> David Findlay wrote:
>
> I have an idea which some of you might not like, but would make linux
> heaps easier to use. Could the developers design a new system of
> device driver installation. The current method is much to hard for the
> average computer user. It would be much easier if you had a system
> whereby you download a binary executable for the device you wish to
> install on your PC. When you run it it would automatically install the
> driver, with no configuration necessary. It could ask for IRQ or IO,
> but you shouldn't have to go through config files to do this.
>
> I have a few ideas on how this stuff could be done, but I'm not an
> expert kernel hacker, so someone else would have to do it.
>
> Please CC me if you reply to this message.
>
> David Findlay
Such things actually exists they called them modules :)
man modprobe man insmod .....
BTW I am unfortunally not awerage user so I use slackware distribution
( I am compiling kernel, editing configure files with joe,pico,mcedit
and if I really must with vi 1)
BUT
if I was an average user I would try Caldera OPEN Linux
you would be surprised HOW easy it is with drivers and instalation...
Note this is no commercial or what distribution is the finest ...
Regards,
Zoran
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