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    Simplicity and convenience (lemmy.world)
    submitted 1 year ago by okda to c/linuxmemes
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    My fave.

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    [–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    This feels like a comment from 1997. Aside from occasionally updating video drivers for a new video game, I can't remember the last time I had to maintain--much less fix--a driver.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

    three words

    specialized proprietary hardware

    :'|

    [–] regeya 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Oh! Apparently I'm in 1997, then. Remarkable that they have Windows 11, then. I have a machine where the Microsoft provided drivers cause screen blanking when hardware accelerated video plays. Installing the AMD drivers fixes that, but I've yet to figure out what the magic sauce is to prevent Windows Update from overwriting part of the drivers that Adrenalin installs. One boot after installing and the machine works great, then the next boot it'll just be a black screen of death. At least AMD's installer helpfully makes a restore point.

    [–] Tom_Dude 2 points 1 year ago

    Sounds like my experience with Manjaro lol

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    To anyone that isn't blessed with open-source hardware, or proprietary hardware created in the past 5 years, it's a nightmare

    [–] MrGeekman 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I second this. I’ve really only had to modify one driver in the seven years that I’ve been using Linux.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Looks like your multiple comments on the same thread driver needs an update.

    [–] MrGeekman 1 points 1 year ago

    Thanks! I fixed it! Those duplicate comments were caused by a bug in the Lemmy app that I've been beta-testing.