Questions tagged [drivers]
A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.
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Linux kernel access to ACPI Tables
How does linux kernel access ACPI Tables via EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE from the firmware? How does it get the pointer to the EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE? and where is it saved? Is it a global variable in the kernel and ...
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OpenXR "Failed to create GL context!"
So I bought a used VR headset (Samsung Odyssey+) and wanted to try to get it to work with my Linux machine. Encountering some dependency problems, over the past two days I broke and twice reinstalled ...
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Noveau drivers force discrete GPU
I am on linux mint. My hardware is an intel CPU and discrete Nvidia GPU running noveau drivers. However, these don't seem to be great at knowing when to switch between the integrated GPU and discrete ...
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How can I check if a device is supported by Linux?
I want to use the ax200 wifi module by Intel in the imx8qm board. Since I am new in Linux, I have difficulty finding the right documentation.
Where should I search for it?
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How to keep device firmware updated when I installed it manually?
My laptop is new enough that the firmware-linux package in debian testing's apt does not yet contain firmware for it. Hence, I've downloaded the files from linux-firmware.git on kernel.org, copied ...
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driver installed but not available
I don't understand the problem here. The rtl8821cu is installed but I cannot modprobe it into place. Is there a problem with the install process or am I missing a step.
> pacman -Q | grep rtl
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USB error: " ERROR Transfer event TRB DMA ptr not part of current TD ep_index 4 comp_code 1"
I'm a beginner to Ubuntu and have been struggling with this issue for a few days. Basically, I am trying to record with an Orbbec Femto Bolt camera, but when I try to actually use the camera, it doesn'...
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Does linux/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-lua.c control the lights of the mouse?
If you look linux/drivers/hid/hid-roccat-lua.c, it has a comment towards the beginning,
/*
* Roccat Lua is a gamer mouse which cpi, button and light settings can be
* configured.
*/
from which I'd ...
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How to diagnose USB device not being picked up properly?
I'm trying to get a device (ultrasound scanner) connected to my machine via USB. The device is custom built hardware, I'm not sure of the details - however I think it uses FTDI601Q.
The manual I have ...
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I can't connect to Wi-Fi on my RedmiBook 16 laptop with Pop OS 22.04 LTS x86_64
It connects to a cell phone hotspot without any problems. But to the router, it's a mess. It keeps trying to connect, but crashes and asks for the network password again. The WPS button doesn't help ...
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SD card detected but no /dev entry created
Relevant dmesg:
[980875.386648] mmc0: new SD card at address cde5
lsblk doesn't see it. /dev content does not change on insertion. The reader is integrated but sits on the USB bus.
Anything beyond ...
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USB ports stops working after a while on Linux
I have Jetson Orin NX with kernel version 5.10.104-tegra
I have plugged in GPS device in the usb. Everything it works as expected but after a while just its stops. All usb devices are not accessible ...
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How to enable/start monitors on Debian 12
I'm using a Debian 12 with the original Nvidia Driver. Now, I have three "Monitors", one being the build in of the Laptop I'm using. The middle one works, the others don't. They are not ...
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passing parameters to driver
I'm doing a Linux driver tutorial, and I have encountered a problem
with the sample lesson of passing parameters to the driver.
I tried another parameter-passing example I found on the internet
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Cannot install Nvidia Drivers on Debian VM with secure boot enabled
I'm working with a Debian 11 VM with secure boot enable on Google Cloud.
When I add a GPU to the machine, I get the following prompt:
This VM requires Nvidia drivers to function correctly.
Would you ...
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