- Update your Linux Mint install's packages.
- Install the recommended OEM kernel. Now recommending a new OEM kernel.
- Workaround needed to get the best suspend battery life for SSD power drain.
- Disable the ALS sensor so that your brightness keys work.
- Enable headset mic input.
- Go to the Linux Mint Launcher or press the super key.
- Type out the word terminal, click to open it.
- Left click and drag to highlight and copy the code below in the gray box, right click/paste to copy it into the terminal window.
- Then press the enter key, password, reboot.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt-get install linux-oem-22.04c -y && echo "options snd-hda-intel model=dell-headset-multi" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf && sudo sed -i 's/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT.*/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash module_blacklist=hid_sensor_hub nvme.noacpi=1"/g' /etc/default/grub && sudo update-grub && echo "[connection]" | sudo tee /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf && echo "wifi.powersave = 2" | sudo tee -a /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf
Pasted code will look similar to the image below:
If you would rather enter the commands individually instead of using the code block provided previously:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install linux-oem-22.04c
echo "options snd-hda-intel model=dell-headset-multi" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
This will address your brightness keys.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash module_blacklist=hid_sensor_hub"
sudo update-grub
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nvme.noacpi=1"
sudo update-grub
sudo gedit /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf
wifi.powersave = 2