Kernel 2.4.21

[Miles Beck]

Jeffrey Pyne <jpyne@worldatwork.org> said:

> On Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:23 AM, Miles Beck wrote:
> 
> > I am hoping the new kernel will detect my lan and sound 
> > adapter. I have been wanting to move to Linux but am
> > stopped cold by my hardware not being supported. 
> 
> What kind of hardware do you have?

I have an Asus P4PE motherboard. It has a Broadcom Gigabit adapted and a
SoundMAX audio card.

> I hear that Knoppix is very good at detecting hardware.  You could always
> boot off of a Knoppix CD, see how it detects your hardware and what drivers
> it uses, and then use that information if your distribution of choice
> doesn't automagically detect your hardware when you install.  

I did try the Knoppix CD and it did not detect the hardware. Asus does have a  	
driver set on thier web page, though it needs to be compiled.