Find which Linux modules are used or needed
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Tools
With lspci
In the sample output below, see the kernel driver in use, and those available:
$ man lspci
# lspci -k
....
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti]
Kernel driver in use: nouveau
Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveauWith lsmod
See the "used by" field:
$ man lsmod
# lsmod
Module Size Used by
cfg80211 552960 0
rfkill 24576 3 cfg80211
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 53248 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 86016 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 73728 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_intel 36864 4
snd_hda_codec 126976 4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
nouveau 1515520 8
kvm 520192 0
snd_hda_core 65536 5 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 102400 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_core
snd_timer 32768 1 snd_pcm
...With dmidecode
Check the output of dmidecode.
Online tools
Debian GNU/Linux device driver check page: http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/index.rhtml
LKDDb: Linux Kernel Driver DataBase https://cateee.net/lkddb/ The last news items dates back to 2007. It is unclear whether the database itself is still maintained.
[Unmaintained] Pre-made kernel seeds to help you get your Linux system up and running: http://kernel-seeds.bloodnoc.org/
Working with Kernel Seeds: http://kernel-seeds.bloodnoc.org/working.html
With a Live CD / within a chroot
When you are in a live CD chroot, do:
make localyesconfig
// or:
make localconfigLogs
In /var/log/kern.log, Kernel module messages are prefixed by the name of the kernel module.