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From: Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 6
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:11:56
Message-Id: CAA2qdGVvDNn5sWV-fSR2sOEsza8KHnS0O3_ovyVTcgdp-uYzbg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Beta test Gentoo with mdev instead of udev; version 6 by Walter Dnes
1 On Mar 15, 2012 7:04 AM, "Walter Dnes" <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote:
2 >
3 > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 04:09:33PM -0600, Canek Pel??ez Vald??s wrote
4 >
5 > > You could use an use-expand variable, like INPUT_DEVICES or
6 > > VIDEO_CARDS for xorg-drivers, or DRACUT_MODULES for dracut. It sounds
7 > > like the smart thing to do.
8 >
9 > The VIDEO_CARDS variable might be "RADEON", but there are many
10 > different levels of Radeon GPU cards, each requiring its own specific
11 > binary blob.
12 >
13
14 So, detail it down... e.g. RADEON-HD-4650, RADEON-HD-6530, etc. Kind of
15 like the xtables-addons package.
16
17 Rgds,