Summary


Hardware support for Linux, and Ubuntu in particular, varies greatly. Although printers, hard drives, and TV cards have excellent support, other devices have more spotty support options. In many cases, installing the driver is not the last step; you will also need to configure the driver and dependent applications. Fortunately, once Linux supports a device, it is effectively supported for life. You can still find drivers for ancient MFM hard drives and ten-year-old scanners.

The best resources for hardware support are the Linux and Ubuntu forums, and sites that specialize in specific hardware types.

  • https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport lists hardware that is supported by Ubuntu, as well as any particular quirks and issues.

  • http://www.linux.org/hardware provides a very complete list of hardware that has known support for the Linux kernel.

  • http://www.gphoto.org/ lists more than 700 supported digital camera models.

Loading the device and making it work is one thing, but making it work well can be something entirely different. In Chapter 4, you'll see how to get the most out of video and audio devices by installing different codecs. Chapter 6 covers hardware emulation. In Chapter 9 you will start playing with screen resolutions and multiple monitors, and in Chapter 12 you will dive into advanced networking.



Hacking Ubuntu
Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech)
ISBN: 047010872X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 124
Authors: Neal Krawetz

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