Updating hardware drivers without internet

Mickeyg3 · 03-09-2023, 12:03 PM

I have a new desktop and the new inboard nice does not work. I downloaded latest drivers for Linux but since it is the NIC I can not use firmware update which was a tar.gz file. I expanded it onto a usb thumb drive. Since i don't have internet access i can not do software update, How do I install it?

TB0ne · 03-09-2023, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mickeyg3

I have a new desktop and the new inboard nice does not work. I downloaded latest drivers for Linux but since it is the NIC I can not use firmware update which was a tar.gz file. I expanded it onto a usb thumb drive. Since i don't have internet access i can not do software update, How do I install it?

No idea, since you don't tell us what this file is, where you got it, what version/distro of Linux you're using or anything about your computer. What's the name of the file? Brand/model of computer? Chipset of adapter? Anything??

mrmazda · 03-10-2023, 07:14 PM

Tar.gz files are generally more likely to contain source from which to build a driver than a driver that is ready to use. Please answer TB0ne's questions if you still need help.

Code:

inxi -baz

input/output pasted here within code tags should provide most answers, but not where you got that file from.