[TriLUG] which kernal module?

Jon Carnes jonc at nc.rr.com
Mon Jun 9 23:32:45 EDT 2003


/sbin/lsmod - this will tell you all the modules loaded and used on your
computer

cat /etc/modules.conf - this will normally tell you the modules that are
loaded at boot time for your network card (if they were setup
automagically by the install).

Good Luck - Jon Carnes

On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 22:06, zzd wrote:
> how I can tell which network card module has been loaded for my network 
> card by looking at my system?
> 
> I know from a quick google search that the module most likely loaded for 
> my netgear FA311 is the generic tulip module, but I have not been able 
> to confirm this. 
> 
> The reason I ask is that I am starting to install Gentoo for the first 
> time and also need to know whether I should compile this as a module or 
> into the kernal itself.
> 
> z
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