on Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 05:46:04PM -0500 Grok Mogger mumbled: > This sounds like if I know for a fact that the device I'm > interested in uses "Chipset Awesome 100c", then I could start > grep'ing through the kernel source for parts and permutations of > the chipset name hoping to find some matches that indicate that > there's a driver for it. > > Is that accurate? > Yes... and no. F'rinstance my spankin' new Toshiba P105 awesome whiz-bang laptop took a little doing -- dual core intel on a 32 bit bus with 64 bit addressable audio memory, intel High def sound, ipw3964 wireless AND a fingerprint reading biometric device - all in one sock. Running a custom kernel - 2.6.20rc4, that's been patched a little to get everything working well.
In this case, I looked around at what was available at Linux Kernel Archives and did a little picking and choosing there, along with googling for directions that developers are taking. When buying hardware, it's a good idea to leave hardware alone that the developers aren't interested in. Patience will win the day, here. Don't run out and buy snake oil. Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
