drivers for linux

dieferbiefer · 12-15-2007, 04:10 PM

I installed linux on my pc but couldn't find any drivers for my NIC witch is a linksys wmp54g ver.4.0 or my video card witch I have the windows driver for but am not sure what the video card is, where is a good place to find drivers for linux and is there any way to get a windows driver to work on linux? Thanks.

amosf · 12-15-2007, 11:40 PM

The wmp54g windows driver works with ndiswrapper AFAIK. You'll have to look it up. Some distros are easier than others to install. You will need the windows sys and inf files appropriate.

You'll have to know what video card. linux includes workable drivers for most. The intel drivers are good. You can get better nvidia and ati driver straight from nvidia and ati.

What linux distro?

dieferbiefer · 12-16-2007, 07:08 PM

i researched the ndiswrapper and i understand that it lets you use a windows drive on Linux, but i don't completely understand how to use it, and does it work for any drive or is there a certain ndiswrapper for different drives.

12-15-2007, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
dieferbiefer Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 30	drivers for linux I installed linux on my pc but couldn't find any drivers for my NIC witch is a linksys wmp54g ver.4.0 or my video card witch I have the windows driver for but am not sure what the video card is, where is a good place to find drivers for linux and is there any way to get a windows driver to work on linux? Thanks.

12-15-2007, 11:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
amosf Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 70	The wmp54g windows driver works with ndiswrapper AFAIK. You'll have to look it up. Some distros are easier than others to install. You will need the windows sys and inf files appropriate. You'll have to know what video card. linux includes workable drivers for most. The intel drivers are good. You can get better nvidia and ati driver straight from nvidia and ati. What linux distro? __________________ #~> #~> slackware - For when you are ready to leave the nest.

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12-16-2007, 07:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
dieferbiefer Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 30	i researched the ndiswrapper and i understand that it lets you use a windows drive on Linux, but i don't completely understand how to use it, and does it work for any drive or is there a certain ndiswrapper for different drives.