[Wolves] Linux hardware database?

[Kevanf1]

Cheers guys, I'll take a look at the suggestions.




On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 18:52:44 +0000 (GMT), Adam Sweet <drinky76 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  --- Kevanf1 <kevanf1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Cheers Peter.  There's also the SuSE compatibility
> > database but I'm
> > looking for something none distro specific.
> > However, it is certainly
> > a start :-))))
> 
> I think mostly HCLs are maintained by distro vendors,
> hence RH, SuSE and Mandrake all have good ones, though
> these are specific to their own distros, they're
> always going to be within a few revisions of each
> other and hence the most up to date.
> 
> Ultimtately, the best HCL is the kernel itself as
> hardware support all comes down to whats available in
> the kernel you're going to use.
> 
> I did however find this:
> 
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Hardware-HOWTO.html
> 
> It's as up to date as January. The best bet is to
> choose what you want and then see if it's listed or
> google for Linux support. Then again I'm always the
> kid that buys something and then waits 6 months for
> the software support.
> 
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