Is there a program that I can run on my laptop to tell me what Linux distro supports the hardware out of the box? Also whether the hardware is supported at all?

Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 months ago

Is there a program that I can run on my laptop to tell me what Linux distro supports the hardware out of the box? Also whether the hardware is supported at all?

MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone · edit-2 5 months ago

It’s just weird that after install it can’t detect my hardware and pull the drivers it needs like windows does.

StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 months ago

Sometimes it’s an ideological issue. Some distributions don’t ship nonfree drivers, some do, but require you to manually install them, and some have trouble making up their mind. This last is where you get live cds that automatically load the drivers needed for your hardware, but when you actually install, things aren’t working anymore.