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Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 12:37 am**

System:    Kernel: 5.10.0-20-amd64 [5.10.158-2] x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/antiX/vmlinuz quiet splasht nosplash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.18.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm 4.18.0 vt: 7 
           dm: LightDM 1.26.0 Distro: MX-21.3_x64 Wildflower January 15  2023 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Swift SF114-34 v: V1.03 serial: <filter> Chassis: 
           type: 10 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: JSL model: Labatt_JL v: V1.03 serial: <filter> UEFI: Insyde v: 1.03 
           date: 12/28/2020 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 39.3 Wh (92.9%) condition: 42.3/48.0 Wh (88.1%) volts: 12.1 
           min: 11.2 model: LGC KT0030G020 AP18C8K type: Li-ion serial: <filter> 
           status: Discharging cycles: 60 
CPU:       Info: Dual Core model: Intel Celeron N4500 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Tremont family: 6 
           model-id: 9C (156) stepping: 0 microcode: 24000023 cache: L2: 4 MiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 bogomips: 4454 
           Speed: 790 MHz min/max: 800/2800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 790 2: 791 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: mmio_stale_data 
           status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled 
           Type: retbleed status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_store_bypass 
           mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 
           mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected 
           Type: srbds status: Vulnerable: No microcode 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel JasperLake [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: N/A 
           alternate: i915 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4e55 class-ID: 0300 
           Device-2: Chicony HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-4:4 
           chip-ID: 04f2:b6dd class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter> 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 driver: loaded: vesa 
           unloaded: fbdev,modesetting display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1 
           Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1280x1024 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 339x271mm (13.3x10.7") 
           s-diag: 434mm (17.1") 
           Monitor-1: default res: 1280x1024 hz: 77 
           OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.1 128 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 20.3.5 compat-v: 3.1 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel Jasper Lake HD Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI 
           driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_sof_pci bus-ID: 00:1f.3 
           chip-ID: 8086:4dc8 class-ID: 0401 
           Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.0-20-amd64 running: yes 
           Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes 
Network:   Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl port: 3000 
           bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:4df0 class-ID: 0280 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Bluetooth: Device-1: Intel type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-8:6 chip-ID: 8087:0026 
           class-ID: e001 
           Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: N/A rfk-block: 
           hardware: no software: yes address: <filter> 
           Info: acl-mtu: 1021:4 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: slave accept 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 62.06 GiB used: 1.82 GiB (2.9%) 
           ID-1: /dev/mmcblk0 maj-min: 179:0 vendor: Kingston model: TA2964 size: 58.31 GiB 
           block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 0x8 
           scheme: GPT 
           SMART Message: Unknown smartctl error. Unable to generate data. 
           ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 type: USB model: USB Flash Disk size: 3.75 GiB block-size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 1100 scheme: MBR 
           SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure? 
Swap:      Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) 
           ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 4.92 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 
           dev: /dev/mmcblk0p6 maj-min: 179:6 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 31.0 C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     Packages: note: see --pkg apt: 1967 lib: 989 flatpak: 0 
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
Info:      Processes: 201 Uptime: 12m wakeups: 3 Memory: 3.65 GiB used: 1.66 GiB (45.5%) 
           Init: SysVinit v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: N/A 
           alt: 10 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.1.4-release inxi: 3.3.06 
Boot Mode: UEFI

Hi. I am running MX Linux 'Live' right now (on the laptop I am having a problem with). I wonder if someone can help me get it installed permanently?

Winidows 11was alaredy on the laptop running fine. Key word: was.

After I attempted to install MX Linux, I get no option to select Linux to have it start up. After reboot Windows is trying to repair its install (and failing)! I resized the Windows partition and made a swap partition for Linux and I thought things would go fine, but they did not. Help?

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 1:02 am**

The problem is probably due to incorrect installation of grub. I had a similar problem when installing MX linux with Ventoy then it did not install in ESP and only win 10 was launched. You need to see in the laptop bios whether legacy bios and csm are turned off, because if not, linux will not install grub correctly. During the installation, an esp partition with the /boot/efi (fat32) flag must be created, with a size of about 300 mb,

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:01 am**

Hi Jaki
After your post (thanks), I did some looking around the BIOS. UEFI is enabled but Secure Boot is disabled.
I don't see any other relevant settings that I can change. No Legacy options that I can see.

BUT
I found out something important.

MX was actually installed but the only way I can see it and choose it is if I hit the F12 key to get the [bios] Boot Menu. In other words, I have to time it carefully in order to be able to choose MX, otherwise all I see is Preparing Automatic Repair every time the computer starts, courtesy of Windows 11. That is a problem I still have to fix. Maybe a wipe from the recovery partition will do it. I don't know yet.

I cannot change the brightness on this laptop in MX, so this might be all wasted time. That is a key feature that's not working.

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 3:04 am**

ps. brightness adjustment has been enabled with the AHS (advanced hardware support) MX Linux release.
I should have downloaded that one to begin with.

Now at least I know I can use it.

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:34 am**

I also care about brightness control and in mx linux flubox using mx installer I install a cinnamon desktop (such as linux mint) in which there is a great qredshift applet (the applet is added to the panel). Qredshift adjusts brightness and temperature, it's great.

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:38 am**

Have either of you tried the installed tool: Brightness Systray?

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 9:34 am**

If you missed any of these steps when prepping your laptop for MX, your only recourse may be to reinstall Win 11 and start over:
1) sign into your Microsoft account and retrieve the BItLocker encryption key
2) in Win 11, disable Bitlocker and Fast Start Up
3) disable Secure Boot in the bios. If you didn't disable Bitlocker in step #2, or if it didn't work, you will need the decryption key from step #1 in order to proceed

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:11 pm**

I tried Brightness Systray but you can't change the screen temperature in it.

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 3:24 pm**

Some BIOSes require you to go into a setting there and manually tell it to recognize/trust/use the MX efi file.

And have to redo it after a Windows or BIOS update, too.

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 3:56 pm**

user101 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:01 am...I cannot change the brightness on this laptop in MX,..

Cause:

Graphics: Device-1: Intel JasperLake [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: N/A
alternate: i915 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4e55 class-ID: 0300
...
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 driver: loaded: vesa

Posted: **Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:51 pm**

Current Quick System Info:

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System:    Kernel: 6.0.0-6mx-amd64 [6.0.12-1~mx21+1] x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.0.0-6mx-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.18.1 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm 4.18.0 vt: 7 
           dm: LightDM 1.26.0 Distro: MX-21.3_ahs_x64 Wildflower January 15  2023 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Swift SF114-34 v: V1.03 serial: <filter> Chassis: 
           type: 10 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: JSL model: Labatt_JL v: V1.03 serial: <filter> UEFI: Insyde v: 1.03 
           date: 12/28/2020 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 23.8 Wh (56.3%) condition: 42.3/48.0 Wh (88.1%) volts: 11.2 
           min: 11.2 model: LGC KT0030G020 AP18C8K type: Li-ion serial: <filter> 
           status: Discharging cycles: 60 
CPU:       Info: Dual Core model: Intel Celeron N4500 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Tremont family: 6 
           model-id: 9C (156) stepping: 0 microcode: 24000023 cache: L2: 4 MiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 4454 
           Speed: 791 MHz min/max: 800/2800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled 
           Type: retbleed status: Not affected 
           Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 
           mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected 
           Type: srbds status: Vulnerable: No microcode 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel JasperLake [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: i915 
           v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4e55 class-ID: 0300 
           Device-2: Chicony HD User Facing type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-4:2 
           chip-ID: 04f2:b6dd class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter> 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.14 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 driver: 
           loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1 
           Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2") 
           s-diag: 582mm (22.9") 
           Monitor-1: eDP-1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 158 size: 309x173mm (12.2x6.8") 
           diag: 354mm (13.9") 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (JSL) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.0.5 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel Jasper Lake HD Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI 
           driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_icl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 
           chip-ID: 8086:4dc8 class-ID: 0401 
           Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k6.0.0-6mx-amd64 running: yes 
           Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes 
Network:   Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl port: 3000 
           bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:4df0 class-ID: 0280 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Bluetooth: Device-1: Intel type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-8:4 chip-ID: 8087:0026 
           class-ID: e001 
           Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: N/A rfk-block: 
           hardware: no software: yes address: <filter> 
           Info: acl-mtu: 1021:4 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: slave accept 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 58.31 GiB used: 7.3 GiB (12.5%) 
           ID-1: /dev/mmcblk0 maj-min: 179:0 vendor: Kingston model: TA2964 size: 58.31 GiB 
           block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 0x8 
           scheme: GPT 
           SMART Message: Unknown smartctl error. Unable to generate data. 
Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 24.94 GiB size: 24.38 GiB (97.76%) used: 7.29 GiB (29.9%) fs: ext4 
           dev: /dev/mmcblk0p3 maj-min: 179:3 
           ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 116 MiB size: 114.2 MiB (98.45%) used: 282 KiB (0.2%) 
           fs: vfat dev: /dev/mmcblk0p1 maj-min: 179:1 
Swap:      Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) 
           ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 2.39 GiB used: 9.8 MiB (0.4%) priority: -2 
           dev: /dev/mmcblk0p6 maj-min: 179:6 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 33.0 C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     Packages: note: see --pkg apt: 1969 lib: 990 flatpak: 0 
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://mirror.datamossa.io/mxlinux/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
           2: deb http://mirror.datamossa.io/mxlinux/mx/repo/ bullseye ahs
Info:      Processes: 216 Uptime: 1h 2m wakeups: 17 Memory: 3.65 GiB used: 2.51 GiB (68.7%) 
           Init: SysVinit v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: N/A 
           alt: 10 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.1.4-release inxi: 3.3.06 
Boot Mode: UEFI

Thanks for all the responses. I tried the Brightness Systray with the non AHS MX-Linux release and changing things there would have zero effect. I remember it saying Software brightness. No hardware settting. It still does say Softwware now, but now I can see brightness changes if I adjust the slider. Now I just use the F3 and F4 keys, which double as Brightness controls.

I forgot to mention that the cursor will only move with a mouse attached. Touchpad gets no action with MX Linux on this laptop too.

What happend to Windows? I ended up killing it, or maybe it killed me first.

Initially I tried to resize the partition and restore the system to factory defaults, but it did not work. Computer still starts up with Microsoft's Preparing Automatic Repair, which always fails. Restoring to factory defaults always fails too. Microsoft is not making it easy. I load up GParted off the 'Live' USB.
* The existing 100MB ESP partition was deleted.
* The existing 16MB Microsoft reserved partition with 'unknown' file system (according to GParted) was deleted too.
* I create a new 116MB ESP partition out of those two (100MB + 16MB).

I decided to re-install MX Linux. I still kept the Acer recovery partition but I have no idea if I can use it. I am a mere hobbyist and it may be beyond my grasp. MX Linux is installed. Microsoft is gone. I did experience some strange error messages in MX Linux saying: 'Power Manager has left the Panel, would you like to restart it? Or words to that effect. I am not sure what that was about, but thought I would mention it.

Posted: **Sun Jun 25, 2023 12:32 am**

I believe what Charlie is saying is that the reason WHY your not able to change the brightness, is because the wrong video driver is installed. (or more precisely NO video driver is installed. )

Posted: **Sun Jun 25, 2023 12:42 am**

Your "recovery partition" will only be useful if your going to reinstall windows.

That 6.0 kernel your running now is know quirky and I would strongly suggest updating to either the 6.1 (LTS) or 6.2 kernel. (I really prefer the 6.2, seems to be smoother for me.)

Posted: **Sun Jun 25, 2023 5:21 am**

Thanks CharlesV. I upgraded the kenel to 6.1. I thought it would fail since I got some error, but it seemed to upgrade to 6.1. The error I got boiled down to:

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Errors were encountered while processing:
 appimagelauncher
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
update dkms modules for kernel:  6.1.0-9mx-ahs-amd64
see log at /var/log/rebuild-dkms.log
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.1.0-9mx-ahs-amd64:Deprecated feature: MODULES_CONF (/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1+git20230504/source/dkms.conf)
Deprecated feature: MODULES_CONF (/var/lib/dkms/rtl8821ce/5.5.2.1+git20230504/source/dkms.conf)

The problems with screen brightness were from the previous non-AHS MX Linux. The AHS release seems to work.
PS. I kept the windows recovery partition on the off-chance I one day might want to retore the machine to its factory state. But I doubt that is happening now. I am not too stressed.

Posted: **Sun Jun 25, 2023 2:41 pm**

CharlesV wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 12:32 am I believe what Charlie is saying is that the reason WHY your not able to change the brightness, is because the wrong video driver is installed. (or more precisely NO video driver is installed. )

Yep.

user101 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 5:21 am...The problems with screen brightness were from the previous non-AHS MX Linux. The AHS release seems to work...

Yep. Cause, now:

Graphics: Device-1: Intel JasperLake [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: i915
v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4e55 class-ID: 0300
...
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.14 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 driver:
loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
...
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (JSL) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.0.5 direct render: Yes

(All fine)

But if you mean, brightness works, still the keys don't, you can try acpi_backlight parameter.

user101 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:51 pm... I forgot to mention that the cursor will only move with a mouse attached. Touchpad gets no action with MX Linux on this laptop too...

"MX Tweak" - "Other" tab: "Use libinput driver..."

Posted: **Sun Jun 25, 2023 2:53 pm**

You can even get rid of that package as you don't have such a (wifi) device:

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sudo apt purge rtl8821ce-dkms -y

Posted: **Sun Jun 25, 2023 9:13 pm**

Charlie Brown wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 2:41 pm
"MX Tweak" - "Other" tab: "Use libinput driver..."

Thanks for this tip. Amazing what you find under MX Tweak! I tried it but unfortunately it's not working.
I'm pretty sure that the touchpad hardware has failed somehow, because I doubt I am using exotic hardware that Linux cannot support. especially something basic like a touchpad. I will verify it later tonight.

Posted: **Mon Jun 26, 2023 12:33 am**

In Linux all things are possible.
Just make a short cut here is the code that will dim your monitor.

xrandr --output eDP-1 --gamma 1:1:1 & xrandr --output VGA-1 --gamma 1:1:1 & xrandr --output HDMI-1 --gamma 1:1:1 &

xrandr --output eDP-1 --gamma 0.8:0.8:0.8 & xrandr --output VGA-1 --gamma 0.8:0.8:0.8 & xrandr --output HDMI-1 --gamma 0.8:0.8:0.8 &

xrandr --output eDP-1 --gamma 0.6:0.6:0.6 & xrandr --output VGA-1 --gamma 0.6:0.6:0.6 & xrandr --output HDMI-1 --gamma 0.6:0.6:0.6 &

Posted: **Mon Jun 26, 2023 3:37 am**

Hi asher, thanks for the info.
The dimming is working perfectly fine with the AHS MX Linux release (the laptop is running surprisingly good). I had problems with the non-AHS MX release at first, but things are fine now. Aside from a non-working touchpad (quite possibly a hardware fault which I had not noticed because I prefer using the mouse), things are good.

Posted: **Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:50 am**

@user101

Please mark this thread as solved by clicking the check mark in the post that contained the solution. Then you can start a new thread for your problem touch pad.

Posted: **Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:39 pm**

j2mcgreg wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:50 am @user101

Please mark this thread as solved by clicking the check mark in the post that contained the solution. Then you can start a new thread for your problem touch pad.

I guess I can mark my own post as the solution (even though Windows was sacrificed), but it's not fair on all the good responses I got here. Thank you everyone for your friendly responses.

PS. I tested the touchpad last night. It's definitely dead. I am not sure how this happened. If I'm feeling adventurous I might open the laptop up to see if something got disconnected, but I have a tendency to break things more than I fix them, so I am leaving things alone for now. I have a working computer so that's good for me. Thanks again everyone.

Posted: **Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:43 pm**

Is there a hotkey on the laptop to turn the pad on or off? Most of them have it, but it doesn't work in Linux for some.

Posted: **Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:01 pm**

Stevo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:43 pm Is there a hotkey on the laptop to turn the pad on or off? Most of them have it, but it doesn't work in Linux for some.

Hi Stevo. Yes there is.
Now this is weird.
The F7 key doubles as the touchpad button on this Acer. I was trying it yesterday after searching for solutions to the touchpad problem on YouTube: it wouldn't work. Now I try it and it works?!

What is extra weird is that I was testing the laptop with a Windows USB stick last night. A cursor would not show up during the initial setup until I plugged a USB mouse in. So I thought it was dead for sure. Now I'm wondering whether Windows needed the button pressed too. I will test again tonight.

I cannot believe it. Everything is working now. Hah!

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:49 am**

user101 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:01 pm... extra weird is that I was testing the laptop with a Windows USB stick last night...I cannot believe it. Everything is working now. Hah!

That may be normal, cause I came across such a thing once (I had bookmarked that but can't find now):

One of the man had an old Toshiba Satellite and wifi was not working no matter what he tried on Linux. Then he installed Windows just to see, booted, and noticed that it was off there, turned it on: everything was fine, then he booted Linux: Voila!

... Then to make it sure, he turned it off again when on Windows, then on Linux it stopped working again.

Consequently, he said: "If someone reads this: The last time you boot Windows, don't leave this device off". :)

Posted: **Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:04 pm**

Charlie Brown, yes there is quite a bit of weirdness out there.

A small update on the touchpad.
It is unreliable. It doesn't take long for it to freeze the system completely (cursor stops moving, or lags badly and 'button' presses do not work), 4-second POWER button press is required to shut down the system. I have tried switching the driver in Mx Tweak too (use libinput driver for touchpad instead of synaptics touchpad driver) but that doesn't seem to help. Either way, it typically only lasts a short time before something happens that stops me in my tracks.

So at least I can sort of explain why it wasn't working the other day. With the mouse, everything is as expected.

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