I almost have the same first and last name as a known and jailed killer. A few letters off, but pronounced the same. Close enough that people make mistakes. When the thing happened, I got a ton of angry hatemail on various social media from people who couldn’t tell the difference. I started using my middle name more everywhere to distinguish myself. It was years ago now, but I still need to pull out my ID every now and then when someone thinks I’m trying to be funny. Interestingly enough, I also got messages from people that were like “Damn, sucks to have that name right now. I’m sorry you must be getting so much hate from idiots. Don’t let them get to you.” which actually helped a lot. I’m used to it now after all this time, but a support group like that could have been really helpful at the time.

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!

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.