Re: Easy way to find right module [was Re: Pinnacle PCTV 50e USB capture device [solved]]
On Tue, 2006-10-10 at 23:12 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 07, 2006 at 04:50:32PM +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote:
> > Found a forum in some language I couldn't even identify, but it did lead
> > me to a post on the Gentoo forums saying the Pinnacle PCTV 50e uses the
> > saa711x and em28xx modules.
>
> Does anyone know of a good/easy way to find what module is needed for a
> particular device without having to scour the Internet? I remember
> something about putting the id, given out by lspci, into a web page and
> getting it that way. I realise it is the chipset that determines what
> module is needed and that similar devices can have different chipsets.
>
> I'm guessing the answer will be "you have to google it" :-(
You have to know what chipset it uses. Which is easy enough if you have
the device, but if you're trying to determine compatibility *before* you
buy (like I was doing), it's a bit tricky. You have to google either
ways.
Hans
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