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Re: Install - which device drivers?



On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, Stefan Langerman wrote:

> 
> Ok, I'm installing slink right now, and I'm currently in the part where
> you install device drivers. Now, How do you know which are the ones you
> need? most of them have only one short line of explaination, (one even
> just has a '.'), and several seem to do the same thing. Is ther eany place
> where I can read more about them to help me make those choices? (usually,
> I just pick random stuff, and it seems to work, but I don't think it's the
> best method)

well, what hardware do you have on your machine?  lots of modules
(=drivers) will load automatically when needed, if not then install them
at this point.  the program it runs is called 'modconf', you can get back
to it after install.

hth,

-thomas

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