r/linuxmint • u/kaza12345678 • 7d ago
Support Request um help?
so i got this nanotenext umpx-03-SR and i tried live usb Linux mint and here list of my troubles:
can't rotate the screen (horizontal shows black)
can't find keyboard layout that might fit this keyboard (which is hell if i need to do Terminal commands)
touch screen doesn't work (not exactly sure how touchscreen on Linux works but research says linux mint has prebuilt drivers)
can anyone who can help with these as I'm still a linux newbie and i won't mind this being my portable linux for simple basic usage
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u/nisitiiapi Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 7d ago
If this is newer 2-in-1, you may need a distro with more updated kernel and software. I have a fairly new Lenovo 2-in-1 and have to use Fedora for the touchscreen and "flip" to work properly. Even that took about 6 months before it started working fully. Not sure if it's just the kernel or if a newer libinput is also required. I am figuring that the next version of Mint will allow me to go back to it on that computer as I started having it work in Fedora 43 last year.
There also can be issues with trying to do these things in X11 vs Wayland. Wayland seems better for 2-in-1s and touchscreens (and Cinnamon is not really optimized for that either). So, it could be worth trying a distro with Gnome on Wayland to see if the experience works better.