Compatibility-kernel-A/V

[MOE-LARRY&CURLY]

Howdy. So I've tried Zorin, meh, now on Mint 21.3 cinn, better but still compatibility issues with bluetooth&audio. Now thinking a KDE distro like kubuntu. From what I read&see it seems to have more options, configure wise. I'll note I'm using an Avid MBox mini interface with my beast of almost 14 yrs old. I will add some specs but with that, any suggestions, tips, and perhaps best kernel to use for my HW? THANK YOU!-- , CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i5-2500S bits: 64 type: MCP smt: <unsupported>
arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2756 high: 3135 min/max: 1600/3700 cores: 1: 2824 2: 2288 3: 3135 4: 2778
bogomips: 21551
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
ports: active: none empty: VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0102 class-ID: 0380
Device-2: AMD Whistler [Radeon HD 6730M/6770M/7690M XT] vendor: Apple driver: radeon v: kernel
pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, VGA-2
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:6740 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Apple FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in) type: USB driAudio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD Turks HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500/6600 / 6700M Series] vendor: Apple
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1
chip-ID: 1002:aa90 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Digidesign Avid Mbox Mini type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio bus-ID: 2-1.3:5
chip-ID: 0dba:5001 class-ID: 0102
Device-4: Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus-ID: 2-1.4:6
chip-ID: 045e:0728 class-ID: 0102
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-122-generic running: yes
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.20 running: no
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yesver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-2:3
chip-ID: 05ac:850b class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>

 

[Condobloke]

Linux Mint 22

 

[KGIII]

As for the hardware compatibility issues, I forget the name but there's a distro that @Brickwizard frequently recommends. Someone will remember, or he'll sign in eventually and see this ping.

 

[KGIII]

I think I remembered the name.

MX Linux AHS - stands for Advanced Hardware Support

Here's a link to the various downloads, you should be able to figure out which one is which:

Download Links – MX Linux

mxlinux.org

 

[Brickwizard]

beast of almost 14 yrs old.

AHS won't help much on a 2011 machine,
looking down your specs its showing an Apple FaceTime built-in camera and a USB camera, if correct you will need to disable the built-in one or it may interfere with the USB one,
there is one peripheral that may benefit from AHS, and that is the Digidesign Avid Mbox Mini type: [ depending on age] I have read older models work fine with Mint LMDE, or Mint 22 with cinnamon DE