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IndustryStandard ,

Why aren’t these drivers installed by default yet

0x4E4F OP ,

They’re still waiting to be mainstreamed into the kernel. The process of integrating drivers into the kernel is complicated. Coding practices of the coder that wrote the driver play a large part in that. Buggy or badly written code will not get accepted. Not all of these drivers have the code quality that is required in order to be merged with the kernel.

Emerald ,

Oh hey I have the same wifi card series (little usb dongle thingy). I use the aircrack drivers when i use it. github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au

Zuberi ,
@Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

A god among men

furycd001 ,

Had some problems while trying to compile and install a WiFi driver for the first time. Managed to find the email of the driver’s creator and sent them a message. They responded a few hours later with incredibly helpful guidance, walking me through the process and enabling me to get it working, all while gaining valuable insights…

z00s ,

This is the way

NABDad ,

Way back in the olde tymes, I was having trouble with the NIC driver in my Linux install. I posted a question about it on USENET, and got a reply from the guy who wrote the drivers. He asked for some info about the card, then updated the driver to support it.

0x4E4F OP ,

Damn… now that’s a wholesome moment 🥹.

XTL ,

There used to be a lot of cards based on same or similar chips, but with small differences. That made little changes to drivers common. It’s a bit like LCD modules or audio chipset quirks. One driver with tons of little differences depending on what each manufacturer decided to do differently.

KSPAtlas ,
@KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz avatar

Shoutout to whoever maintained my wifi drivers before i switched to ethernet (i forgot who they are lol)

dan ,
@dan@upvote.au avatar

A lot of Linux drivers are like this - just one or two people maintaining them. They usually eventually mainline the driver rather than having a separate Git repo though.

0x4E4F OP ,

It’s mind boggling just thinking that things like this depend on the effort of one or two guys… while on the other hand, it’s not so uncommon that a team of engineers and developers fails to deliver a working (mostly) bugfree product.

I think management is who is responsible for the shitty decisions, as always… and, in general, just holding the team back.

stoicmaverick ,

Obligatory

0x4E4F OP ,

What’s the deal with Nebraska? Are people from there like really polite and helpful?

Revan343 ,

There’s nothing to do in Nebraska except drink and maintain Linux drivers

blackjam_alex ,

This is the link to the GitHub repository github.com/morrownr/8812au-20210629 Give them a star.

(I also looked for a donation link, but couldn’t find one.)

slazer2au ,

Does he live in Nebraska?

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/dependency_2x.png

passepartout ,

Shoutout to this guy for maintaining my mainboards temperature sensors and pwn fan headers: github.com/Fred78290/nct6687d

Without this and github.com/codifryed/coolercontrol my PC was either a jet engine from the sounds or a nuclear reactor from heat constipation.

tburkhol ,

Fred78290 is the man. Much better than Fred78920

rob_t_firefly ,
@rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world avatar

Of course he’s better, he’s a whole 630 Freds above the other one.

umbrella ,
@umbrella@lemmy.ml avatar

Software discoverability on linux sucks so much omg. I was looking for something like coolercontrol for almost forever and I find it now that I dont need it anymore.

Yeller_king ,

For all we know, he does wear a cape.

Caesium ,

I wish capes were socially acceptable to wear again

DmMacniel ,

And get stuck in turbines and shit?

cynar ,

Break away fasteners are a thing now. Line it with some Kevlar fibre and some good thermal insulation/fire resistance and you have an amazing utility device.

In public, it billows behind you, making you look dashing and heroic. When the shit hits the fan, instant bullet resistant cover for civilians. A way to shield them from the heat of a fire, or a small explosion. You could even use it offensively to tangle or deceive an opponent!

Liz ,

There is absolutely no way in hell a bullet-proof cape is billowing in the wind.

glibg10b ,

Shoutout to github.com/clnhub/rtl8192eu-linux for monitor mode and packet injection <3

user224 ,
@user224@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

And shoutout for this one too: github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce

Otherwise I wouldn’t have a functional WiFi card either.

cogman ,

One of the best parts about Linux. So much is open source which means your 20 year old hardware still likely has support.

pat277 ,

Its these kind of people that give me hope

0x4E4F OP ,

To be honest, yes. In general, not just tech or Linux related stuff. You look at humanity and what it has come down to, and then you notice these people… and hope fills your heart again.

CosmicTurtle ,

The vast majority of my open source projects, I’m the only user. I release it open source because back in the day, GitHub only allowed open source projects if you want to use it.

But another reason is the hope that someone will find it helpful. If not the project itself but maybe the code.

I have one project that has a significant following and honestly it’s sometimes very scary because I might not want to keep it updated because of my own interests changing.

brbposting ,

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/ac80ed5d-1cc0-481d-906e-31a05556c5a2.jpeg

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