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| Thread ID: 84199 | 2007-10-28 03:59:00 | Know Any Hardware Needing Better Linux Support? | Erayd (23) | PC World Chat |
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| 605927 | 2007-10-28 03:59:00 | The linux driver project guys are looking for targets... (linux.slashdot.org) and they want your input :thumbs: | Erayd (23) | ||
| 605928 | 2007-10-28 04:10:00 | WINMODEMS!!! And wifi cards. :rolleyes: |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 605929 | 2007-10-28 04:25:00 | Wifi cards are coming - kernel 2.6.22 got a total overhaul of the wifi stack, now it's just waiting for the drivers to get finished and Linux wifi support should get a LOT better. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 605930 | 2007-10-28 05:30:00 | Vodems. (Although victim support might be more appropriate for victims of these infernal money suckers.) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 605931 | 2007-10-28 06:22:00 | Oh! USB based ADSL modems. Not routers, MODEMS. | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 605932 | 2007-10-28 07:22:00 | Perhaps they should put their energy into creating a unified driver package that would simplify driver downloads/installs. It would be considerably easier if I could download a single file and have it automatically install and configure the driver for me. | Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 605933 | 2007-10-28 07:37:00 | Perhaps they should put their energy into creating a unified driver package that would simplify driver downloads/installs. It would be considerably easier if I could download a single file and have it automatically install and configure the driver for me.You already can - it's called the linux kernel :rolleyes:. With linux device drivers, they're all integrated into the kernel itself, either compiled directly in or as an add-on module. The only reason you'd ever be installing a driver in another way is if you are running an older kernel (which doesn't contain your driver), the driver is so new and/or unstable that it hasn't made it into a kernel release yet, or licensing issues prevent it from being included. On another note, here is an interesting take (www.apreche.net) on the current driver situation. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 605934 | 2007-10-28 23:20:00 | Never mind hardware I want true gaming functionality. | pctek (84) | ||
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