On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Xi Shen <davidshe...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > when i start my system from gentoo live dvd, all my hardware works > fine. but if i want to have a small system, so i removed many drivers > when i am compiling my own system. the result is some times, i do not > know which driver should i choose for my hardware, and my hardware > cannot use when i boot from my new system. > > i wonder if there is a way to see which driver is loaded for my > hardware. this should help me choose the drivers when compiling my > system. > > > -- > Best Regards, > David Shen > > http://twitter.com/davidshen84/ > http://meme.yahoo.com/davidshen84/ > > Boot with the Gentoo install CD and the use lsmod and modinfo to build a list of what's actually loaded. That will give you a good starting point for what to choose in your kernel. If you end up building a few extras or miss one at least you'll be pretty close in my experience.
Good luck, Mark
