[PLUG] Re: nic support, recompiling, usw

[Nels Tomlinson]

>

Just out of curiousity, is there any way to determine whether that support is
already compiled in?  I've gotten advice along this line before (just recompile
your kernel...) and found out after some digging that what I needed was already
compiled in, usually as a module.  Recompiling kernels is great sport for them
that enjoy it, but most of us don't enjoy it, and would rather write
dissertations or what-have-you  in our spare time.

So, _is_ there some way to find out what has been compiled into your kernel,
short of recompiling and taking notes?

Nels

>
>
> AT2500
> Status: Semi-Supported,  Driver Name: rtl8139
> This card uses the RealTek 8139 chip - see the section RealTek 8139.
>
> So basically you need to recompile your kernel and add in support for the
> RealTek 8139.  If you don't know how to do this, check out the Kernel
> HOWTO.  Both these documents can be found at http://www.linuxdoc.org
>
> -Matt
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