Idk if it’s just me or if it’s because my PC is ancient, but it kind of feels like pop_os is kind of shit. I’m always having some issue or complaint or another with it. My laptop runs mint and I’ve had very few issues, but with pop it feels like I’m fighting the OS every step of the way, from install to daily usage.

Idk, kind of a venting question but w/e

  • the_q@lemm.eeEnglish
    18·
    3 days ago

    I’ve used Pop for a couple years now and rarely have issues. What specifically are you dealing with?

    • ComicalMayhem@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      3 days ago

      well right now, pop os boots into a black screen with a blinking terminal entry underscore, except I can’t actually type any inputs. going into recovery mode and running sudo fsck doesn’t do anything to fix it, or even return any useful info about what might be wrong.

      edit: or at least, I think it isnt. I don’t really know how to use the tool

          • the_q@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            It might just be easier to backup your home folder and reinstall.

      • notfromhere@lemmy.ml
        4·
        3 days ago

        Do you gave an nvidia graphics card? The only problem I’ve had since I installed Pop OS is their shity driver installer crapped out somehow and I gad to recover my system by blacklisting amd graphics driver, uninstall nvidia driver and reinstall. It wad not for the feint of heart.

        • ComicalMayhem@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          2 days ago

          Yes, and as a matter of fact it is a drivers issue. Trying to update to nvidia 570 results in the display going dark and never coming back. Doing it through the terminal with system76’s recommended drivers, it fails to install 570, seems like a file didn’t download or unpack correctly or something. Not quite sure how to fix it

          • notfromhere@lemmy.ml
            3·
            2 days ago

            Try these steps:

            $ sudo apt-get purge nvidia* # remove current installed nvidia software including drivers
$ sudo ubuntu-drivers devices # verify it sees your graphics card
$ sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall # install drivers automatically
$ sudo reboot

            This is everything I ended up doing which eventually fixed it for me:

            # Update repo
sudo apt update

# Remove amdgpu drivers
sudo apt purge xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu
sudo apt purge libdrm-amdgpu*
sudo apt purge libdrm-amdgpu1

# Blacklist the amdgpu driver since we are using nvidia only
echo "blacklist amdgpu" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

# Remove nvidia driver and install from system76 repo
sudo apt purge *nvidia*
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:system76-dev/stable
sudo apt install -y system76-driver-nvidia
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo reboot
            • ComicalMayhem@lemmy.worldOP
              1·
              20 hours ago

              neither set of instructions seem to work. at this point I’m going to open a help thread on the pop os community