Re: Linux Drivers, The Kernel, and a Driver List
on Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 08:47:05PM -0500 Grok Mogger mumbled:
> Hey everyone,
>
> If I want to buy a new piece of hardware, and I want to figure
> out if it's supported or not (BEFORE I buy it),
One good way is to take a knoppix disk to the 'puter store and boot
the shiny new machine off it. It'll tell you quick whether you're
going to have an immediate rodeo or not.
> It's like we have this giant pot full of
> junk, tons of people have thrown stuff into it, and no one knows
> what's inside...
The kernel comes with it's own documentation section. Some good
reading there.
>
> If anyone can clear up some of that for me, I'd appreciate it.
>
Outside of that, when I'm shopping I look for problems other people
may have had against the wish list I've put together, and see if
solutions are being found.
Cheers,
Dave
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