That was my thinking too. I unfortunately haven’t had time to test yet. Between work and a baby, time for this is a bit limited. But I’ll give it a try soon. Thank you so much for your interest! I appreciate it.

I do, though several of them are stuck on muted or without a tweakable bar. I did, however, come across this today, which seems very relevant. I just haven’t had time to test it yet as I’ve been away.

https://github.com/nadimkobeissi/16iax10h-linux-sound-saga

No, issue is not present in headphones or external speakers, regardles of how they are connected. (Tested on several speakers/headphones connected by jack only, jack+external power, and bluetooth )

Low/distorted audio. Not a “I cant understand this”-type distortion, but a “I can hear and understand if I focus, but its also giving me a headache”-type The issue is not present in Windows 11, and Lenovo support have replaced the speakers once already. I’ve followed several troubleshooting guides as posted on the Mint forums when users there have similar issues.

I have now tested on later kernels, with interesting results. On 6.14 it showed a generic name for the sound device, but on 6.18+ it seems to correctly identify the device as an 800 series intel device. The audio still sounds the same, however.

Of the laptop? Here’s the probe for it: linux-hardware.org/?probe=bb0d00dce1

Sounds like it’s worth trying! Thanks!

Could be worth a shot just to try it, but it feels a bit overkill for this. Could be good to know how to do it for the future though.

Thanks! It feels a bit outside of my skill set, but I’ll take a look!

Thanks! I’ve tried EndeavorOS based on another recommendation here, and it was on 6.18. It didn’t fix the issue, but it changed the behavior somewhat. I can see more accurate information about the speakers, which feels like a step in the right direction. I’ll look into your recommendations too to see if they use the lateat 6.19.

Never heard of that, looks interesting! Great tip!

Thanks! The update manager is a few versions behind. Up to 6.17, I believe. And I’ve been following several threads on that forum made by users with similar issues. Unfortunately i haven’t had much success there either, trying many of the tips and suggestions they had. Trying 6.19 is a bit of a last shot before considering returning the machine.

Thank you, that’s exactly the type of concrete suggestions I was hoping for! I will give endeavourOS a try!

A lot of good insights there! Thank you for sharing. First and family name is probably the way we’ll, we just need to agree on the family name.

We just had our baby (Hence the question) and we made sure to pick a name that works across all three alphabets, at least. (Dads country, moms country, and the country where we live)

Pronunciation might be different, but at least its easily spelled everywhere it’s relevant.

Yeah. Our baby will have the citizenships from both parents from birth, then “earn” the right to one where we are living in after having lived here for 3 years. We still need to remember to apply though. We are realizing this would have been easier had we been married before birth.

Thanks! Honestly, this is a big part of why I asked. My partner and I are currently discovering that our newborn child (Who will most likely end up with 3 passports until old enough to make a decision) might not be able to use the same name combination in all the countries it makes sense (Dad is from one country, mom from another, and we live in a third. We are not married) for a combination of legal and cultural reasons. (2 european countries, one asian) Its a bit of a bureaucratic adventure.

We are exploring our options and looking at people who might be in similar situations :)

Thanks! We’re trying to be smart about. We are also fortunate enough to have friends nearby who also recently had kids, so we’ve been able to borrow some clothes they’ve grown out of too.

We’re prepping for a baby who is coming soon. Had a list of baby stuff we were keeping an eye on to see if any actual lower prices came around. Found a handful of things at decent discount actually, but there’s still plenty left on the list. Baby stuff is expensive…

Occasionally, my socks go missing.

Honestly? Not much.

I grew up in the countryside, there was maybe like 50 kids in my entire school. Somehow I became the main bully victim. Later I spent a few summers at the grocery store which doubled as a cafe in the weekends, and honestly it showed me the adults weren’t any better with their constant gossiping and rumour spreading.

I got out of there as fast as I could afford it. It took a few tries in different places both big and small, but I eventually landed on my feet in a small city.

Still close enough to nature that the countryside of me doesnt feel cramped. Found my crowd, made friends, and discovered passions I never knew I had. Life is pretty good right about now. Bought an apartment with my partner a few years ago. Now we’re gonna be parents soon!

I’ve reestablished connection with my family too. We’ve talked it all through, and now I go home to visit and spend time with them once or twice a year, so I guess that’s the answer to your question. Anyone else there I couldn’t care less for.