. Just use the youtube or spotify or media player's volume slider if u need to smooth it a bit below 25%

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:50 PM

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ok

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:50 PM

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on youtube, it's just the arrows up/down

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:50 PM

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one more thing on audio though

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my monitor has a speaker and when i use it and the tester it only makes a sound when using the left souynd check

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:51 PM

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your mixer . open it up

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in Cinnamon, just type SOUND in the start menu

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switch to HDMI or DP (i presume that's to channel audio to your monitor)

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fix the balance slider to the center.

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or right of center, if the right speaker on monitor is weaker/ half busted

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:55 PM

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magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:55 PM

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play some media file

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 5:58 PM

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it only plays what would come out the left speaker on headset

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 5:59 PM

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yeah but do the monitor speakers work?

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im assuming there are two of them?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 6:00 PM

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lemme check

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so it appears to have two and idk if they both work how do i check?

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:03 PM

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play some song and put ur ear up to each speaker ofc

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 6:04 PM

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so simply your saying linux is fine and my monitors speakers suck... ok so i should get someexternal speakers?

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:04 PM

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idk what was the result?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 6:05 PM

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nothing from right

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:05 PM

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over hdmi, it should transmit both stereo channels, digitally. then stuff happens inside the monitor to extract the audio stream, turn it into analog signal, then pass it to some built-in amplifier, then to each speaker

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so something in that chain is bad

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if ur monitor has a menu button, navigate it.

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u or someone may have turned balance way left. or the internal chain is broken somewhere

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 6:07 PM

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dont believe so

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:08 PM

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since u mentioned it doesnt work balanced when the headphone is plugged to monitor, then likely the right-channel link in the chain is broken between the digital-to-analog converter inside the monitor its internal amp. or the right channel processing circuitry in the amp is screwed.

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 6:11 PM

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Interesting. Speaker shopping time ig

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Thanks 🙂

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:11 PM

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yw

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:12 PM

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honest zealot Interesting. Speaker shopping time ig

make sure before u buy that your computer has a WORKING analog 3.5mm stereo output jack

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 6:13 PM

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Usb?

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:13 PM

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and that the speakers have that too (if they're amplified pc speakers, they'll have it ofc. marked as Aux (3.5mm) or line-in , or RCA red and white jacks

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:13 PM

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honest zealot Usb?

nah

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well i mean some computer speakers may have that, either to strictly receive POWER

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or if they have a usb audio (internally a DAC is present) those will be wildly expensive

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 6:14 PM

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I think o have one jacks

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:15 PM

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well test it first

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i dont see it in your mixer

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i just saw some usb stuff and the HDMI

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 6:15 PM

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What you don’t see?

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:15 PM

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show result of inxi -MAxxx from terminal plz

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 6:16 PM

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I’m outside I will do when I get back sorry

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 6:16 PM

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k

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how do u connect your headphones or headset to the computer? is it a wired connection? what type of connector is on end of that wire?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 11:29 PM

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im back

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wired and usb

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 11:36 PM

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honest zealot wired and usb

so test your pc

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get a pair of standard analog headphones

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I don't think you have the soundcard right.

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can show inxi -Axxx result too plz

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 11:38 PM

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magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 11:38 PM

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alright, your usb headset is device-3

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where in the heck is your built-in audio in the mixer?

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the nvidia is the HDMI 'card' for audio

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the intel Raptor lake must be the onboard aka built-in soundcard

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 11:40 PM

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huh

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 11:40 PM

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unless it only shows in mixer if headphones are plugged into the onboard card

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is this a laptop or desktop?

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 11:41 PM

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desktop

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 11:41 PM

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ok that could be why.

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when u get around to finding a 3.5 mm cable and an amplifier with Aux-in , or analog headphones , do test out the line-out jack of the PC

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 11:42 PM

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ok

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do you know hwo to install nvidia drivers?

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 11:51 PM

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honest zealot do you know hwo to install nvidia drivers?

use the driver manager. make sure Secure Boot in BIOS is off

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 11:51 PM

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yup

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 11:51 PM

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magic herald when u get around to finding a 3.5 mm cable and an amplifier with Aux-in , or ...

honest zealot Dec 12, 2025, 11:52 PM

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i need two things?

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i only got one hole

magic herald Dec 12, 2025, 11:53 PM

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no no. i just showed two cables depending on what the amp has for its input

honest zealot Dec 13, 2025, 12:08 AM

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bro what language are you speaking cvan you speak like dumber so i can understand it pls sorry i aint smart

magic herald Dec 13, 2025, 12:09 AM

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i was saying to test the audio line-out jack of your computer if it even works.

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if u have a boombox kicking around, which has line-in and that first cord shown, use it.

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or some ancient amplified speakers, which usually come with the cord anyway.

honest zealot Dec 13, 2025, 12:16 AM

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ok

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why are there two ends though

magic herald Dec 13, 2025, 12:29 AM

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https://www.newegg.com/Leaderwave-Boomboxes/BrandSubCat/ID-219104-779

honest zealot Dec 13, 2025, 12:30 AM

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ok 🙂

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yo do you know how to degrade back to previous gpu driver

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i think it broke smth

magic herald Dec 13, 2025, 12:31 AM

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Can u see more choices in the Driver Manager?

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put on nouveau one

honest zealot Dec 13, 2025, 12:32 AM

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is that the default one from linux or something lke that?

magic herald Dec 13, 2025, 12:32 AM

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then research your specific GPU

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get its exact model with inxi -Gx

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and see if it's still supported on linux, and with which linux kernel, and what optimal driver version

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note Secure Boot must be off for any other than nouveau one to take effect.

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see #1429152383018991697 message for more info.

honest zealot Dec 13, 2025, 12:35 AM

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nope it wasnt the driver

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shi what did i do

magic herald Dec 13, 2025, 12:37 AM

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make a new post for the issue and describe what led up to it. and include inxi -b info there.

#I deleted something yet it still appears to exist