David Timms (dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxx) said: > Looking further I notice that > modinfo dvb_bt8xx lists: > filename: > /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-21.fc7/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dvb-bt8xx.ko > license: GPL > author: Florian Schirmer <jolt@xxxxxxxxxx> > description: Bt8xx based DVB adapter driver > depends: bttv,bt878,i2c-core,dvb-core > vermagic: 2.6.23.1-21.fc7 SMP mod_unload 686 4KSTACKS > parm: debug:Turn on/off debugging (default:off). (int) > > Whereas for a network driver > modinfo tulip: > filename: /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-21.fc7/kernel/drivers/net/tulip/tulip.ko > version: 1.1.15 > license: GPL > description: Digital 21*4* Tulip ethernet driver > author: The Linux Kernel Team > srcversion: 54B741F794FD4612A7C5AFD > alias: pci:v00001414d00000002sv*sd*bc*sc*i* > alias: pci:v000014EAd0000AB08sv*sd*bc*sc*i* > alias: pci:v000010B7d00009300sv*sd*bc*sc*i* > alias: pci:v000017B3d0000AB08sv*sd*bc*sc*i* > alias: pci:v00001737d0000AB08sv*sd*bc*sc*i* > ... > > Is it simply that these alias definitions need to be added to the driver; I > might be able to do that myself ? Yes. > And that whenever newer boards are released using chip X that the driver > for that chip needs to have a new alias added ? Yes. Bill -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
