walt <w41...@gmail.com> [11-01-24 04:05]: > On 01/23/2011 10:08 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > >Hi, > > >My question is: How can I distinguish devices/entities, > >which do not need any driver to work and those, which > >need a driver but in the current setup the driver wasn't > >compiled in/compiled as module? > > Well, this is quick and dirty and you won't learn much about > kernel modules, but it will most likely work very easily. > > Get the latest gentoo installation CD (it really can be any > linux install CD as long as it's recent) and boot it in the > machine you're having trouble with. > > The reasoning is the install CD will already have *every* > driver available, and the kernel will load the drivers it > needs for your particular machine. > > So, once the CD is booted, just figure out how to get a > console going and type lsmod. Write down anything that > looks related to sound, and build your own kernel with > those drivers enabled. > >
Is the CD equipped with a linux 2.6.37.* kernel? Best regards, mcc
