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A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.

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pcie SR-IOV driver howto

I am trying to know how linux PCIE NIC SR-IOV work. I am using a Unbuntu with Intel 82599 NIC as a host. Under NIC driver directory(ixgbe) in linux Kernel, there is a file named "ixgbe_sriov.c&...
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Running Ubuntu Server with GUI Desktop Environment | Dell PowerEdge R710 II

Let me start off by saying I’m completely new to using / running servers and I’m currently 2nd year CS & Business student in DCU, Ireland. I recently developed a program for automating sales ...
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Azure VM Disk Driver Error

we are experiencing a strange issue with our Azure VMs. In the Windows Event Log we get the following Issue: Event-ID 11 The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk0\DR0. ...
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Can i install a driver in Windows Server Core docker container?

We have an app that requires a driver. As an experiment and for testing purposes, we thought to deploy it using a docker image based on mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:1903-amd64. The host ...
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Adding a driver from a p5p package during Solaris 11.4 installation

I'm trying to install Solaris x86 11.4 on a machine that requires an additional driver to access its drives. The driver is provided in a p5p-package and I have tried adding the driver before starting ...
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Getting network UNCLAIMED in Debian 8.3

When i check for lshw , i get following result user@user# lshw -c network *-network description: Ethernet interface product: I210 Gigabit Network Connection vendor: Intel ...
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Should I install Microsoft Redistributables not marked as "Supported"?

I have a requirement to upgrade one of our Operating Systems from Windows Server 2012R2 to Windows Server 2016. The hosted application requires numerous ODBC Drivers that in turn require a bunch of ...
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Is there a way to have two versions of the same Adaptec RAID driver installed on RHEL 5 / CentOS 5?

We have an older Adaptec 5805 RAID controller on our CentOS 5 server. (I added RHEL 5 to the question because of the similarity in these Linux distributions.) An Adaptec 8805 controller was recently ...
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Hyper-V 2019 Server network drivers

What OS driver is used for Hyper-V 2019 server (host) network adapters? Is it a Windows 2012 Server or Windows 10 driver?
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Installing drivers into docker image for kubernetes deployment

I am accessing a USB Card reader on an Ubuntu 18.04 node. Here is what is installed on the Ubuntu 18.04 node to access the USB Card reader: sudo apt-get install pcscd sudo apt-get install pcsc-...
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Find previous driver VERSION if 'Rollback driver strong name' missing

I've tackling a random BSOD issue & I updated some drivers (with Dell Command Update), but I forget to note the previous driver versions which will be helpful to know should the issue re-occur. ...
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Lenovo T495/Intel Wireless-AC 9260

We just switched to the T495 from the A485 as our laptop of choice. We are imaging them to Win10x64 1903 using SCCM, with the drivers provided by Lenovo. The wifi (Intel Wireless-AC 9260) is not ...
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Windows 2019 server image creation with driver injection [closed]

I need to create a vim file win2019server image for server deployments and I'd like to know how to inject the HP drivers to the image in the easiest way and which drivers I should inject? Does HP has ...
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Error when exporting printers and drivers from Windows Server 2008 R2

I'm trying to copy the printers and drivers from a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine to another server. I went to the Print Management console and right clicked on Print Management, then clicked on ...
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SCO OS 6 Driver for LSIL SAS1064E Raid Controller

A client has an SCO OpenServer Server 6.0, that is running on an HP ProLiant Box and they lost the root password. Its equipped with a Doal-Core Intel Pentium Processor. They don't have any media or ...
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SHA256 timestamps from comodo vs symantec for 2008r2 drivers

When signing a cab with a sha256 EV certificate we wanted to also use a sha256 timestamp. When trying with the comodo (where we got the EV cert) server we tried: /tr http://timestamp.comodoca.com/?td=...
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Deploying driver without installer

I would like to know if there is any way to deploy a driver via Active Directory that does not have an installer. I have a bunch of *.dll files and the necessary cat and inf files. But they are not ...
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Installing correct ethernet controller driver on Windows 10 Pro

I cloned a PC and it turned out to be a different model so many of the drivers need to be reinstalled without internet access. Currently trying to get the Ethernet Controller device driver installed. ...
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ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server

Morning, Some background: Recently upgraded database and web servers from Server 2008R2 => 2016 OS Recently upgraded database instances from SQL Server 2008R2 => 2016 Recently upgraded the ODBC ...
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Can I change what displays in the 'Model' field in the printer directory when using a universal/basic driver?

I have a few printers on a Server 2012 print server that make use of "universal" drivers from the manufacturer. When using drivers like these, the description field for the model is sometimes set to ...
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Installing Mellanox ConnectX-5 driver - Debian 9.8

I need to add drivers for new Mellanox MT27800 Family (connectX-5) 100GbE card on Debian 9.7(9.8) I ran into the issue that on theri webpage they have only Debian 9.5 as highest supported version ...
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Troubleshooting a failed network driver (netvsc.sys)

We have been running into an issue with some terminal servers we have running Server 2016 where the NIC just drops off. These are Hyper-V guests running on 2016 Hyper-V and eventually (after about 2-3 ...
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R710 with ESXi 6.5 and PERC 6/E - How to update drivers?

R710 PERC 6/E Raid 6 Running a Windows server 2016 and Unitrends in virtual machines in ESXi. So I have a Raid 6 array and need to expand the array. OMSA tells me I have an out of date driver. I have ...
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AMD Geode LX linux : how to instruct driver to enable flat panel? [closed]

Platform : PC/104 with AMD Geode LX CPU with integrated graphics. Buildroot framework, kernel 4.18.10. I am building a custom Linux system with Buildroot. Since I compiled the Geode LX frame buffer ...
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'make' command error while installing RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n driver

lspci -nn | grep -i network Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter [10ec:d723] I'm trying to install above wifi drivers in RHEL 7.2 (HP laptop), steps followed by the ...
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qfle3 driver crashing VMWare hosts - solved reverting to bnx2i legacy drivers

It's been happening for a while now. Several different hosts, dell hosts, using "QLogic 57810 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter" network cards have been failing for a while now while using the native qfle3 ...
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Mass update printer drivers on Windows server

We have a bestiary of Kyocera printers - from FS-1028 to Taskalfa 4002 (17 different models in total). Novadays most printer manufacturers provide universal, omni-device drivers. So does Kyocera: it ...
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Can't get USB/IP to work

I have Ubuntu 16.04, and USB cash device plugged on it. I want to share this cash device through USBIP. So I plugged this device and usbip list --local Then I see my device (emphasized with bold) ...
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Simultaneous usage of Nvidia and AMD GPUs

I have a server which hosts three different GPU platforms: Onboard GPU, Nvidia and AMD GPUs. I have not installed X server, as I do not intend to bring the desktop up. I always use ssh and use the ...
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Unable to create new simple volume. C:\Windows\inf - Not default?

Windows Server 2008 R2. When I attempt to create a new "simple volume" in Disk Management (or even Diskpart), the operations hangs and eventually end up with this error: However, before the error ...
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RDS Server 2016 Disable Easy Print on Epson TM (POS receipt printer)

Currently have RDS setup on Win Server 2016 it is using the "Easy Print Driver" for all locally connected (redirected) Epson TM t20-ii printers (about 10 POS receipt paper stations). I have installed ...
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What is the Industry Best Practice for Updating Dell Drivers ? [closed]

Is it ok to upgrade to latest drivers whenever we provide it to end-user ? or we should keep the Drivers with OS which has been shipped by Dell along with OS Kindly suggest if there is any document ...
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weird windows 7 update Intel Display

I have this weird update in windows update on windows 7. Full details from windows update: Intel Corporation - Display - 12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - 10.18.14.4889 Download size: 86.7 MB ...
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What is the max resolution for the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter driver under Win 10 Pro?

First, a bunch of preamble, then the question is 7 paragraphs down. I have a user that we recently upgraded to an Intel NUC 8 w/ the integrated Radeon Vega M graphics. The machine also has the on-...
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How to know the origin of a certificate on a windows PC (Especially Win 10 embedded LTSB)

I have a specific type of problem but maybe someone have a hint for me: We have some systems with special PCIe-Hardware for which we wrote and signed a driver. One certificate in the path of trust is ...
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Intel 82599 in CentOS 7 - No suitable device found for this connection

I have recently installed a server with CentOS 7, this was installed whilst the network card was present. The card is a Intel 82599ES 10Gb LC fiber NIC attached to the PCI slot of the server. The ...
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Re-enable S5WakeOnLan setting for Realtek NIC driver that's disabled and hidden by inf file

To be able to wake up a PC from the S5 'shut down' state, the OS has to prepare the NIC during system shutdown. For Realtek NICs, this is done by the "Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller" ...
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DHCP not working on RTL8111 NIC (DHCP Offer not arriving at receiver)

I'm experiencing some strange behaviour with a Dual Gigabit Ethernet NIC; I've setup a computer which has multiple network interfaces to connect some industrial cameras and setup a DHCP Server (isc-...
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apt-get dist-upgrade failing on mssql-tools and msodbcsql17 packages, ubuntu 16.04

I did regular upgrade of packages as always and something broke, cant even purge the packages due broken dependencies. The server is Ubuntu 16.04 on Azure. We are using MySQL on this server, so this ...
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SFP Card compatibility

We are installing our first "professional" server configuration in the office. We will install a HP ProLiant DL120 Gen9 that will provide a hypervisor based on CentOS / KVM and should be connected to ...
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KVM NIC Passthrough troubles - Unknown Header Type 7F && Internal Error: Unknown PCI Header Type 127

I am having some serious troubles passing through my NIC to my Windows guest running on KVM. The current driver in use is vfio-pci and I have done the passthrough via Virt-Manager so the XML format ...
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Moving docker storage to new (encrypted) location

I am trying to move docker image storage. OS Linux Mint 18.3 I tried multiple approaches including: daemon-configuration-file /etc/docker/daemon.json { "graph": "/new/dir/docker"} modifying ...
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Why does Windows have an "hp" and a "Hewlet Packard" set of printer drivers?

I was trying to install a driver for an old HP printer and was confused to find two seperate folders: one name "hp" and the other "hewlett packard." Each contained a different set of printer drivers, ...
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Updating broadcom NIC drivers on a Dell Poweredge R430

I've got a couple of Dell Poweredge R430 hypervisors that have Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet NIC's. I've never updated the drivers on these NIC's away from those which the OS installed... They ...
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Fibre Optic port moving to 1000Mb/s eventhough it is not in the supported link mode

In my Fibre Optic device (Linux 2.6.27, LXT971A PHY Transceiver), connection to the port is lost intermittently. While debugging with ETHtool, the following observation was observed: Settings for ...
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Windows 2008 server installation asks for Hard Drive Drivers in Dell Power edge sc1420

We are having blue screen from windows 2008 server, even with Safe Mode, so we are trying to repair the OS, but it keeps asking for HD Drivers, we have a Maxtor 6L160M0 (Pretty old, I know) and we are ...
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Are there standard, non-Postcript alternatives to PPDs for informing print queue software such as Cups of printer capabilities?

Postscript printer description files (PPDs) describe Adobe Postscript (PS) printers’ capabilities, thus being useful both for print queue servers and printing clients. Are there equivalents for other ...
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How can I use Intel Management Engine on Gigabyte motherboard? [closed]

How can I use Intel Management Engine on Gigabyte motherboard? I installed it from official Gigabyte website in drivers section for my motherboard Gigabyte X299 UD4 but no one executable appeared ...
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Windows 10 installation on Dell T7600 with PERC H310 Raid Controller

We work in an environment with machines running mostly CentOS 7.3 but from times to times we need to switch to Windows 10. To manage those changes, we have a PXE boot solution with tree options: ...
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Dell Precision T5600 SAS issue

I'm currently having some issues with my Dell Precision T5600 Workstation (more specifically the Intel C600 SAS Controller). My problem is that my 2x2TB SAS harddisks are completely unreadable for my ...
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