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    No Audio, Graphical Problems on Asus Zenbook S14 (UX5406)

    Hello,
    I just installed Kubuntu 24.10 on my Asus Zenbook S14 and unlike when I installed Mint, everything worked... almost. My speakers do not show up anywhere (labeled as sof-soundwire in Mint). No matter, I thought, I will simply install the OEM version of the Linux Kernel, which had fixed every issue I was having when first installing Mint. While doing that, I also noticed an issue where every few seconds my screen would freeze for a moment and then catch up. That was another thing solved with my aforementioned OEM kernel ventures, so I proceeded. I finally got it installed and updated the GRUB... only for it to seemingly install it to my Mint 22.1 install which I am dual booting until I can get everything working correctly on Kubuntu. So I go to restart just to check and, of course, it does not show up in the GRUB menu under advanced boot options like it does for mint.

    I am running a Core Ultra 258V and if there is any information I am missing, please let me know.

    Now, if anyone has any suggestions for me on either how to fix my graphical and speaker issues without the OEM Kernel or how to make sure when I do "sudo apt update-grub" that it sees my Kubuntu partition first, I would greatly appreciate it.

    Thank you

    #2
    Welcome to KFN!

    Originally posted by Cuffuf View Post
    when I do "sudo apt update-grub"
    That isn't the correct command. To update grub, type: sudo update-grub2
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      #3
      Hello, and thank you for your help with this.

      That isn't the correct command. To update grub, type: sudo update-grub2
      I tried doing both that and my previous method one more time, and neither seems to have worked. Also, when I did it the first time round I never typed "apt" sorry I am not sure why I wrote that in my post. By my rough count, new kernels also do not show up in my Linux Mint advanced options either, but I am going to double check that first.

      Here are my commands and output.​
      Code:
      jackson@KubuntuZB:~$ sudo update-grub2
      [sudo] password for jackson:
      Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
      Generating grub configuration file ...
      Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.11.0-14-generic
      Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.11.0-14-generic
      Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.11.0-8-generic
      Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.11.0-8-generic
      Found memtest86+ 64bit EFI image: /boot/memtest86+x64.efi
      Warning: os-prober will be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
      Its output will be used to detect bootable binaries on them and create new boot entries.
      Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/nvme0n1p1@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
      Found Linux Mint 22.1 Xia (22.1) on /dev/nvme0n1p6
      Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
      done
      
      jackson@KubuntuZB:~$ sudo update-grub
      Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
      Generating grub configuration file ...
      Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.11.0-14-generic
      Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.11.0-14-generic
      Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.11.0-8-generic
      Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.11.0-8-generic
      Found memtest86+ 64bit EFI image: /boot/memtest86+x64.efi
      Warning: os-prober will be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
      Its output will be used to detect bootable binaries on them and create new boot entries.
      Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/nvme0n1p1@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
      Found Linux Mint 22.1 Xia (22.1) on /dev/nvme0n1p6
      Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
      done

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        #4
        update-grub2 is linked to update-grub, so they're the same.
        Code:
        $ ls -l /usr/sbin/update-grub2
        lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Oct 11 22:03 /usr/sbin/update-grub2 -> update-grub
        Having two installs running grub can cause trouble, as they fight each other for control of the boot.

        What are the "OEM" versions of the kernels? I'd expect them to get old quickly. Are they in the Kubuntu /boot? The update-grub script didn't find them.
        Regards, John Little

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          #5
          Yeah I know they’ll compete a lot. So the OEM versions are just some wherein they quickly pack in features/drivers for newer hardware (my speakers, for example) before they’d be considered stable for the mainline kernels. The point is only to use them for about 6-7 months before brand new hardware that isn’t like a major release (like mine, as it’s a relatively niche Asus laptop) can fully function.

          After installing them, they are not in the Kubuntu /boot. Is there a way to manually add them there such that I can do this? Or is there a way to separate the two installs such that Mint is inaccessible while I do the install? My bet is it’s noticing Mint already has the most recent OEM kernels and is just then not installing anything. I really would prefer having a working computer while I make sure Kubuntu can work, which is why I want to keep Mint just a bit longer.

          Thank you.
          Last edited by Cuffuf; Feb 17, 2025, 02:01 PM.

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            #6
            I've never done this, but I expect if you copy the OEM vmlinuz and initrd.img files from the Mint /boot to the kubuntu /boot, and run update-grub while booted to kubuntu, the OEM kernel will be found.
            Regards, John Little

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