Understanding hardware support

[dking at pimpsoft.com]

Under linux device drivers are modules you can load into the kernel 
using the  'modprobe' command as root.

The secret is to know what the module name is, then add that to your /etc/modules on its own line, and then it will be loaded at boot.


On 27 Apr 2004 at 9:38, Debee Norling wrote:

> Well the more I read, it seems the less I know.
> 
> I'm not expecting device manager or plug-in-play; getting my hardware
> working is part of the fun. But I'm surprised that so much of what I read is
> inconsistent.
> 
> And guys, if I ever get this figured out, I'll write up something
> unambiguous to explain it to the clueless!!!
> 
> --Debee