J. Roeleveld wrote: > On Monday, April 20, 2020 2:26:38 AM CEST Dale wrote: >> the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >>> On 04/19/2020 04:11 PM, Dale wrote: >>>> the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >>>>> There used to be webpage http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ >>>>> where use could paste output of: lspci -n >>>>> >>>>> But is no longer active, did it change? >>>> That site seems to be gone. I did find some other info. Maybe one of >>>> these links will help replace it. >>>> >>>> https://www.linuxjournal.com/supportedhardware >>>> >>>> https://linux-hardware.org/ >>>> >>>> https://wiki.debian.org/Hardware >>>> >>>> https://www.linuxcompatible.org/compatibility/ >>>> >>>> Each site has its own way. One lists links to distro sites, another >>>> probes your system to see if everything is supported, I didn't test >>>> that, and others seem to list hardware separated by type, network, video >>>> etc etc. >>>> >>>> I seem to recall using that site long ago. If I recall correctly, it >>>> would find the correct kernel drivers etc for each piece of hardware. >>>> Certainly made things easier when trying to do a install on a new >>>> system. Sad to see it is gone. >>>> >>>> Dale >>>> >>>> :-) :-) >>> I think using: lspci -kn >>> will do the trick, it lists the kernel driver in use. >> If I recall correctly, it has to be enabled already for it to show >> that. If you have a limited boot media that doesn't support some piece >> of hardware, it won't help. It works more to confirm the driver is >> loaded than anything. If doing a new install, or more important about to >> purchase new hardware, those types of sites can be of real help. Also >> true if you run windoze and want to switch or dual boot. I suspect that >> site that does the probing thing is for people using windoze but wanting >> to switch. >> >> It works if you already have the right driver enabled tho. >> >> Dale >> >> :-) :-) > If you boot from one of the "enable everything" live distributions, you will > find it. > > I miss HCL as well. > > -- > Joost
That's true but in the past, I've ran into times where a driver wasn't included. I ran into that once with a network card. The driver for it had to be installed similar to how a video driver is. In that case, it doesn't work. Could be a somewhat rare occurrence but worth mentioning. Dale :-) :-)
