Pci Device Drivers - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual

8.5.6 PCI Device Drivers

Each kernel driver contains a list of device IDs of all devices it supports. If a new device
is not in any driver's database, the device is treated as unsupported, even if it can be
used with an existing driver. With this YaST module from System section, you can add
PCI IDs. Only advanced users should attempt to use this YaST module.
Figure 8.7 Adding a PCI ID
To add an ID, click Add and select how to assign it: by selecting a PCI device from a
list or by manually entering PCI values. In the first option, select the PCI device from
the provided list then enter the driver or directory name. If the directory is left empty,
the driver name is used as the directory name. When assigning PCI ID values manually,
enter the appropriate data to set up a PCI ID. Click OK to save your changes.
To edit a PCI ID, select the device driver from the list and click Edit. Edit the information
and click OK to save your changes. To delete an ID, select the driver and click Delete.
The ID immediately disappears from the list. When finished, click OK.
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