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Why do you have to install Usb-Drivers on Windows, but I never had to do it on Linux? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by Majestix@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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On my Job I regularly have to install Windows PCs and sometimes even install the USB Drivers for Mouse and Keyboard to work. Why dont I have to do that on Linux ever? Seems weird not to have them installed on Windows.

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[–] phx@lemmy.ca -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've had more than a few chipsets or periphs that worked on Windows, and worked on Linux but were.... quirky, especially when dealing with stuff like suspend states etc.

For USB3 in particular, I've found many storage devices or adaptors like to drop out partway through an longer copy process on Linux (like they'll be fine for copying a smaller amount of data, but the controller or device would reset during longer ones). This didn't seem to occur in Windows, but I'm pretty sure the copy process was also slower so guessing it's some sort of buffer or heat quirk that 'nix didn't account for in the more generic driver

[–] FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This didn’t seem to occur in Windows, but I’m pretty sure the copy process was also slower so guessing it’s some sort of buffer or heat quirk that 'nix didn’t account for in the more generic driver

If the device says it's a generic storage device (to the system that is) but actually isn't (based on your description) then it's 100% devices fault and not a Linux fault.

[–] markpaskal@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

That's not a distinction that users care about, or should need to care about.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Honestly I think it's generally more of a bus driver issue, because it seems more tied to the motherboard than a given device