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  LiveWire / Technical Forums / MacOS vs. Windows vs. Linux / Viewing Topic

hardware drivers
for linux
Replies: 5Last Post Nov. 18, 2006 11:41pm by Quuvvaazzo
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( j3100 )


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Where do people get drivers for linux, it seemes that all the drivers are for windows. Also, is the same driver good for multiple distrobutions?

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vitamin


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Usally on alot of the companys websites they have linux drivers. And unless i states I would always use drivers that are known to work with that ever distro you got!

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( j3100 )


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ok, thanks

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No worrys anytime!

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mephisto mortis


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drivers are in the kernel too, perhaps you should have a look.

heres whatcha do:

(you must be in root!)
cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig

then u will see lots of drivers and options, enable/disable what you need to thenn:

(for 2.4 kernel )
make dep && make bzImage modules modules_install

(for 2.6 kernel)
make && make modules_install

then when u r copy the bzImage and System.map over the old ones

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Quuvvaazzo

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LoL so true.      

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