Re: Where To Get Modules (Drivers) For Each Device On My Computer.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 07:32:02AM -0500, Bob Thibodeau wrote:
>
> You should also read the hardware compatibility HOWTO.
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 12:26:13PM -0000, kevincrookes wrote:
> > Hi all. I got another question for you all now. Where do i get all the
> > drivers or modules is it? For all the different types of devices that i
> > have got attached to my computer??
That said, most hardware 'drivers' are contained in the kernel source -
the easiest way to add them is to configure your source to compile them
as modules, then use 'make modules' and 'make modules_install' to build
em.
Note - if the kernel source you are configuring matches the kernel you
are running, you do not need to rebuild the entire kernel just to build
a module. You do not even need to reboot to test - just make the
module, and insmod it.
I will also echo the advice to read the howtos at linuxdocs.org, your
distros CD set, or another likely location - look at the howtos on
kernels and modules too.
aloha,
dave
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