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You've been given the command to run; lsmod. syg00 gave you the manual page command so you could see what it does.
Does HP know that you're running Linux? If so, which distribution? I have a sneaky feeling that they think you are running Windows where drivers are effectively separate files so you can get a list.
Linux, in the main, has drivers held as kernel modules which are embedded in the, er... kernel. You update the kernel, you update the modules or "drivers". There are some, however, which are loaded outwith the kernel but we don't know what your actual problem is.
Your question implies that you are having difficulty with some device or other which requires a specific "driver" to allow it to function. Can you supply further details on the actual problem along with your Distro information, what's the device, is it connected to your system externally or is it internal, what is it doing/not doing?
We may be able to help further if you have problems with HP's answer.
You've been given the command to run; lsmod. syg00 gave you the manual page command so you could see what it does.
Does HP know that you're running Linux? If so, which distribution? I have a sneaky feeling that they think you are running Windows where drivers are effectively separate files so you can get a list.
Linux, in the main, has drivers held as kernel modules which are embedded in the, er... kernel. You update the kernel, you update the modules or "drivers". There are some, however, which are loaded outwith the kernel but we don't know what your actual problem is.
Your question implies that you are having difficulty with some device or other which requires a specific "driver" to allow it to function. Can you supply further details on the actual problem along with your Distro information, what's the device, is it connected to your system externally or is it internal, what is it doing/not doing?
We may be able to help further if you have problems with HP's answer.
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No, he gave me a command "man lsmod" , then when I tried "sudo lsmod" all worked as needed
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