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steady viper Jan 13, 2026, 5:54 PM

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when you did this 22.3 zena did you follow some official linuxmint.com upgrade instructions?

wild reef Jan 13, 2026, 5:55 PM

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Nope

steady viper Jan 13, 2026, 5:55 PM

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then how?

wild reef Jan 13, 2026, 5:57 PM

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Im not really sure my self either right now im looking at articles that were made by people who have similar problems

steady viper Jan 13, 2026, 5:57 PM

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lol

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did u make a timeshift snapshot before attempting to upgrade?

wild reef Jan 13, 2026, 5:58 PM

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No i didnt

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Oh i just went in uefi and realised secure boot is on

steady viper Jan 13, 2026, 5:58 PM

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or any day before it?

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secure boot won't really do much except block nvidia driver

wild reef Jan 13, 2026, 5:59 PM

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Im an amd user

steady viper Jan 13, 2026, 5:59 PM

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or block the distro from even loading at all

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it wont let it half-load and reach a blinking underscore

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are u using a very latest AMD GPU? like the 9000-series by chance?

wild reef Jan 13, 2026, 6:00 PM

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No

steady viper Jan 13, 2026, 6:00 PM

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alright. cuz that particular series does need special driver offered by AMD and secure boot off.

wild reef Jan 13, 2026, 6:00 PM

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Amd rx 580

steady viper Jan 13, 2026, 6:01 PM

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https://linuxmint.com/download.php

Download Linux Mint 22.3 - Linux Mint

Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.

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the official one is released and posted, if u want to re-install

wild reef Jan 13, 2026, 6:02 PM

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Alright thanks

steady viper Jan 13, 2026, 6:02 PM

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do a timeshift snapshot before messing around with anything.

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and keep your bootable usb stick labelled and handy always.

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if need to restore snapshot, u boot live and do it from live.

regal grail Jan 14, 2026, 12:30 PM

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Did u use Wayland desktop I had this same issue

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