Linux Mint 19 "Tara"

That's lovely. I like it. Any suggestion to add BT driver for AR3012 on my old laptop, so far I had success with only jeremy's github repo that has the fix, after kernel update I must compile it every time.

 

Does your touchpad work with the new kernel?

 

Let me investigate.

 

If it's out of tree, you'll have to build it every time. Or create a DKMS package for it.

 

I think I messed up. I will do a clean install of Mint and redo it.
Thanks!

 

What happened after installing the kernel package?

Can you get into recovery mode?

 

Mint works OK, I can get into it. But I did not get the TP to work. Then I tried this suggestion to install 4.19-rc5 which has the TP patch already installed with ukuu, but no luck also. Now nVidia does not work with 4.19. so I need to go back or just start from the beginning.

 

Success, thanks @Dennismungai

 

Nice. What kernel are you using at the moment?

 

Last time I tried Mint, it was like on 14, so I'm surprised the drivers were giving you an issue. But I may try this myself when my Titan comes in. Quick question: You are using Killer 1550, how much better is that from Killer 1535? I could have had mine upgraded to 1550 before purchasing but I can do it myself and get the card for $30.

 

Even 1535 is working at only 20% whilst comparing Windows. Still will take years to get flawless support for 1535 just like Win 10. 1550 should be supported on most Linux distros.

 

Killer Wireless-AC 1550 Review

At first it was a horrible WLAN card. After 6 months with driver updates, it's a bit better. I wouldn't upgrade what you have if you care about better signal. This offers you nothing more that you'd be able to really benefit from.

If you did wanna upgrade, get the Intel AC9260. It's the same card but minus the Killer bloatware. Like if you have the Killer 1550 the Windows Store will now automatically install the Killer Performance App for you which is supposed to limit bandwidth from certain apps and prioritize bandwidth. Who needs that when we have super fast internet anyway! I want all my apps to have the full bandwidth when they need it!

 

Thank you! Yes no need for more bloatware and especially limiting apps on its own. I looked at the AC9260 while ordering my laptop and considering which upgrades to get now or later. I read that several people disliked the Killer software anyway and like you said, many were getting worse signal with the new cards. I had wondered since it has MIMO and all, if it would benefit my as my Asus RT-AC3100 router has MIMO and beamforming and all that. But it looks like as you say I don't need all the extra fluff that goes with it, and certainly don't need a weaker signal. Will stick with what I have

 

Well I get to show my stupid side now. I was wrong: My laptop has the Killer 1435 card in it, not the 1535. They just shipped it and I looked on the invoice and saw that. I've seen so many numbers and parts over the last week my head is spinning!