Unstable Wi-Fi and Minecraft Crashing on HP EliteBook 8460p after Zorin OS 18 Update

General Help
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System Specs:

  • Model: HP EliteBook 8460p
  • OS: Zorin OS 18 core
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-2450M
  • RAM: 8GB
    Storage: 500GB HDD
    Since the last system update, I have encountered two major stability issues:
  1. Wi-Fi Instability: The connection drops frequently or has extremely high latency. This was not happening prior to the most recent Zorin update. I am likely using the wl driver.
  2. Minecraft Crashing: Minecraft crashes shortly after launch or during gameplay. I have monitored system resources, and it is not a CPU or RAM spike issue (usage remains within normal limits). It appears to be a driver or Java-related crash.
    Steps Taken:
  • Checked for further updates (none available).
  • Verified RAM/CPU usage during crashes.
  • Confirmed the issues started immediately after the latest Zorin kernel/system update.
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Try to go back to kernel 6.14. At grub menu select "Advanced options for Zorin" and select kernel 6.14 to boot from and test.

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same problem was on 6.14 and fixed on 6.17 but the problem back again on yesterday. by the last update

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You could check if you still have an older 6.17 kernel installed to boot from it.

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ok let me check

6

grub menu doesnot apears.

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Press continuosly esc key or, if you have a legacy BIOS, left shift key during boot to display the grub menu.

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i tried but it stops boot (last update issue also)grub does not comes and windows boot by default. i need to boot it from efi file.

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Maybe it is neccessary to activate Your GRUB Menu. To do that, start in Zorin. Open the Terminal and type

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

to work on the GRUB Configuration. You will see there a white Textblock:

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The Lines 2 and 3 on the Picture are important here. To have an active GRUB Menu they have to be like this:

GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu
GRUB_TIMEOUT=20

The last one makes that the GRUB Menu appears for 20 Seconds before it start in the default Option. When this is not enough Time for You, you can change the 20 to a higher Value if You wish.

When You have make the Changes press ctrl+o to save, Enter to confirm and ctrl+x to exit. Back in the normal Terminal Overview type sudo update-grub to make the Changes affect. Don't forget that! Without it, it will not work.

After all this reboot and You should see the GRUB Menu. Selest there ''Advanced Options'' and use the older Kernel to start.

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not worked

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What did not worked? Making the GRUB Menu appearing or switching the Kernel?

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just shows black screen for 20 second. maybe re installation can fix this.

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You can try that if You want. For this Case, I would sugest to make the Installation offline - or at least without installing Updates.