Is there a way to determine which devices (by mfr, model, whatever) are supported by the drivers included in the 11.4 DVD?
I’m sure this is a naive question, and I apologize in advance.
You’re worried about whether your hardware is supported right? A LiveCD or DVD is a good way to test compatibility. Even if a given device is not supported ‘out of the box’, you can then use the live distro to generate a list of hardware devices to post here with (via commands like these):
/sbin/lspci --nnk
/usr/sbin/hwinfo
For usb deivces:
lsusb
You can cut and paste any output to a text file and transfer to a memory stick if required (eg no network connectivity).
Examining the openSUSE HCL will often provide indicative info about whether openSUSE supports various device chipsets for current/past versions. (Worth looking at even when considering a new version).
On 03/07/2011 06:06 PM, BigJohnAggie wrote:
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> Is there a way to determine which devices (by mfr, model, whatever) are
> supported by the drivers included in the 11.4 DVD?
>
> I’m sure this is a naive question, and I apologize in advance.
The only way to tell is by PCI or USB ID. Manufacturer, model, etc. are not
definitive. Each driver contains a table that tell what device(s) it supports.
Thus the only way to tell is to have the lspci or lsusb output and the kernel
sources.
A second way is to have the ID and ask “Is this device supported?”.
A third way is to boot a Live CD and see if it is supported, but it might not
work due to missing firmware.
As you suspected, it is not easy to tell for manydevices.