Gentoo Wiki:Article Blueprints/Hardware/Devices/Example

(Introductory paragraph goes here. Describe the device. It is okay to mention the device's friendliness to open source drivers. Optionally, it is nice provide a nice summary of why or why not a user would want to buy this device for use with Linux.)

Installation
(Write the necessary steps to get this device running in Gentoo. Try to document any special step that each user will need to reproduce on their system. Includes getting special drivers or firmware from a manufacturer's website, etc. )

Firmware
(Optional section.)

Kernel
(Show what options are necessary in the kernel in order to get all device components functional for this hardware platform.)

Emerge
(Optional section. If the platform requires any user space packages or kernel patches, mention them here).

Configuration
(Explain any additional configuration or special customization for this device. Could be anything from BIOS settings to setting up a service.)

Example 1
(Example: When using Pulse Audio, be sure to select this microphone an as audio source.)

Troubleshooting
(Optional section.)

(Troubleshoot issues in this section. Separate issues by best describing the error with a new section name. Remove this section and subsections if no issues are known.)

Issue 1
(Describe the problem, then describe the solution/workaround to the problem.)

When X happens, Y is how you fix it.

External resources
(Optional section.)


 * (Link to external resources (outside the Wiki) using bullet points in this section. It is common for the information in this section to full sentences that are links.)