Hey Mayank, On 09/09/2009 03:34 PM, Mayank wrote: > @Steve > > 1. What I'd mentioned was a USB Controller and not a USB device and thus I > think it does not fall under USB device category. > Oh sorry, I re-read your mail and realized my mistake. I find it rather hard to believe a USB controller is not actually supported (which leads me to doubt the results of that page).
> 2. Thanks for providing link for http://www.ubuntuhcl.org. This is the kind > of list I was looking out for. > You are welcome. Here is a hcl meta-list :): http://www.linux-drivers.org/ > 3. You made a point that if hardware is supported by a particular kernel > then it doesn't matter which distribution we choose. Does that mean, if a > vendor claims that their server is compatible with say Redhat Enterprise > Linux 4.0, and I find of kernel version for RHEL 4.0 and install a Debian > Linux with same kernel version than everything should work out of the box as > happened in case of RHEL 4.0 ? > Pretty much. The things you need to be aware about are: a. The differences in the kernel config (ie: the difference in /boot/config-`uname -r` file). This describes which drivers are built-in into the kernel, which have been built as modules and what is just left out. Again here it is not expected that you to know what /all/ the parameters mean, so just knowing whether there are changes in the drivers/config options that are relevant for your hardware should be sufficient. b. The 'proprietary' drivers that individual distributions recommend/support. cheers, - steve -- random non tech spiel: http://lonetwin.blogspot.com/ tech randomness: http://lonehacks.blogspot.com/ what i'm stumbling into: http://lonetwin.stumbleupon.com/ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
