From: frede@mouse-potato.com   
      
   Bobbie Sellers  writes:   
      
   > On 5/31/24 22:53, Monsieur wrote:   
   >> philo wrote:   
   >>> Im going to stick mainly with Ubuntu.   
   >>> I'm always popping the HD into newer mobos and 100% of the time, the OS   
   >>> has just booted up smoothly and worked.   
   >>> My Mint 20.3 will not boot on any H/W other than that where it was   
   >>> originally installed.   
   >> Yes, unfortunately the concept op Plug andd Play is still unknown to   
   >> Mint/Linux. Try changing a video card just for fun...   
   >> I mean, how hard can it be:   
   >> "Hey, I see some new stuff in your pc. Do you want me to forget the   
   >> old stuff and set up the new thing?"   
   >> Windows can do it, so why can't Mint/Linux...   
   >   
   > 	Very simple reply.  Cards of any sort provide drivers   
   > for Windows.  Some cards and other accessories provide drivers for   
   > GNU/Linux0.  Others do not.  To get drivers for these cards Linux   
   > coders need the cards.  If you want to buy them a card to try   
   > their coding skills on, give thmm the cards or the money to   
   > afford the cards you want to have covered by Linux drivers and   
   > mods.   
   > 	Now if the cards are new, the latest, greatest SOTA,   
   > whatever; the chances may be low that they will be included with   
   > a Linux Distribution that is not large.  Older cards are usual   
   > covered but recently nvidia  cards have not had the dame degree   
   > of support that was provided in previous years.  Generally the   
   > older drivers can found especially if you have a good User   
   > Forum to ask questions in.  Now if i had a desktop/tower I   
   > would back up then wipe the install and re-install with the   
   > new piece of hardware in place. That way you may find that   
   > the hardware is supported by your updated distribution.   
      
   I run Linux Mint. I just tried switching between 3 different ATI   
   graphics cards and 2 different Nvidia ones. I didn't have any trouble   
   with any of them and the normal free software drivers. I don't know what   
   it's like with Nvidia's grotty closed-source drivers since I don't use   
   them. In fact, I avoid Nvidia anything these days, but happen to have a   
   couple of their graphics cards that are pulls from old machines I got.   
      
   Dunno what Arlen is talking about.   
      
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