The computer failed to autodetect my new printer, so I had to install its software manually.

system is in an un-failed state or an autodetected failed state

Alternatively, install Caldera Linux, which autodetects hardware better than any other Linux, or OpenBSD, which autodetects the best of the BSDs.

If you have an existing working directory that is in your IDEA project's source path, and you've enabled CVS for your project, IDEA autodetects these CVS control folders and begins using version control for those files immediately.

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