Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 4 months agoThe Universal Operating Systemlemmy.caimagemessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squareMotoAsh@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoSeriously what audio device needs drivers that haven’t existed for decades by now?
minus-squareJul (they/she)@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoLots. My ASUS laptop from 3 or 4 years ago doesn’t have sound bu default in several distros. It came with Windows originally. Many of the drivers are proprietary, so they aren’t included by default if they exist at all.
minus-squareEggymatrix@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThe drivers are part of the kernel in linux, that is why you won’t find them, in most cases your kernel either supports the device or not. Never had such an issue, especially on asus, and I did have a couple asus laptops to maintain
Seriously what audio device needs drivers that haven’t existed for decades by now?
Lots. My ASUS laptop from 3 or 4 years ago doesn’t have sound bu default in several distros. It came with Windows originally. Many of the drivers are proprietary, so they aren’t included by default if they exist at all.
The drivers are part of the kernel in linux, that is why you won’t find them, in most cases your kernel either supports the device or not.
Never had such an issue, especially on asus, and I did have a couple asus laptops to maintain