Re: kernel build question

["umesh b" <umesh.kollam@xxxxxxxxx>]

>> Thats correct. But how do i know what all i need to select? suppose
>> the motherboard supports PCI express, or maybe some I2C chip. The
>> devices we can see using cat /proc/devices but what about things that
>> the motherboard supports? do i need to go through the motherboard
>> manual?
>
> Don't use /proc/devices as a source to know what your hardware
> is. /proc/devices is *NOT* the list of devices present in your system.
> It's the list of major numbers registered by the currently loaded
> character and block drivers.
>
> Better source of informations are dmesg, lspci and lsusb.
>
> Basically, you need to know your hardware, and possibly compile and
> boot the kernel several times until you select the correct set of
> options. There's no magical recipe I can give you.
>
> Thomas

i will check and update on this. I think i might take some time to get
a proper kernel working for the laptop. Is there something more than
dmesg, lspci and lsusb?  or its just these and i can go ahead with
configuring?
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umesh3034

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