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On 01/23/2011 10:08 AM, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> My question is: How can I distinguish devices/entities, |
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> which do not need any driver to work and those, which |
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> need a driver but in the current setup the driver wasn't |
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> compiled in/compiled as module? |
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Well, this is quick and dirty and you won't learn much about |
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kernel modules, but it will most likely work very easily. |
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Get the latest gentoo installation CD (it really can be any |
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linux install CD as long as it's recent) and boot it in the |
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machine you're having trouble with. |
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The reasoning is the install CD will already have *every* |
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driver available, and the kernel will load the drivers it |
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needs for your particular machine. |
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So, once the CD is booted, just figure out how to get a |
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console going and type lsmod. Write down anything that |
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looks related to sound, and build your own kernel with |
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those drivers enabled. |
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