Hardware Support on Linux

Posted by ttblogger on 10/14 at 11:47 AM Permalink
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GNU/Linux has come a long way since it was first introduced, including installation ease of use on Ubuntu that’s surpassing that of Microsoft’s, but it still has a few critics about its somewhat lacking hardware compatibility. The reason for this is because hardware manufacturers pay little attention to anything other than Windows regarding drivers. 

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    Posted by Bill  on  10/14  at  11:48 AM

  1. Hi Guys or Girls!
    This is the first time I’ve ever posted here.  I have at one point in time installed and used Linux.  My only problem with the os is driver installation.  I was hoping this article would have helped me.  I was sadly mistaken.  Maybe if somebody would make available how to install linux drivers i would run it again.  If somebody would make drives for linux that would be as easily installed like windows drivers. More people would use the os.  Hell i’d even pay for Linux the kinda money that Microsoft wants for their stuff.  But it’s way to complex for me and i am considered by most a computer geek.  Oh well have a nice day.

    2. Posted by ergodic  on  10/14  at  11:49 AM

  2. Good job

    3. Posted by Bill  on  10/14  at  11:52 AM

  3. pardon me. where it says (Curse Word) place the word (shucks) my bad.

    4. Posted by Geert  on  10/14  at  05:27 PM

  4. You mention that Linux runs on x86 CPUs and PowerPC based Macs in a way as if PowerPCs are a special kind of x86 CPU. Of course this is not true. A PowerPC CPU is a RISC processor; x86 CPUs are CISC. By the way, newer Macs run on x86 again.

    5. Posted by John Mitchell  on  10/14  at  06:03 PM

  5. old 56k modems are easy to find in used computer stores or Salvation Army or Good Will stores. Older U S Robotics modems are easy to find and work well out of the serial port on Macz or Linux.

    6. Posted by Fred Yontz  on  10/14  at  09:24 PM

  6. In the section on USB VoIP phones, your last sentence says (...while the listen/talk part will work, the buttons of these phones won’t be supported (e.g. you can’t press the “hangup” button to hangup a VoIP phone call, and you can dial using the handset’s buttons).”

    Since you say the buttons WON’T work (...you CAN’T press the “hangup” button to hangup...), in the last part of that sentence is that a typo and you really mean ‘you CAN’T dial using the handset’s buttons?

    7. Posted by Jeremy P.  on  10/15  at  06:50 AM

  7. With in the last month I started using Ubuntu 7.04/7.10 which was my first Linux experience… I’ve got to say, the computer that I use Ubuntu on gets used FAR more than my XP box…

    As far as hardware goes I’m not too worried… Almost *anything* USB seems to work, and if it doesn’t then someone has a driver or is working on one.  Remember that Google is your friend when looking for these things.

    As for native hardware I doubt the common user would find any.  I found maybe one video capture card that was Linux native and past that I gave up.

    I’d recommend giving it a try if not just for the eye-candy!

    8. Posted by GeekMike  on  10/15  at  07:41 AM

  8. @ Fred Yontz -

    “Since you say the buttons WON’T work (...you CAN’T press the “hangup” button to hangup...), in the last part of that sentence is that a typo and you really mean ‘you CAN’T dial using the handset’s buttons?”

    Let me see if I can get a confirmation on that for you!

    GeekMike

    9. Posted by GeekMike  on  10/15  at  07:54 AM

  9. @ Fred Yontz -

    Yes, it’s a typo. For the OSes where the additonal driver doesn’t exist, you can’t use any of the buttons.

    Thank you for catching that....

    10. Posted by Bill  on  10/15  at  09:25 AM

  10. Hi gang, How about telling us how to install a linux driver.  I had at the time the binary for the audio card. But i couldn’t figure out how to install it.  I promiss you it isn’t as easy as a windows driver install.  So how about it?  If i have the binary for the hardware, how does one go about installing it??  thanks

    11. Posted by GeekMike  on  10/15  at  11:23 AM

  11. @ bill

    “It is impossible to write a universal tutorial for drivers—this is why everyone is dreading Linux driver installation in the first place. There is no standard way, each one is different, especially if they come in non-packaged format and they require manual tinkering when building from source. The best way to install a non-packaged driver is to read the README file, because the exact method is unique to each one.”

    Eugenia

    12. Posted by Rob Dunn  on  10/18  at  06:00 AM

  12. I just installed Ubuntu on a 500Mhz Gateway last night, and it did not detect the driver for the Cirrus sound card, but a quick Google over to the Ubuntu forums provided the answer.

    It would have been nice if it had detected the card out of the box, however (I have dabbled in Linux, but definitely am no expert by any means).

    13. Posted by GeekMike  on  10/18  at  08:22 AM

  13. @Rob - when it doubt GOOGLE!!! 

    -GM

    14. Posted by Computerden  on  10/19  at  04:35 AM

  14. may the source be with you! lol

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