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On all Linux distros on all hardware , one should use the (latest(stable)) vendor drivers. :) The distro drivers (and/or) kernel drivers, are almost always gar
by reachableceo 4y ago
On all Linux distros on all hardware , one should use the (latest(stable)) vendor drivers. :)
The distro drivers (and/or) kernel drivers, are almost always garbage. Also make sure the NIC firmware is up to date.
- eqvinox 4y ago> On all Linux distros on all hardware , one should use the (latest(stable)) vendor drivers. :) Care to provide any rationale? > The distro drivers (and/or) kernel drivers, are almost always garbage. My experience is the exact opposite, vendor drivers are almost always garbage, and the kernel drivers just work.
- Brian_K_White 4y agoI must say the exact opposite.
- bravetraveler 4y agoI appreciate you taking the time, but this isn't quite true For some vendors or kernels, certainly However, this completely disregards the work companies like Intel and AMD do to upstream their drivers, or the leagues of individual maintainers In many cases there is no difference, the driver in the kernel is the upstream one Nvidia has been a notable exception, but they're slowly improving by going (partially?) open source Realtek specifically has problems due to their shared driver core. For example, it often can't reliably tell the difference between an r8125 and r8169