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April 5th, 2006, 08:04 PM
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What do you all do about drivers? Chipset drivers, etc. Probably don't call them drivers but you know what I mean. Is installation a hassle if you are not doing a duel boot, but a UNIX OS of some type?
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April 5th, 2006, 08:16 PM
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they are called drivers in *NIX. I go with the defaults unless the default doesn't work/doesn't exist.
ndiswrapper is a useful tool that allows you to load windows drivers in linux.
nvidia has excellent driver support in linux. | |
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April 5th, 2006, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by originel they are called drivers in *NIX. I go with the defaults unless the default doesn't work/doesn't exist.
ndiswrapper is a useful tool that allows you to load windows drivers in linux.
nvidia has excellent driver support in linux. | I think you mean "modules" in *NIX, drivers in Windows. www.linuxcommand.org is very good for help with commands, and especially with bash scripting. i also visit www.justlinux.com for general linux needs, and www.linuxteens.com for fun. Installation difficulty depends on the distribution you pick. Ubuntu for explain, you put the CD in and it even has an auto partitioning scheme it uses. Install takes like 20-30 minutes and you're up! | |
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April 6th, 2006, 05:58 AM
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They're called drivers in either OS. A module is a device driver inserted into the kernel while it's running. Other drivers are built into the kernel. | |
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April 7th, 2006, 07:49 PM
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April 7th, 2006, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by lynch They're called drivers in either OS. A module is a device driver inserted into the kernel while it's running. Other drivers are built into the kernel. | good call, my bad. | |
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April 11th, 2006, 07:37 PM
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April 16th, 2006, 10:51 AM
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April 16th, 2006, 10:59 AM
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April 28th, 2006, 01:02 PM
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