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I just manually installed my printer driver, when I clicked Have Disk it /still/ Fucking defaults to A:/</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41543.82&return_msg=41543.82" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41543.82"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41543_83"></a><div class="message" id="message_41543_83"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 4 Aug 2015 22:13</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Aug 2015 23:51"></span></span> <span class="message_count">83 of 110</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.83">41543.83</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.82#a41543_82" target="_self">41543.82</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span class="emoticon e_happycry" title=":'D"><span class="e__">:'D</span></span><br /><br /> Them were the days when installing a driver it would hang for a while trying to access the floppy drive when there was no disk in it.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41543.83&return_msg=41543.82" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41543.83"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41543_84"></a><div class="message" id="message_41543_84"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 4 Aug 2015 23:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Aug 2015 07:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">84 of 110</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.84">41543.84</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.82#a41543_83" target="_self">41543.83</a></div> <div class="message_body"> And the noise! That beautiful grinding noise! </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41543.84&return_msg=41543.82" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41543.84"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41543_85"></a><div class="message" id="message_41543_85"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2015 01:34</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Aug 2015 11:02"></span></span> <span class="message_count">85 of 110</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.85">41543.85</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.82#a41543_82" target="_self">41543.82</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span class="emoticon e_grin" title=":D"><span class="e__">:D</span></span><br /><br /> <vaguely remembers 'drivers'></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41543.85&return_msg=41543.82" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41543.85"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41543_86"></a><div class="message" id="message_41543_86"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2015 07:37</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Aug 2015 11:19"></span></span> <span class="message_count">86 of 110</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.86">41543.86</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.82#a41543_85" target="_self">41543.85</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Whilst *nix does generally have good support for a lot of hardware, the times it doesn't can be a total nightmare. <br /> <br /> Having to compile drivers and modules, then forget when you upgrade the kernel that it breaks everything and you have to do it all again <span class="emoticon e_csad" title=":C"><span class="e__">:C</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41543.86&return_msg=41543.82" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41543.86"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41543_87"></a><div class="message" id="message_41543_87"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Matt<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2015 07:59</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Aug 2015 11:19"></span></span> <span class="message_count">87 of 110</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.87">41543.87</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.82#a41543_85" target="_self">41543.85</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Man, you need to try harder at trolling. Linux still has drivers, i.e. a program that provides a software interface to your hardware. Whether you have them as pre-compiled binaries that you install or source code you compile into the kernel or into a module, you still have them <span class="emoticon e_unsure" title=":/"><span class="e__">:/</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41543.87&return_msg=41543.82" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41543.87"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41543_88"></a><div class="message" id="message_41543_88"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2015 09:55</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Aug 2015 10:11"></span></span> <span class="message_count">88 of 110</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.88">41543.88</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.82#a41543_86" target="_self">41543.86</a></div> <div class="message_body"> DKMS does a lot of that automagically.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41543.88&return_msg=41543.82" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41543.88"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41543_89"></a><div class="message" id="message_41543_89"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2015 11:20</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Aug 2015 12:03"></span></span> <span class="message_count">89 of 110</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.89">41543.89</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.82#a41543_86" target="_self">41543.86</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah, when stuff's not supported it's fucking horrible. Though I've not encountered that for a *long* time. I think pretty much everything remotely mainstream is covered by the kernel these days (with the exception of trackpads, which are like the new wifi cards).</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41543.89&return_msg=41543.82" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41543.89"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41543_90"></a><div class="message" id="message_41543_90"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2015 11:32</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Matt <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Aug 2015 11:49"></span></span> <span class="message_count">90 of 110</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.90">41543.90</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.82#a41543_87" target="_self">41543.87</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I replied to this but it got lost when I submitted. Said something like "you do not have permission to view this page".<br /><br /> I'll try again...</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41543.90&return_msg=41543.82" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41543.90"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41543_91"></a><div class="message" id="message_41543_91"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time"> 8 Aug 2015 11:40</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Matt <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 8 Aug 2015 11:49"></span></span> <span class="message_count">91 of 110</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.91">41543.91</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41543.82#a41543_87" target="_self">41543.87</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ok, don't know why you think I'm trolling.<br /><br /> I didn't say drivers don't exist in Linux. What I said was "I barely remember them" (or words to that effect). Facetiously, of course, because yes I do remember them.<br /><br /> But one doesn't have to deal with them in Linux. My hardware is detected and the appropriate modules are loaded. I do no have to search for them, download them, install them (manually, I mean - to be clear, they are in fact installed, yes.), worry about whether they're up to date. It's all entirely automatic, I never have to think about drivers, everything just works (as Ant says, so long as your stuff is supported. Which most is and mine all has been for several years).<br /><br /> This is the second time you've called be a troll in this thread (which I honestly don't think I am).<br /><br /> I don't think saying I barely remember drivers can <em>reasonably</em> interpreted as making the ridiculous claim that they don't exist in Linux. Which makes me think you wilfully misinterpreted me in order to have a go. To poke holes in a ridiculous claim that no one would ever make. Which is... odd.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41543.91&return_msg=41543.82" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41543.91"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41543.92" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>