[ubuntu-uk] Locking in the wireless drivers

Kris Douglas krisdouglas at gmail.com
Tue Apr 23 09:24:00 UTC 2013


Hello,

I do believe this depends on the card in use, some drivers have
slightly different conditions compared to others. I know for example
some modules recompile themselves when the kernel is updated. I'm
confident Linux Emporium choose devices that work exceptionally well
with Linux (or specifically Debian-derived distributions).

Kris

On 23 April 2013 09:59, Rowan Berkeley <rowan.berkeley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> You recall we talked about the hassle of having to re-install wireless
> drivers after every kernel update. I've noticed that neither of the Lenovo
> machines which I got from Linux Emporium suffers from this problem: they've
> both received multiple kernel updates. So I rang Linux Emporium to see if I
> could find out how they lock the wireless drivers in so effectively. What
> they said was that they use the Debian packages when converting the Lenovo
> machines to Ubuntu, and that these Debian packages contain the wherewithal
> to lock the wireless drivers in permanently. Does this make sense, and if
> so, could the relevant material be incorporated directly into Ubuntu?
>
> Rowan
>
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