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update3: rejoice! the dns resolv.conf file solved the issue. edited it to include the ip addresses @Condobloke gave in the thread and everything now works. a clue i found that solves the issue: if you can ping google's .com ip address and not "google.com", that means there is a resolver issue...

update2: using eth cord now. desktop is still accessible. tried updating packages and changing the dns server. network still doesn't work. my guess is that the wifi card is busted. might just backup my data and do a fresh install.

update: back to the desktop through snapshot. the network shows its connected. got to be some reason why network name resolution is a problem. cant update either. cant resolve to any update packages. could the wifi card be busted?

just booted from a usb. was able to get to the desktop with no issues. where would the logs be? should i use timeshift?

CTRL ALT F3 brings me to the service starting screen (see the askubuntu link in my post to see what i mean). pretty much CTRL ALT F* brings me to that screen where it starts the services. is there a way i can get to the recovery mode? i have wifi, no server running. how would i log in via ip?

rebooted my pc several times. still doesn't work. i can't login so it's not a browser issue.

got a pretty strange error message on my mint 21.3 xfce system. when i start up and press crtl+alt+f1 i see that 'network name resolution' is starting, then failing to start after about a minute of waiting. theres this askubuntu thread on the exact issue i'm having but with no answers. this...