Understanding hardware support

[Alex Snow]

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If you're going to go with a full fledged distro I can suggest 
slackware. it's what zipspeak is based on so you should already know 
some about it. It also works well with pcmcia hardware from what I've 
seen so far.
On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 12:47:27PM -0400, Janina Sajka 
wrote:
> Igor is correct. However, I'm not sure it's the best answer.
> 
> I suggest you consider that zipspeak is a highly stripped down Linux distribution. It's an old answer to an even older problem--how to give people a taste before they go for the real thing. It's a demo, in other words.
> 
> I highly suggest you consider just installing one of the Linux distributions instead of tweaking zipspeak to meet this particular need, and the next particular need, and the one after that, etc.
> 
> PS: The new way of giving people a demo is a bootable CD ROM generally known as Knopix.
> 
> Igor Gueths writes:
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> > What you have read is basically different ways to do things. In Linux, 
> > this is often the case. However, based on your case in particular, I'd 
> > recommend recompiling your kernel. However, in order to do that, you 
> > ahve to first know what kind of net work cards you have, right down to 
> > the chipset. Then you have to find the driver that supports that 
> > particular card/cards, and then recompile the kernel itself.
> > On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 09:38:04AM -0700, Debee Norling wrote:
> > > Well the more I read, it seems the less I know.
> > > 
> > > I've been trying to figure out how to get Zipspeak to support at least one
> > > of my PCMCIA cards.  I have both wired and wi-fi network cards that I'd
> > > especially like to be using. (We run a neighborhood access point and also
> > > run our own SMTP server on a VAX with a home network already in place.)
> > > 
> > > I am grateful to everyone who kindly offered to help me privately, but I've
> > > learned so much from reading this list's archive, I'd rather ask general
> > > questions now so the answers are public.  In no way am I trying to snub
> > > anyone who offered to help off-list.
> > > 
> > > I'm really confused because I don't understand exactly how and where
> > > hardware support is implemented. Some docs tell me to recompile my kernel.
> > > Some docs say I need kernel patches. Some docs suggest I replace my kernel
> > > with another one on the distro's CD. Some docs tell me to enable
> > > auto-loading of modules. Some docs tell me to add modules.  Some docs tell
> > > me to simply edit some cryptic file. Some docs tell me hardware will be
> > > automatically detected.  This all sounds contradictory.
> > > 
> > > I need to be pointed in the direction of a how-to that gives clarification
> > > about how to troubleshoot whether hardware is supported/detected and what to
> > > do, and the order to do it in, when it isn't. I also have the additional
> > > complication of Speakup, which I assume means I can't just replace my
> > > kernel.
> > > 
> > > 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
> > > 
> > > 
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> 				Janina Sajka, Director
> 				Technology Research and Development
> 				Governmental Relations Group
> 				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
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