justwes

Ok, I'm still working on the install and I'm taking it slow and everything is going pretty good.

But I'm wanting to make sure that I have the correct drivers for my nic installed, I wasn't able to find any that would work during the kernel compile.

How can I find out what driver the livecd is using so that I can ensure that I have connectivity once I finish the install? Or find the correct driver to install before the install is complete?

I do know that I've got a linksys based card, been a few years since I actually looked at what the model # was.

techieMoe

You might be able to find out what module is loading by booting the LiveCD and then typing in a root console:

This lists the kernel modules that are loaded. Look for one that relates to your network card (the names are kind of confusing I know... just use process of elimination).

You also may be able to figure out what card you have by looking at a "System Information" program in KDE or GNOME, but you may need to use another LiveCD distro to get that... Just a thought.

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variant

yes, run lsmod to find the moduels that are loaded (probably quite a few) and use "lspci" to list your hardware.. find the ethernet card and compare to the lsmod output

that command will give you the names of the ethernet pci devices

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tylerwylie

If you are going to add it to modules if you get a newer kernel don't forget to emerge module-init-tools. Many headaches can be solved by that when working with modules.