What version of Linux ?

[Clan FJA]

I will try that when I will have time to re-install linux.

Windows 10 is not so bad. Just the privacy concern...

[Clan FJA]

As for the audio, make sure that it's not simply muted in the setup/settings.

 

I changed several times the settings in the audio. Each time i opened the audio panel, the sound was muted. I un-muted it, and applied changes, but then there was no sound. And when I re-opened the audio panel, the sound was muted again. I tried to change each option, but it did not work. I tried to uninstall and re-install the sound packet (with a tuto) but it didnot work.

[Cerez]

What does sending the command "aplay -l" in the Terminal give you?

Edit:

 

I see two possibilities:

 

1. The current audio driver doesn't work with your sound card properly.

2. The sound card is muted at the core level.

 

I can't know for sure what's happening until you give me your "aplay" output.

 

In the latter case, you can install the "alsa-utils" package, and use the Terminal software called "alsamixer" to unmute the sound card at the core level:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture#Unmute_with_alsamixer

[Clan FJA]

I have one question before I re-install Linux to try your solution :

In the case I make 1 partition with / and /home, and with the "encrypt" password for /home (not sure if it is the good word).

Can I later change the /home to another partition (empty).

 

I ask that, because I would first create a small partition (80Go ?) to test if I can fix all linux problems. And then if it works, I would create another parition (ext4) (~700 Go) to put the /home and copy all my files from Windows into it (I don't want a shared partition. I want that Windows can not read my personal files in /home).

[Cerez]

Depending on what version of Linux you are using, and what partitioning system, you should be able to expand your "/home" partition to the size you want later. You can give it less first, and then expand it to have more space from the non-formatted (freed) space on your hard drive.

 

You can always add a new partition and copy files to it on any operating system. It doesn't have to be the "/home" partition, or even in the EXT4 format for you to store and access files from it on Linux. FAT32 works almost just as well for instance (and is read-write accessible both from Windows and from Linux).

[Clan FJA]

Thanks

 

I tested the LiveCD of Linux Mint 17.3 (Cinnamon) and there was no more the graphic problem, neither the sound problem. I did not tested the "sleep mode", but I am happy that the big issues are solved.

[Clan FJA]

Ok, thanks to you, I have now Linux Mint, it works and I am happy

 

Two questions :

 

- each time I start the computer with Linux, the brightness is on 100%. I put it on 50% (with the setup panel or the keyboard buttons), but it is never saved after I restart the computer. Is there a way to save the brightness ?

 

- I downloaded gparted to change the partitions sizes. About the ext4 partition (I have an ext4 partition for / and an ext4 partition for /home), do I need to dismount/demount/disassemble (I am not sure if the translated word is good) the partition before changing his size with gparted ? How it works ? For example, I would like to change the size of the / partition.

 

 

thanks

[Raz0r]

I believe your best bet for resizing the / partition would be a livecd, to ensure it's not in use. I could be wrong, but that's what I'd do to be safe.

[Clan FJA]

ok.

and how to install JKA/OpenJK ? I mean, is there a special folder to put the game ? (bin, dev, etc, usr, ... ?)

[Raz0r]

I personally have it in ~/games/jka, /opt/ is a common non-standard choice. I believe Steam defaults to ~/.steam/steamapps/

[Clan FJA]

Thanks

 

 

maybe @@Cerez knows more about how to change the default brightness ?

[Cerez]

Getting the brightness level to save is tricky from distro to distro, and dependent on the software and hardware communicating 100%. That said, you only need to set it up once for a computer, and I've gotten it to work for a number of PCs and distros in my years with Linux. Swapping the graphics card driver for an alternative one that works just as well can sometimes do the trick.

 

There are various things you can do, including creating a small text setting where you fixed define the brightness at the level you want it to be when the OS boots. Have a look here, and do a little research on your own:

 

http://askubuntu.com/questions/151651/brightness-is-reset-to-maximum-on-every-restart

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmint/comments/2erc39/how_to_make_linux_mint_remember_screen_brightness/

http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1407

 

I haven't actually used Mint, so I don't know how it manages the brightness setting, but I'm sure there is a way you can get it to preserve the brightness even after a reboot. It just takes some research and tinkering.

[Clan FJA]

thanks you Cerez
 
 

and do a little research on your own:

I already made a lot of research, but each website gave a different solution . Being newbie with Linux, I don't know what is the "proper" solution and I fear to break something.
The latest time, I tried to fix the "no sound" problem (with Mint 17.2) and I did the steps from a tuto on how to fix the problem. It removed Cinnamon desktop and I could not access the desktop anymore. I had to re install Linux

I prefer to ask here to get a second opinion on what I should do, because guys here seems more serious  

[Cerez]

(Oh MY GOD! We have an Ahsoka smiley?! Weeeeeeeee!)

 

Yep, I can totally understand that. The truth is, you can't really break Linux -- whatever you do, there's always a way to fix it. (And there are usually many-many ways to do something in Linux. You can even easily write your own scripts to expand on the functionality of your OS/computer.) But when you're starting out, when things go wrong it can be daunting.

 

Xbacklight seems to be a good alternative and easy fix for your brightness setting issue, no matter what platform you're using.

 

Otherwise you can query the system and ask it what the current brightness setting is -- that way you'll also find out where it's stored, and can do your research for Mint based on that: http://itsfoss.com/fix-brightness-ubuntu-1310/

 

Also, I've found this that may help:

 

http://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-mint-brightness-settings/

https://mintguide.org/tools/353-sysvinit-backlight-bug-fixes-adjust-the-brightness-of-your-laptop.html

 

If you're using a listed version of Mint, you should definitely give this a try.

[Clan FJA]

(( Yeeeeesssss !!! There is Ahsoka smiley !   and a Chewbacca too   ! Hairy Cerez Power ! ))

 

thanks. I edited the rc.local file like in the tuto here : http://askubuntu.com/questions/151651/brightness-is-reset-to-maximum-on-every-restart and it seems to work ^^