> > Dude! This hardware, etc. is managed mostly at the kernel level and by > hotplug/udev. So it doesn't matter what distro you're using.
Not all the time. It doesn't always come down to kernel drivers always. For example, some things work out of teh box on certain distros, on some they don't. That depends on scripts that detect hardware and the drivers the distro comes with. Knoppix is known for its awesome hardware detection. >From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoppix "Its extensive hardware detection allows most systems to start Knoppix without any configuration" To be fair though, from the same site: "Knoppix works on a fairly large number of PCs or laptops, but not all. The automatic hardware detection cannot cope with all hardware, and sometimes the drivers used will not be optimal. Knoppix has difficulty recognizing some cards made before 1998, or motherboards with a BIOS made before 2002. (In some cases, manual configuration with codes entered at boot time can overcome problems with automatic detection.)" Some random comment at some random site (google result) [http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Debian/hardware-detection.html]: "> Knoppix has *excellent* hardware detection - it's a live-on-CD distro, > but is Debian based." I also say this from my past experience. I have copied xorg conf lots of times from knoppix to get X to work properly on old machines. Now I just stick to Ubuntu on my desktop. SB -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
