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sinqbad

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Registered: 2016-01-27

Posts: 28

Scan and install non-free drivers?

Is there a way for arch to scan the system and install accordingly the non-free drivers needed?

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 19,110

Re: Scan and install non-free drivers?

Arch as a distribution does not provide such a mechanism.

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

Posts: 5,776

Re: Scan and install non-free drivers?

What drivers do you think you need?
Do you have hardware that isn't working correctly?

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Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

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Re: Scan and install non-free drivers?

Yes.  "Scan" the system with dmesg, lspci, and/or lsusb, then feel free to install the drivers you need.

If you want someone/something else to automagically do your thinking and make decisions for you, then no, arch is not the distro for that.

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sinqbad

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Registered: 2016-01-27

Posts: 28

Re: Scan and install non-free drivers?

Yes.  "Scan" the system with dmesg, lspci, and/or lsusb, then feel free to install the drivers you need.

If you want someone/something else to automagically do your thinking and make decisions for you, then no, arch is not the distro for that.

I have to disagree that this is "doing your thinking and make decisions for you". Also, I find this characterization very rude and elitist. It's just different level of abstraction. It's like saying you let the transistor do your thinking for you because you don't program them yourself. Or that pacman automagically does my thinking since it places the files in the right locations without me having to do anything.

But thank you for letting me know which commands to use.

sinqbad

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Registered: 2016-01-27

Posts: 28

Re: Scan and install non-free drivers?

What drivers do you think you need?
Do you have hardware that isn't working correctly?

I was wondering to make installs easier on all my machines. But sd card is one that I usually have issues with.

jasonwryan

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From: .nz

Registered: 2009-05-09

Posts: 30,426

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Re: Scan and install non-free drivers?

An SD card should not require special drivers.

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