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walt <w41ter@×××××.com> [11-01-24 04:05]: |
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> On 01/23/2011 10:08 AM, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> > |
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> >Hi, |
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> |
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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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> |
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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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> |
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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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> |
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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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Is the CD equipped with a linux 2.6.37.* kernel? |
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Best regards, |
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mcc |
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