Need Intel Drivers and help installing them on Ubuntu

sdelthon · 11-09-2009, 07:40 AM

Ok I need this driver.

* Product: Intel(R) Chipset Device Software
* Release: Production Version
* Version: 8.3.0.1018 or newer
* Target Chipset#: GS965

and how do I install a driver on linux?

TB0ne · 11-09-2009, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdelthon

Ok I need this driver.

* Product: Intel(R) Chipset Device Software
* Release: Production Version
* Version: 8.3.0.1018 or newer
* Target Chipset#: GS965

and how do I install a driver on linux?

Ok, you need to tell us what device you're looking for. Intel makes a LOT of things...is this a video card? NIC? What?? And you need to tell us what version/distro of Linux you're using.

And as far as drivers go...they're different from what you think of as a driver in Windows. 'Installing' one is a matter of loading the correct kernel module, with the modprobe command.

sdelthon · 11-09-2009, 08:41 AM

ok I'm using Ubuntu 9.10, I've compiled the os to install a specific touch screen driver.

i needed the chipset driver but after looking linux has taken care of that already. but i was messing with the screen resolution and when i boot up all i see is my desktop and icons. no interface help?!

PTrenholme · 11-09-2009, 08:50 AM

Are you sure that you need that driver? Most Intel devices are automatically recognized during installation and any needed "drivers" loaded. Open a terminal window and look at output of the lsmod command. Here's what the output (filtered for Intel stuff) looks like on this laptop:

Code:

$ lsmod | grep -i intel
snd_hda_intel          30392  3
snd_hda_codec          78624  2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm                89240  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd                    72968  12 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc         10080  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

sdelthon · 11-09-2009, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTrenholme

Are you sure that you need that driver? Most Intel devices are automatically recognized during installation and any needed "drivers" loaded. Open a terminal window and look at output of the lsmod command. Here's what the output (filtered for Intel stuff) looks like on this laptop:

Code:

$ lsmod | grep -i intel
snd_hda_intel          30392  3
snd_hda_codec          78624  2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm                89240  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd                    72968  12 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc         10080  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

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