Confusion with packages and kernel updates

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Hello, so I updated my kernel without issues (although i had to reinstall the camera driver from AUR but that was expected)
Due to my hardware setup I need to use the broadcom-wl driver, I installed linux-latest-broadcom-wl expecting it to have the latest version for the kernal when the kernal is ready to be installed, I also thought it would remove the old version of driver when it was time to update kernal.

I was trying to remove the old version of the kernal when i ran into this issue
I couldnt remove the kernal as it was depended on by the old version of the driver, So i tried to remove the old version of the driver but that did not work as linux-latest-broadcom-wl required it. Strange I thought, after useing pamac info linux-latest-broadcom-wl I saw that linux latest version of the driver was not ready for kernal 59. So what installed the later version of the driver, do i not need linux-latest version of driver as manjaro auto installes drivers newer versions when you update kernel? even when the drivers you install have an older kernel version in the name?

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remove all package with latest

and recheck all option with

sudo pacman -Qs linux58-
sudo pacman -Qs linux54-
etc..

you should have same number package by linux kernel installed

mhwd-kernel -li

then

sudo mkinitcpio -P
3

thanks, but how did the newer drivers get installed? does manjaro auto find them and install when updateing kernel?

4

see this point

sudo mhwd-kernel -i linux59

check number package and missing ( can happens on new Kernel number )
also add headers

5

yea i installed the kernel and it works great but im wondering how it found all the drivers and installed them, as the ones i installed from pacman where for 58