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← Older revision Revision as of 21:37, 3 February 2026 Line 2,829: Line 2,829:  == Credits == == Credits ==    −* This howto was written by David Eastcott. Minor modification was made to it during his "wikification". The original document is still be viewable at [http://members.shaw.ca/mandrake/drakx/AutoInstall-10.0.3.html DrakX AutoInstall HowTo]. Bruno Cornec made some Mageia adaptations during it import here.+* This howto was written by David Eastcott. Minor modification was made to it during his "wikification". The original document is still be viewable at [http://members.shaw.ca/mandrake/drakx/AutoInstall-10.0.3.html DrakX AutoInstall HowTo]. Bruno Cornec made some Mageia adaptations during its import here. Bcornec

‎Backport kernels: is also a remedy for networking

← Older revision Revision as of 17:57, 3 February 2026 Line 70: Line 70:  It happens that a kernel get backported to previous Mageia release, i.e from Cauldron to latest official Mageia. It happens that a kernel get backported to previous Mageia release, i.e from Cauldron to latest official Mageia.    −'''Benefit:''' Supports new hardware (for example GPUs), and provide some other enhancements. (But also see [[#Backport_incompatibilities|Backport incompatibilities]].)+'''Benefit:''' Supports new hardware (for ''example'' [[Mageia_9_Errata#Intel|Intel GPUs]], [[Mageia_9_Errata#Networking|Ethernet RTL8125]]), and provide some other enhancements. (But also see [[#Backport_incompatibilities|Backport incompatibilities]].)     '''Tip:''' [[Persistent_live_systems#Backport_kernel|Install it on Mageia Live USB]] to increase the number of machines it can boot.  It may then also be used as a workaround to install to a computer that do not boot with Classic installer ISO. '''Tip:''' [[Persistent_live_systems#Backport_kernel|Install it on Mageia Live USB]] to increase the number of machines it can boot.  It may then also be used as a workaround to install to a computer that do not boot with Classic installer ISO. Morgano

RTL8125 need backport kernel | tip Live to update kernel for recent GPU

← Older revision Revision as of 17:49, 3 February 2026 Line 44: Line 44:  If you don't get a graphical display on a laptop with '''hybrid graphics''', as well as removing ''noxconf'', try replacing ''xdriver=free'' with ''xdriver=intel''. This will force the system to use the Intel GPU which often is the one electrically connected to the monitor. If you don't get a graphical display on a laptop with '''hybrid graphics''', as well as removing ''noxconf'', try replacing ''xdriver=free'' with ''xdriver=intel''. This will force the system to use the Intel GPU which often is the one electrically connected to the monitor.    −If [[Persistent_live_systems|persistence]] is enabled with the Live image, your settings will be preserved.+If [[Persistent_live_systems|persistence]] is enabled with the Live image, you can after booted on a compatible computer update it to get new drivers and also install [[Persistent_live_systems#Backport_kernel|backport kernel]] for wider support of new hardware.     <br> <br>  === Non-working WiFi cards === === Non-working WiFi cards ===    −Some WiFi hardware from Broadcom is known not to work, because they only work with Broadcom's proprietary driver, which we cannot have pre-built on the ISOs (because of licensing issues), and which needs be loaded at boot time. Once Mageia is installed you can configure the WiFi and reboot. Similarly, if [[Persistent_live_systems|persistence]] is enabled with the Live, you can configure the WiFi, and in following boots it will work.+Some WiFi hardware from Broadcom is known not to work, because they only work with Broadcom's proprietary driver, which we cannot have pre-built on the ISOs (because of licensing issues), and which needs be loaded at boot time. Once Mageia is installed you can configure the WiFi and reboot. Similarly, if [[Persistent_live_systems|persistence]] is enabled with the Live, you can configure the WiFi, and in following boots it will work. For updating support see [[#Networking]].     <br> <br> Line 134: Line 134:     <br> <br>  +  +== Networking ==  +  +Some hardware is better supported by updated kernel and drivers.  +  +RTL8125 <!-- Bug 34683 --> is an example that the Mageia 9 default kernel series 6.6 do not support. '''Solution''': [[Kernel_flavours#Backport_kernels|backport kernel 6.18]]     == Graphics == == Graphics == Morgano

‎The modesetting driver

← Older revision Revision as of 14:46, 3 February 2026 Line 63: Line 63:  == The modesetting driver == == The modesetting driver ==    −The modesetting X11 driver is hardware-agnostic, works with '''Nvidia, Intel and AMD''' kernel drivers. The nouveau X11 driver only works with the nouveau kernel driver.+The modesetting X11 driver is hardware-agnostic, works with '''Nvidia, Intel and AMD''' kernel drivers.  +   +'''For modern GPUs, modesetting is in the very most cases is the best choice.'''  +   +Details and discussion to change what Mageia default to choose is in {{Bug|35090}} and {{Bug|31892}}.  +   +The nouveau X11 driver only works with the nouveau kernel driver.     "modesetting" with Nvidia cards, though more stable, uses internally kernel's nouveau module too for 3D. "nouveau" in Xorg uses nouveau Xorg DDX driver plus kernel's nouveau module. For many recent NV cards the nouveau DDX can't even be used because they are unsupported (e.g. for NV RTX 3xxx and beyond, etc.). "modesetting" with Nvidia cards, though more stable, uses internally kernel's nouveau module too for 3D. "nouveau" in Xorg uses nouveau Xorg DDX driver plus kernel's nouveau module. For many recent NV cards the nouveau DDX can't even be used because they are unsupported (e.g. for NV RTX 3xxx and beyond, etc.). Morgano