Automatic hardware detection
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Automatic hardware detection
Would it be great if it has a automatic hardware detection?
Just as the linux version knoppix (hardware support for many network cards, graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals)
Can this become a feature?
Would be great!
Just as the linux version knoppix (hardware support for many network cards, graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals)
Can this become a feature?
Would be great!
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Linux LiveCDs include a whole crapload of drivers, so it's not a matter of hardware detection. Even if we detected a hardware, if we don't have its driver, there's nothing we could do. And it's unlikely the LiveCD will include more than the basic drivers needed. That'll likely involve USB, hopefully network, and possibly sound. But besides video and PS/2 mice and keyboards, the rest are far more hit and miss.
ok no problem,
the most import for me are network drivers and usb.
When I run the Live cd:
How can I include some app in the live cd, that when I start the operation system up the app already be there?
Can I include drivers (for windows) ati drivers (before I burn it on a cd) so my screenresolution is perfect.
When you're working on the live-cd,
can you in that time also install drivers/ software?
Is the only requirement a rewriter?
the most import for me are network drivers and usb.
When I run the Live cd:
How can I include some app in the live cd, that when I start the operation system up the app already be there?
Can I include drivers (for windows) ati drivers (before I burn it on a cd) so my screenresolution is perfect.
When you're working on the live-cd,
can you in that time also install drivers/ software?
Is the only requirement a rewriter?
Well, it would be great to have a "HaikuLiveCDScript"-like that builds it basing on hardware-web-detection
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In progress we (always) trust.
In progress we (always) trust.
As long as the software doesn't need to be installed (setup.exe or ..) You can add Your EXE-File onto the LiveCD with a software like for exampleAce wrote:and how to do it, before you burn it on a cd?
WinIso (http://www.winiso.com/) - for example in a new folder like "programs" or so.
But unfortunately most windows software wants to install (add keys to the registry, create folders, copy files, .. and so on)
Best regards,
Peter
PnP and LiveCD will be worked out in time.
Both these things PnP and PnP LiveCD will worked out even though they are somewhat different.
HPoussin has been working a great lot on the PnP system and it's working since several versions ago, however there's pretty much work to get everything working. Even if the PnP system works pretty good all drivers needs to be supported by the OS and that's not going to happen before we have kernel, win32k and others pretty complete, but in time...
When it we are taling about the LiveCD issue, there need to be support for driver installation without reboot, and well se about what is going to happen in this area, but if I have understood right some work has already been done, but I havn't read too much about it.
HPoussin has been working a great lot on the PnP system and it's working since several versions ago, however there's pretty much work to get everything working. Even if the PnP system works pretty good all drivers needs to be supported by the OS and that's not going to happen before we have kernel, win32k and others pretty complete, but in time...
When it we are taling about the LiveCD issue, there need to be support for driver installation without reboot, and well se about what is going to happen in this area, but if I have understood right some work has already been done, but I havn't read too much about it.
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Auto Driver Update
We could keep a database of drivers on a server and when the live cd boots it would send a copy of the hardware config to the server and the server would send back the drivers it needs.
First, what exactly would such a system be for? It's not as if LiveCDs can automatically make use of such drivers. Usually when you want to use something with a LiveCD, you need to remake the LiveCD to add it in. Second, can you imagine the outcry if we had such a system? Privacy advocates would tear us apart and god knows if that's even legal without the consent of the end user.
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