• bioemerl@kbin.social
    2·
    9 months ago

    No, that’s about how it is on Linux.

    Some drivers just work. Others? Absolute pain in the ass. If it doesn’t work on first boot you’re probably screwed.

    Source: my laptops audio still doesn’t work with Linux.

      • AnonTwo@kbin.social
        1·
        9 months ago

        It looks like the OP was trying to shorthand (not show entirely)
        ->Just updating Ubtuntu to see if it fixes the issue
        ->cloning a github repo and then trying to build a driver themselves
        ->Checking with modprobe to see if it worked (I don’t remember the command clearly, I’ve only actually done this once like 2 years ago)

        The syntax error at the end is probably more for dramatic effect and would’ve occurred when trying to make the repo. But at the bare minimum using Apt to update->upgrade your distro would update a driver if it was already installed and just outdated.

  • captain_oni@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    9 months ago

    I guess, all depends on what type of driver you’re installing; but I had to install win10 on my brother’s PC last week, these are the steps I had to take to install AMD’s drivers (because the ones included with windows suck):

    1. Open Edge.
    2. Download Opera (his browser of choice) and install it.
    3. Google “AMD Drivers”, go to the website
    4. Lookup the exact model of the processor: “Ryzen 3 3200G”.
    5. Try to guess what fucking .exe file to download, since their descriptions are vague.
    6. Double click the .exe.
    7. next, deselect bloatware, next, install.
    8. Error on installation
    9. Lookup error code.
    10. Turns out Windows was downloading (not installing) an update at the same time, without telling me.
    11. Wait 15 minutes for windows to finish doing whatever it wants to do, without user consent.
    12. Reboot machine.
    13. Try again. Next, next, deselect bloatware, next, install
    14. Reboot machine again.
    15. (OPTIONAL) Curse Bill Gates, Steve Balmer and Satya Nadella for making me waste my time.
    • SpaghettiYeti@lemmy.world
      0·
      9 months ago

      I have a w10 PC and an Nvidia card. You install NVidia GeForce Experience and click “download”, then “install”.

      For AMD, you would install AMD Catalyst and do the same.

      No bloatware for either… don’t do things the hard way!

          • stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi
            1·
            9 months ago

            I can say this about literally anything. You bought a new car, but it requires you to send nudes to the automobile company owner to be able to start the car? If you’re concerned with it, then you have an issue. If you’re not, you don’t.

  • AVincentInSpace@pawb.social
    1·
    9 months ago

    oh, don’t mind me, i’m just over here using my graphics tablet that linux came with drivers for and which worked out of the box (including pressure sensing) as soon as i plugged it in, and printing on my printer which CUPS auto-detected and went from new laptop to printing in 30 seconds, and which i have never had any issues with

  • riodoro1@lemmy.world
    1·
    9 months ago

    Next next finish

    Wait, why the fuck are there three new icons on my desktop? What is this bullshit in the tray?

    What the fuck is nvidiaupdatechecker.exe and why is is consuming 10% of my cpu?

  • slazer2au@lemmy.world
    1·
    9 months ago

    Windows is more like

    Run exe

    Next

    No don’t install chrome

    No don’t install antivirus

    No don’t install toolbar

    Yes I read the agreement

    Install