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determining chipsets for compiling kernel

post #1 of 8
3/20/06 at 5:54pm
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Sort of a newbish question, I'm sure, but when I've tried to compile a custom kernel (desktop) in the past I was often left scratching my head over what to include even though I KNEW exactly what was in the machine having built it myself. So my question is how do you guys figure out what chipsets you have when you go to compile a custom kernel for your laptops?

Thank you!
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post #2 of 8
3/20/06 at 6:17pm
lspci works http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/pciutils.shtml

EDIT: blast just noticed the download is for the source only youd have to compile it :/
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post #3 of 8
3/20/06 at 6:18pm
I use a perl script that I have to scan the bios, if you want it I can get it to you.
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post #4 of 8
3/20/06 at 6:23pm
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thanks Guys!

Conda: I'll give it a try
Time: I'd love to give it a spin, I'm PMing you my email address.
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post #5 of 8
3/21/06 at 2:14am
lspci will be your best friend when determining what you have in your machine.

Seablade
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post #6 of 8
3/21/06 at 3:54am
Cheap and easy: Google Linux support for the products you use.
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post #7 of 8
3/22/06 at 11:26pm
Another vote for lspci. `lspci -v` usually gives me all the info I need.
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post #8 of 8
3/23/06 at 12:13am
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I've been doing some minor things as I have time. When I run that script Time-Pilot sent me, I'll report back how it compares to lspci.

Thanks for the input guys. very much appreciated.
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