Linux kernel entry to add device driver?

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I need to add a driver to my Nic card that is not seen by many Linux OS's specifficly Open Suse or Debian and various other OS's my card is a Realtek r8168B nic that many OS's doesn't see and I want to learn the easiest way to install the proper driver in such systems? Thank you

Posted 9-Oct-12 10:12am

Chris Sislo

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-Oct-12 16:15pm

Do you want to have loadable driver, or embed it in your custom re-built kernel? (Sorry, I never did it in either way, but the one who could help you would probably need to know what you are trying to do. :-)
--SA

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