>> Thats correct. But how do i know what all i need to select? suppose >> the motherboard supports PCI express, or maybe some I2C chip. The >> devices we can see using cat /proc/devices but what about things that >> the motherboard supports? do i need to go through the motherboard >> manual? > > Don't use /proc/devices as a source to know what your hardware > is. /proc/devices is *NOT* the list of devices present in your system. > It's the list of major numbers registered by the currently loaded > character and block drivers. > > Better source of informations are dmesg, lspci and lsusb. > > Basically, you need to know your hardware, and possibly compile and > boot the kernel several times until you select the correct set of > options. There's no magical recipe I can give you. > > Thomas
i will check and update on this. I think i might take some time to get a proper kernel working for the laptop. Is there something more than dmesg, lspci and lsusb? or its just these and i can go ahead with configuring? -- umesh3034 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
