Re: drivers in linux
Andrew Critchlow wrote:
> Can anyone please explain to me how drivers work in linux/debian?
> I am a newbie and have come over from microsoft. So my knowledge is of
> drivers and device manager and stuff from windows.
>
>
> Is there such a device manager in linux/debian?
No. In fact, forget everything you know about using computers. It will be
easier to learn Linux if you're not trying to mentally cram concepts into
Windows oversimplification. If you want to see what PCI devices are
connected, try lspci
> And if I was to install a network card for example how could I check to
> see if it was installed correctly (without trying it),
I'm not sure you can test a network card without trying it. I know when I
worked for Intel testing their cards, one new guy asked the same thing and
was soundly laughed at. "What do you mean you want to test it without
trying it? You know that's mostly what there is to QA, right?"
> how would I install drivers for it etc?
Look into modprobe/insmod/lsmod/rmmod
Reply to: