Compatibility issues for Dell Precision 3550?
by kenb1000 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5CZ4H)
Greetings to all. I have a question about a Dell Precision 3550 laptop which I purchased recently. The laptop came with Ubuntu 18 pre-installed but since I much prefer Mint I installed version 20.
One minor problem I have is that occasionally after waking from Sleep mode I lose my wi-fi connection and I have to disable and then re-enable the connection. Not a big deal. But yesterday while trying to format 2 new PNY USB thumb drives (32 and 64GB) the system suddenly wouldn't mount any USB drive, including an external HD that had previously worked fine. I had to reboot the system to get it all working again.
So, now I'm thinking maybe I should upgrade to 20.1; however, I'm aware that upgrading can break things that weren't previously broken. Is there anyone out there that has a Precision 3550 running Mint? If so, I'd like to hear about your experience.
Many thanks.
One minor problem I have is that occasionally after waking from Sleep mode I lose my wi-fi connection and I have to disable and then re-enable the connection. Not a big deal. But yesterday while trying to format 2 new PNY USB thumb drives (32 and 64GB) the system suddenly wouldn't mount any USB drive, including an external HD that had previously worked fine. I had to reboot the system to get it all working again.
So, now I'm thinking maybe I should upgrade to 20.1; however, I'm aware that upgrading can break things that weren't previously broken. Is there anyone out there that has a Precision 3550 running Mint? If so, I'd like to hear about your experience.
Many thanks.