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A normal user shouldn't have to install a driver manually
by jbverschoor 7y ago
A normal user shouldn't have to install a driver manually
- shrimp_emoji 7y agoI can't remember when I needed to install a driver on Linux (e.g., GPU drivers come in with system updates). I can remember when I needed to install a driver on Windows (any GeForce XpErIeNcErS???).
- Hendrikto 7y agoRead his comment… Windows auto update fucked things up. This problem would be even worse for users who never installed a driver manually, as they have no idea at all why things suddenly run worse.
- jbverschoor 7y agoIf he didn't have to install drivers, because they're available / checked, then it wouldn't have messed things up. On macOS, I have 0 need to install drivers. On windows, I'm not sure because I haven't used it in such a while, but afaic remember, windowsupdate has updated drivers suppiled by vendors. And that actually works. His comment is similar to: I compiled a kernel modulue, and loaded it. When I do my regular uprade / dist-upgrade, and now I'm stuck with a vanilla drivers. The only way I can fix this is to alter the Makefiles, and compile from scratch. Oh look.. 1 google gives the exact situation actually: https://askubuntu.com/questions/492217/nvidia-driver-reset-after-each-kernel-update https://askubuntu.com/questions/492217/nvidia-driver-reset-a...
- skummetmaelk 7y agoNo, Windows installed a driver update that broke my graphics performance. When I manually installed a driver Windows decided to override it _without_ telling me that it did so or without giving me any choice at all.