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So all of my drivers are breaking
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That is what I meant by configure. You're not going to HP to download your printer driver or realtek to get one for your network adaptor. To the end user, the kernel includes the required modules, or it is a matter of simple configurations. The exception being proprietary garbage. However with Nvidia on Fedora, it is a non issue as the Anaconda system builds the Nvidia module from source with every kernel update from outside of the kernel but under the shim, so even secure boot works.
The OP was not asking computer science OS 101. My reply is just intended as a surface level to cause them to question the drivers mentality. I've seen many people follow this logic and not get anywhere.
I mean... You can.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/16008/linux-driver-for-intel-raid-module-rmsp3ad160f-rmsp3cd080f-rmsp3hd080e-and-intel-raid-adapter-rsp3td160f-rsp3md088f-rsp3dd080f-rsp3wd080e.html
Just because Linux bundles a lot of drivers with your distribution doesn't mean "drivers don't exist".
And it's not only "closed source garbage":
https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback