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@AltairIV wrote:
Do feel free to misuse the QSI rule to sneer away at my aged system and make assumptions (wrongly) about it's failure.
Some of you people never give up on the chance to humiliate and sneer.
Lose the attitude. The simple truth is that all technology eventually dies and part of my ...

@AltairIV wrote:
Also that SSD was only in use for about 5 years and that was light use.... before being put back into service for MX. SSD's don't fail because of age alone.
Actually they do because their plastic housings can shrink over time causing improper connections.


Well the assumption ...

I fixed it.
I changed the power management settings, re-started, then changed the settings back to how they were and it fixed the problem.

I asked because that SSD is at least thirteen years old and should be replaced fairly soon. See here:
https://www.techpowerup.com/ssd-specs/samsung-840-evo-1-tb.d42
It may not be as responsive as it was when it was new.


It doesn't really explain why wake from suspend has transferred from key ...

On which of your two Samsung SSDs have you installed MX?


MX is on ID-2 840 Evo, though it is in the primary slot. The other slot, ID-1 860 Evo (Win7) is in the slot under the CD drive which I would have thought is secondary.
I haven't changed the boot order as only one of the SSD's can be found ...

Until a few days ago, I could wake my computer with a press of a keyboard key, which I loved.
Then weirdness set in.....suspend would wake itself after a few minutes.
That has now stopped but now I can only wake by pressing the power button which is a pain as the laptop is on the floor with the ...

Now that the usual sneer-fest towards the OP has been carried out, perhaps someone could post how to actually change the setting in question, if indeed that is possible.

Coming straight from Windows 7 recently, the transition has been surprisingly easy. I'm so happy that MX is not only better than Win7 but has from what I can see, none of the downsides of later Windows.
One of the things I particularly like is the way it handles a 3rd monitor (TV), which is really ...

Apart from Firefox is it possible to install by default vivaldi or Flakon browser?


Found Vivaldi in Popular Packages. Never heard of it before, thanks for the suggestion, I just installed it for a road test.
It's from Norway, which is nice.


I tried Vivaldi and Brave both on MX-23.6 KDE ...

LinuxSpring1 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:19 am Apart from Firefox is it possible to install by default vivaldi or Flakon browser?

Found Vivaldi in Popular Packages. Never heard of it before, thanks for the suggestion, I just installed it for a road test.
It's from Norway, which is nice.