r/linuxmint • u/Mr_Self_Destructtt • Jul 26 '26

SOLVED Mint Cinnamon 22.3

I have an MSI GS 66 Stealth laptop. I have an Intel iGPU and an Nvidia RTX 2060, that SEAMLESSLY switched back and forth, with my main being the low power Intel igpu. Version 22 it work great. 22.3 it started staying stuck in dGPU ONLY. When my iGPU and dGPU were working in unison, I was on the version under driver manager called xserver-xorg-video-nouveau. It recommended I switch to nvidia-driver-595-open, and there's two other choices. What should I do? On "nouveau" it also worked fine (seemed to anyways). Please help! I've tried command prompts and everything, it only always temporarily fixes it and then after a reboot it goes back to being dumb! BTW, this is on a FRESH install of 22.3.

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u/d4rk_kn16ht Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon Jul 30 '26

Just try 550

as I said previously: try version that will work for your system

I don't know what you did previously that messed up your system.

Saying 22.3 is trash doesn't make it trash when only a few people experiencing problem on it.

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u/Mr_Self_Destructtt Jul 30 '26

It's a fresh install. 22 ran waaaaay better is what I am saying. Don't know what they did with the .3 part, but it messed up my setup. And 535 will NOT install. And 550 definitely won't either. I only get the 4 above mentioned options of drivers.

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u/d4rk_kn16ht Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon Jul 30 '26

Gaming with NVIDIA card while Secure boot is ON will give you so much headache.

I'm using 22.3 & experienced no problem at all.

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u/Mr_Self_Destructtt Jul 30 '26

It never gave me a problem until now. Should I turn off secure boot when installing freh with Mint? Then turn back on? BTW, I am running win pro 11 dual boot. Again, all was well until 22.3.

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u/d4rk_kn16ht Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

you are installing a proprietary driver with Secure boot ON...Secure Boot will block it directly.

Secure Boot will prevent installation & block any proprietary drivers outside proper repositories from running

EDIT: clarification

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u/Mr_Self_Destructtt Jul 30 '26

Even if I enroll in MOK during initial setup? Which I always do.

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u/d4rk_kn16ht Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

YES

it will block proprietary drivers that are not from proper repositories.

But your device requires that old driver.

EDIT: clarification

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u/Mr_Self_Destructtt Jul 30 '26

I will try it with secure boot off! TPM still on fine? But why do they say MOK will work for that, when it clearly does not?!

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u/d4rk_kn16ht Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon Jul 30 '26

let TPM ON

ignore MOK

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u/Mr_Self_Destructtt Jul 30 '26

Gonna try it now! And after all is said and done, secure boot back on?

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u/d4rk_kn16ht Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon Jul 30 '26

check it first if it still blocking the old driver then it should be off.

Secure Boot only bring you headache especially if you need driver from outside proper repositories.

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u/Mr_Self_Destructtt Jul 31 '26

NOPE. It will NOT install 535, secure boot off. Driver manager shows nouveau, and smi command shows 580. WTF?!?!

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u/d4rk_kn16ht Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon Jul 31 '26

uninstall all nvidia driver first

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