A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.
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Installing Epson Stylus SX115 printer on Archlinux
I have a printer 'Epson Stylus Sx115' plugged into my USB port.
It is detected because it is listed in lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID ...
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OpenSUSE can only boot into Failsafe mode
I installed the latest version of OpenSUSE and tried to install the driver for my touchpad. It would not install, so I installed it in this way:
zypper install ./filename_.rpm
After that my ...
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What's the easiest way to find out relevant video card/driver information
I need to know my video card/chipset, X11 Driver, driver version, and Xorg version. It seems to me that finding this information is always scattered throughout various utilities. Is there an easy way ...
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NVidia driver for the 3.2.9 kernel
I upgraded the kernel on my OpenSUSE 12.1 64bit from 3.1.9 to 3.2.9, and when I rebooted, X-windows refused to start, and I got into shell. I tried to run it manually with startx, but still no good.
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What log files to include when reporting a bug report for my wlan card?
I'd like to report a bug with my wireless card cutting out (seemingly) randomly, but I don't know what log files to include.
I know a tail -F of a particular log file when the card cuts out would be ...
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getting an old logitech webcam to work in Linux
I'm trying to get an old Logitech QuickCam Web to work in Linux. There's a kernel module, but the last time it was updated was in 2006 and it doesn't compile against a recent kernel anymore. In ...
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Wireless not showing a network in the scan results
I have a weird problem of connecting to a wireless network. I am connecting to a network named "C-202" with WPA-Personal. This network shows up in the scan results some time and won't show some time. ...
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Which driver for USB enclosure should I install?
I'd like to connect my old harddrive to my laptop via USB enclosure. I connected it but it only produced strange sounds, so I thought that the enclosure is corrupted.
I connected the enclosure to ...
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Have working headphone controller under Linux?
I have headphones with a controller (+/- volume, play/pause). They work when using an iPad. My question is if it's possible to make it work under Fedora 16 (using GNOME 3)?
I assume some drivers ...
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Linux friendly TV tuner/receiver
My USB TV tuner (an ENUTV-2) just stopped working and now I have to buy a new one. While I was browsing options, I realized my biggest priority was to get one that had Linux drivers (lack of them was ...
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Finding the best working driver for a video card
where can I look for the best working driver for a video card (and if available at all)?
In my case it is a "Nvidia Geforce GTX 580", because I've read that the drivers are better for Nvida than for ...
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200ms latency between TCP send and tcpdump only with large messages
In our REHL server, latency between application send and tcpdump log is always very large for large messages, about 200 milliseconds (see below 697572-488690=208882 microseconds), whereas latency for ...
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nVidia proprietary driver
I successfully installed NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-290.10.run on my Debian Squeeze desktop but I do not see /var/log/nvidia-installer.log clearly stating which file(s) have been added/replaced. Does anybody ...
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How to install drivers on Linux
How can I install a driver on any Linux?
I have XG-762 Sagem adapter on USB with the ZyDAS 1211B chipset, and I don't have drivers for it. What should I do?
PS: Despite it should be in my file ...
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FreeBSD 9 Sound Driver
I installed FreeBSD 9. I'm trying to make a sound to work but no luck.
My Sound Card: Realtek ALC898
Can someone help me how to make it to work (I'm creating custom kernel)?
Base on FreeBSD ...
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Difficulty with mobile broadband device being recognized (registered as CD ROM)
I am running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on a Samsung n150 netbook. I have bought a vodafone pay-as-you-go mobile broadband dongle. It is a Huawei device.
I have *usb_modeswitch* installed. I installed betavine ...
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How to find out which X11 driver system is using?
How to find out which X11 driver system is using?
For my chip openchrome is the best driver but I suspect that system is not using it. I just need at least 2D acceleration.
How can I check?
Here is ...
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How to enable force feedback in kernel 2.6.34 - 64 bit?
The wheel is Logitech driving force DFGT.
The platform:
linux-dopx:/home/anisha/ # cat /etc/issue && uname -a
Welcome to openSUSE 11.3 "Teal" - Kernel \r (\l).
Linux linux-dopx ...
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How do I display the name of my audio card driver from the command line in Lubuntu 11.10?
I am running Lubuntu 11.10 and I want to display my Audio / Sound Card Driver from the command line.
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Chrooted drivers
If the host has the kernel drivers properly loaded, would the
chrooted enviroment be able to use them (ex. wireless, power)?
Does the chrooted enviroment need its Xorg drivers to be configured or ...
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How to port printer settings between different distributions?
My wife's netbook has two distributions installed on it: OpenSUSE 11.4, which she no longer uses much, and Debian testing.
The only reason why OpenSUSE is still installed is that, for some odd ...
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Why do Linux and OSX require no driver to connect to an Android device?
I asked the dual question at superuser and didn't really get an answer - thought I might have better luck here.
I've started down the path of tinkering with my Android phones. What's curious to me is ...
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SD card reader on Linux: SPI or SD protocol underneath
I've a notebook with a SD card reader and I was wondering if the GNU/Linux driver is using the SPI protocol or the proprietary SD protocol (one or four bits). I'm asking this because I'm testing a SPI ...
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What's the difference between the drivers r8169 and r8168?
Realtek provides the source code for the r8168 driver which is based on the r8169 driver from the kernel tree if I may believe their source:
/*
* This driver is modified from r8169.c in Linux kernel ...
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Silicon Wave USB Bluetooth Adapter doesn't work
I have been trying to use my usb bluetooth adapter(silicon wave) on ubuntu 11.10 server, it appears in the lsusb list but it doesn't work
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0c10:0000
root@i5-PC:/home/john# ...
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How to assign USB driver to device
This question is two-fold:
First, how do you manually detach a driver from a USB device and attach a different one? For example, I have a device that when connected automatically uses the ...
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How do I downgrade my nVidia Driver in openSUSE 12.1?
I’m trying to trouble-shoot a problem that I’ve been having. Downgrading my nVidia driver is about the only thing I haven’t tried.
I have an nVidea GeForce 6200 and installed the ...
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Installing OpenGL in fedora 14
I am trying to install OpenGL on my Fedora.
But first I am confused with some concepts.
I am using ATI Radeon 5470 card and I downloaded the driver from the official website. Here is the link
I ...
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Webcam on Angström
I am running Angström on my BeagleBoard-xm. I want to use a webcam (I have Microsoft LifeCam Cinema and Logitech C310). I installed v4l-utils, libv4l-dev and kernel-module-uvcvideo with opkg. But the ...
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configuration for my wireless connection
I had connection issues so I changed some wireless configuration.
I think I solved the problem, but I still have minor issues.
First thing I had my Internet connection freeze badly,
Then after doing ...
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USB keyboard won't work with usbhid driver
I have an HP thin client (model t5325) which runs Debian Linux (kernel 2.6.22.18-1-armel). We are testing some kiosk keyboards from Operator Interface Technology which are presenting themselves to ...
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How to install non-outdated nvidia drivers using apt-get?
I tried using apt-get install nvidia-current after installation
I got 280.13 version, which is not the latest version(290.10).
so how can i force apt-get to download the latest driver?
Edit:
I'm ...
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how to close X Server, to avoid errors while updating nvidia driver?
I tried to update my nvidia driver but i got an error when i ran the driver installation.
See the error:
ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before
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How to get the version of my nvidia driver?
I tried using cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version but it says the file does not exist.
Is there any alternative way to do that?
I tried to look manually for that file, but I couldn't find it. I also ...
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What's the next step in troubleshooting this wireless connection failure?
I just installed Ubuntu 10.04.3 to dual-boot with Windows. I can connect to the Internet using a wired connection, but not through wireless. The first time I booted, the wireless notification bar ...
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Why does my USB wireless network adapter disconnect every few seconds?
I don't have experience with drivers and other things. After installing Linux Mint 11 on my machine (I did a dist-upgrade), everything seemed to be great -- I didn't need to install any drivers. After ...
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Choose at GRUB menu whether NVidia driver should be used
For some games, I need the nvidia-current driver, but when it's enabled, I can't get my work done as it messes up everything.
So is there a way I can get two options in my GRUB menu? One wich will ...
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Finding Linux distribution with proper hardware driver support
To me it is a jungle to find what Linux distribution to choose...
Of course one would like to use as much performance as possible from the machine. In my case I have a HP Pavilion dv6-6008eo - in ...
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Handling SERIRQ Interrupts from LPC-Connected Devices
How are SERIRQ interrupts generated by devices connected via an LPC (Low Pin Count) bus handled by Linux device drivers? In particular, how is an interrupt generated by one device on the bus ...
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Embedded linux LCD not calibrated
I have attached a new LCD to my embedded Linux device and when I run the system I found that it is shifted to the right. (the display starts from the middle of the LCD)
I found 2 frame buffer drivers ...
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How come my rtl8188cus device cannot connect?
I have a Edimax EW-7811Un usb wifi adapter, which uses a Realtek 8188cus chipset internally. I can use wicd to perform a network scan with the adapter, and it lists the networks correctly. But when I ...
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How to install VGA2USB in ArchLinux?
How do I install VGA2USB in Arch Linux?
I downloaded the driver vga2usb-3.26.0.27-ubuntu-3.0.0-12-server_X86_64.tbz
I tried with latest kernel did not worked failed with same issue, now showing with ...
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My canon lbp 2900B printer not working in ubuntu [closed]
My canon lbp 2900B printer not working in ubuntu 10.04 What may be the problem?
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Pinguy OS 11.04 WiFi and Wired Networking is not working
I was attempting to install Pinguy OS from a YUMI created USB thumb drive, with the computer wired to my router. The internet, however, was not working. After the install, it still is not working. ...
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How to get xf86-video-ati work normally? [closed]
I've install Arch on my lenove z475 with AMD Radeon HD 6470M and HD 6520G, and I'v install xf86-video-ati, xorg, gnome3
But if I don't add "radeon.modeset=0", the screen goes black. If I add it, then ...
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SMSC Ethernet PHY problems - blinking ~11.68Hz LED when it isn't working
I've got a custom ARM Linux 2.6.35-based platform I'm trying to get working. My problem is the Ethernet is not working consistently.
I've got a SMSC LAN8720AI PHY, with a i.MX283 uP/MAC @ 454MHz.
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What’s the difference between a “raw” and a “cooked” device driver?
Does this concept only apply to terminal drivers (which is what most sites cover) or to any driver in general?
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How to capture from instensive pro in Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS using HDMI interface?
I am trying to use PCI-X1 capture card (intensiy pro) using Ubuntu 10.04 (now) / 11.04 (failed) or Fedora (failed). None of them is yet capturing. I did my best but now i need some backup on this.
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Linux on a tegra tablet for programming
I would like to use a tablet for some mobile programming. It would be nice to read a pdf and immediately try the code on the same device. I've found various videos and tutorials how to get Ubuntu ...
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Second monitor does not work on BackTrack(Based on ubuntu 10.04)
I have installed BackTrack5(based on ubuntu 10.04) on my dell mini 1018 netbook,but when connect my external monitor(LG LED) to VGA port of my netbook,backtrack says second monitor is unknown,what can ...
