Additional drivers utility reports no missing drivers (it does in Ubuntu)

[JAM-92]

Is there any way to make the Additional drivers utility work the same way it does in Ubuntu, Zorin or any system alike? I definitely know it should detect missing drivers for my WiFi adapter and 'brightness' control (probably some ACPI drivers).

In Ubuntu I always see those missing drivers immediately and can install them using the additional drivers utility. I am definitely installed in UEFI mode so that isn't the problem here. Using the latest AnduinOS 1.4.2 iso from this month.

Do I need to specify other servers to look for drivers? Do I need to add a repository to trusted providers in the additional drivers application?

sudo ubuntu-drivers list
sudo ubuntu-drivers devices
All result in no output
sudo ubuntu-drivers install
Results in 'the available drivers are already installed'

[Anduin2017]

AnduinOS didn't modify the behavior of the origin software-properties-gtk and ubuntu-drivers.

However, ubuntu-drivers depends on network connection and apt restricted packages.

Can you try this command to repair apt sources first?

# Check current APT source format status
check_apt_format() {
    local old_format=false
    local new_format=false

    # Check old format (.list)
    if [ -f "/etc/apt/sources.list" ]; then
        if grep -v '^#' /etc/apt/sources.list | grep -q '[^[:space:]]'; then
            old_format=true
        fi
    fi

    # Check for ubuntu.sources file in new format
    if [ -f "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources" ]; then
        if grep -v '^#' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources | grep -q '[^[:space:]]'; then
            new_format=true
        fi
    fi

    # Return status
    if $old_format && $new_format; then
        echo "both"
    elif $old_format; then
        echo "old"
    elif $new_format; then
        echo "new"
    else
        echo "none"
    fi
}

# Find the fastest mirror
find_fastest_mirror() {
    # Redirect all output to stderr
    echo "Testing mirror speeds..." >&2

    # Get current Ubuntu codename
    codename=$(lsb_release -cs)

    # Define list of potential mirrors
    mirrors=(
        "https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/"
        "https://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/ubuntu/archive/" # Australia
        "https://mirror.fsmg.org.nz/ubuntu/"               # New Zealand
        "https://mirrors.neterra.net/ubuntu/archive/"       # Bulgaria
        "https://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ubuntu/"        # Canada
        "https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/ubuntu/"                # Denmark
        "https://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu/"              # Finland
        "https://mirror.ubuntu.ikoula.com/"                 # France
        "https://mirror.xtom.com.hk/ubuntu/"                # Hong Kong
        "https://mirrors.piconets.webwerks.in/ubuntu-mirror/ubuntu/" # India
        "https://ftp.udx.icscoe.jp/Linux/ubuntu/"           # Japan
        "https://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/ubuntu/"                   # Korea
        "https://ubuntu.mirror.garr.it/ubuntu/"             # Italy
        "https://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/ubuntu/"              # Germany
        "https://mirror.i3d.net/pub/ubuntu/"                # Netherlands
        "https://mirroronet.pl/pub/mirrors/ubuntu/"         # Poland
        "https://ubuntu.mobinhost.com/ubuntu/"              # Iran
        "http://sg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/"              # Singapore
        "http://ossmirror.mycloud.services/os/linux/ubuntu/" # Singapore
        "https://mirror.enzu.com/ubuntu/"                   # United States
        "http://jp.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/"              # Japan
        "http://kr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/"              # Korea
        "http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/"              # United States
        "http://tw.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/"              # Taiwan
        "https://mirror.twds.com.tw/ubuntu/"                # Taiwan
        "https://ubuntu.mirrors.uk2.net/ubuntu/"            # United Kingdom
        "http://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/ubuntu/"                # USTC
        "http://ftp.sjtu.edu.cn/ubuntu/"                    # SJTU
        "http://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/ubuntu/"       # Tsinghua
        "http://mirrors.aliyun.com/ubuntu/"                 # Aliyun
        "http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/"                    # NetEase
        "http://mirrors.cloud.tencent.com/ubuntu/"          # Tencent Cloud
        "http://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/ubuntu/"            # Huawei Cloud
        "http://mirrors.zju.edu.cn/ubuntu/"                 # Zhejiang University
        "http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/"           # Azure
        "https://mirrors.isu.net.sa/apt-mirror/"            # Saudi Arabia
        "https://mirror.team-host.ru/ubuntu/"               # Russia
        "https://labs.eif.urjc.es/mirror/ubuntu/"           # Spain
        "https://mirror.alastyr.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-archive/" # Turkey
        "https://ftp.acc.umu.se/ubuntu/"                    # Sweden
        "https://mirror.kku.ac.th/ubuntu/"                  # Thailand
        "https://mirror.bizflycloud.vn/ubuntu/"             # Vietnam
    )

    declare -A results

    # Test speed of each mirror
    for mirror in "${mirrors[@]}"; do
        echo "Testing $mirror ..." >&2
        response="$(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code} %{time_total}\n" \
                  --connect-timeout 1 --max-time 3 "${mirror}dists/${codename}/Release")"

        http_code=$(echo "$response" | awk '{print $1}')
        time_total=$(echo "$response" | awk '{print $2}')

        if [ "$http_code" -eq 200 ]; then
            results["$mirror"]="$time_total"
            echo "  Success: $time_total seconds" >&2
        else
            echo "  Failed: HTTP code $http_code" >&2
            results["$mirror"]="9999"
        fi
    done

    # Sort mirrors by response time
    sorted_mirrors="$(
        for url in "${!results[@]}"; do
            echo "$url ${results[$url]}"
        done | sort -k2 -n
    )"

    echo >&2
    echo "=== Mirrors sorted by response time (ascending) ===" >&2
    echo "$sorted_mirrors" >&2
    echo >&2

    # Choose the fastest mirror
    fastest_mirror="$(echo "$sorted_mirrors" | head -n 1 | awk '{print $1}')"

    if [[ "$fastest_mirror" == "" || "${results[$fastest_mirror]}" == "9999" ]]; then
        echo "No usable mirror found, using default mirror" >&2
        fastest_mirror="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/"
    fi

    echo "Fastest mirror found: $fastest_mirror" >&2
    echo >&2

    # Only this line will be returned to caller, without >&2
    echo "$fastest_mirror"
}

# Generate old format source list
generate_old_format() {
    local mirror="$1"
    local codename="$2"

    echo "Generating old format source list /etc/apt/sources.list"

    sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list >/dev/null <<EOF
deb $mirror $codename main restricted universe multiverse
deb $mirror $codename-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb $mirror $codename-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb $mirror $codename-security main restricted universe multiverse
EOF

    echo "Old format source list updated"
}

# Generate new format source list
generate_new_format() {
    local mirror="$1"
    local codename="$2"

    echo "Generating new format source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources"

    sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources >/dev/null <<EOF
Types: deb
URIs: $mirror
Suites: $codename
Components: main restricted universe multiverse
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg

Types: deb
URIs: $mirror
Suites: $codename-updates
Components: main restricted universe multiverse
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg

Types: deb
URIs: $mirror
Suites: $codename-backports
Components: main restricted universe multiverse
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg

Types: deb
URIs: $mirror
Suites: $codename-security
Components: main restricted universe multiverse
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg
EOF

    echo "New format source list updated"
}

# Main function
main() {
    # Ensure required packages are installed
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -y curl lsb-release

    # Get current source format
    format=$(check_apt_format)
    echo "Current APT source format status: $format"

    # Get Ubuntu codename
    codename=$(lsb_release -cs)
    echo "Ubuntu codename: $codename"

    # Find the fastest mirror
    echo "Searching for the fastest mirror..."
    fastest_mirror=$(find_fastest_mirror)

    # Decide update strategy based on format
    case "$format" in
        "none")
            echo "No valid APT source found, generating old format source list"
            generate_old_format "$fastest_mirror" "$codename"
            ;;
        "old")
            echo "System uses traditional format, updating old format source list"
            generate_old_format "$fastest_mirror" "$codename"
            ;;
        "new")
            echo "System uses modern format, updating new format source list"
            generate_new_format "$fastest_mirror" "$codename"
            ;;
        "both")
            echo "System uses both formats, old format will be removed, only new format will be retained"
            sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak
            echo "Old format source list backed up to /etc/apt/sources.list.bak"
            generate_new_format "$fastest_mirror" "$codename"
            ;;
    esac

    # Update package list
    echo "Updating package list..."
    sudo apt update

    echo "APT source optimization completed!"

    aptVersion=$(apt --version | head -n 1 | awk '{print $2}')
    echo "Current APT version: $aptVersion"

    apt_major_version=$(echo "$aptVersion" | cut -d. -f1)

    # If current APT version is 3.0 or higher, and using old format or none, convert to new format
    # sudo apt modernize-sources
    if [[ $apt_major_version -ge 3 && ( "$format" == "old" || "$format" == "none" ) ]]; then
        echo "APT version is 3.0 or higher, converting to new format"
        sudo apt modernize-sources -y
        echo "APT sources converted to new format"
    fi

}

# Execute main function
main

[JAM-92]

I've tried the above script, which it looks like does exactly what the GUI of the driver utility normally does isn't it? Checking for the fastest mirror and see if there are any drivers available... However in Anduin my WiFi card and brightness controls are not detected. In Ubuntu, Zorin, and other Ubuntu based distro's the additional driver utility immediately after installation detects these devices and installs drivers.

Of course I am connected to a WiFi network; using a dongle now. It is not a real problem to keep it that way, but I have to be able to adjust my screen brightness because it now is on full limelight mode ;-)

I have this feeling it does not have all the 'reference sources' to check for drivers. Do I need to add sources here?:

[Anduin2017]

Could you please let me know the exact brand and model of your laptop (or monitor)? Additionally, it would be incredibly helpful if you could open a terminal and paste the output of these two commands:

• lspci -nn | grep -i network (to identify the exact WiFi chip)
• lspci -nn | grep -i vga (to identify the graphics/display controller)

The ubuntu-drivers GUI utility relies on strict hardware ID matching against a database of restricted packages. Sometimes, due to slight differences in kernel versions or how a custom OS like AnduinOS indexes packages compared to stock Ubuntu, the automatic detection fails to trigger. By knowing your specific hardware model and exact PCI IDs, I can bypass the GUI tool and manually locate the exact proprietary driver or firmware your system is looking for.

Once we identify the hardware, these issues are usually resolved using one of the following methods:

1. Manual DKMS Installation (WiFi): Many wireless cards, particularly from Realtek or Broadcom, just need a specific DKMS package installed manually via the terminal (e.g., rtl8821ce-dkms or bcmwl-kernel-source).
2. GRUB Boot Parameters (Brightness): Brightness control issues are very often tied to how Linux handles the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) for specific laptop brands. We can usually fix this by adding a simple parameter like acpi_backlight=vendor or acpi_backlight=native to your GRUB boot configuration.
3. Missing Linux Firmware: Sometimes simply installing or updating the linux-firmware package resolves missing ACPI or vendor-specific modules (like asus-wmi or ideapad-laptop).

Let me know your hardware details！