diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/kernel/mmio.rs b/src/arch/x86_64/kernel/mmio.rs
index 4aa9fa9ba4..003d5a4704 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/kernel/mmio.rs
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/kernel/mmio.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use alloc::string::String;
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use core::{ptr, str};
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::arch::x86_64::mm::{paging, PhysAddr};
 use crate::drivers::net::virtio_net::VirtioNetDriver;
 use crate::drivers::virtio::transport::mmio as mmio_virtio;
 use crate::drivers::virtio::transport::mmio::{DevId, MmioRegisterLayout, VirtioDriver};
+use crate::env;
 
 pub const MAGIC_VALUE: u32 = 0x74726976;
 
@@ -34,9 +36,90 @@ impl MmioDriver {
 	}
 }
 
-/// Tries to find the network device within the specified address range.
-/// Returns a reference to it within the Ok() if successful or an Err() on failure.
-pub fn detect_network() -> Result<&'static mut MmioRegisterLayout, &'static str> {
+fn check_linux_args(
+	linux_mmio: &'static [String],
+) -> Result<&'static mut MmioRegisterLayout, &'static str> {
+	let virtual_address =
+		crate::arch::mm::virtualmem::allocate(BasePageSize::SIZE as usize).unwrap();
+
+	for arg in linux_mmio {
+		trace!("check linux parameter: {}", arg);
+
+		match arg.trim().trim_matches(char::from(0)).strip_prefix("4K@") {
+			Some(arg) => {
+				let v: Vec<&str> = arg.trim().split(':').collect();
+				let without_prefix = v[0].trim_start_matches("0x");
+				let current_address = usize::from_str_radix(without_prefix, 16).unwrap();
+				let irq: u32 = v[1].parse::<u32>().unwrap();
+
+				trace!(
+					"try to detect MMIO device at physical address {:#X}",
+					current_address
+				);
+
+				let mut flags = PageTableEntryFlags::empty();
+				flags.normal().writable();
+				paging::map::<BasePageSize>(
+					virtual_address,
+					PhysAddr::from(current_address.align_down(BasePageSize::SIZE as usize)),
+					1,
+					flags,
+				);
+
+				// Verify the first register value to find out if this is really an MMIO magic-value.
+				let mmio = unsafe {
+					&mut *(ptr::from_exposed_addr_mut::<MmioRegisterLayout>(
+						virtual_address.as_usize()
+							| (current_address & (BasePageSize::SIZE as usize - 1)),
+					))
+				};
+
+				let magic = mmio.get_magic_value();
+				let version = mmio.get_version();
+
+				if magic != MAGIC_VALUE {
+					trace!("It's not a MMIO-device at {mmio:p}");
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				if version != 2 {
+					trace!("Found a legacy device, which isn't supported");
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// We found a MMIO-device (whose 512-bit address in this structure).
+				trace!("Found a MMIO-device at {mmio:p}");
+
+				// Verify the device-ID to find the network card
+				let id = mmio.get_device_id();
+
+				if id != DevId::VIRTIO_DEV_ID_NET {
+					trace!("It's not a network card at {mmio:p}");
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				info!("Found network card at {mmio:p}, irq {}", irq);
+
+				crate::arch::mm::physicalmem::reserve(
+					PhysAddr::from(current_address.align_down(BasePageSize::SIZE as usize)),
+					BasePageSize::SIZE as usize,
+				);
+
+				return Ok(mmio);
+			}
+			_ => {
+				warn!("Inavlid prefix in {}", arg);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// frees obsolete virtual memory region for MMIO devices
+	crate::arch::mm::virtualmem::deallocate(virtual_address, BasePageSize::SIZE as usize);
+
+	Err("Network card not found!")
+}
+
+fn guess_mmio() -> Result<&'static mut MmioRegisterLayout, &'static str> {
 	// Trigger page mapping in the first iteration!
 	let mut current_page = 0;
 	let virtual_address =
@@ -112,6 +195,18 @@ pub fn detect_network() -> Result<&'static mut MmioRegisterLayout, &'static str>
 	Err("Network card not found!")
 }
 
+/// Tries to find the network device within the specified address range.
+/// Returns a reference to it within the Ok() if successful or an Err() on failure.
+pub fn detect_network() -> Result<&'static mut MmioRegisterLayout, &'static str> {
+	let linux_mmio = env::mmio();
+
+	if linux_mmio.len() > 0 {
+		check_linux_args(linux_mmio)
+	} else {
+		guess_mmio()
+	}
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn register_driver(drv: MmioDriver) {
 	unsafe {
 		MMIO_DRIVERS.push(drv);
diff --git a/src/env.rs b/src/env.rs
index 721149edb4..ff99cee5dc 100644
--- a/src/env.rs
+++ b/src/env.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct Cli {
 	freq: Option<u16>,
 	env_vars: HashMap<String, String, RandomState>,
 	args: Vec<String>,
+	#[cfg(all(not(feature = "pci"), any(feature = "tcp", feature = "udp")))]
 	mmio: Vec<String>,
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ impl Default for Cli {
 			RandomState::with_seeds(0, 0, 0, 0),
 		);
 		let mut args = Vec::new();
+		#[cfg(all(not(feature = "pci"), any(feature = "tcp", feature = "udp")))]
 		let mut mmio = Vec::new();
 
 		let words = shell_words::split(kernel::args().unwrap_or_default()).unwrap();
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ impl Default for Cli {
 			})
 		};
 		while let Some(word) = words.next() {
+			#[cfg(all(not(feature = "pci"), any(feature = "tcp", feature = "udp")))]
 			if word.as_str().starts_with("virtio_mmio.device=") {
 				let v: Vec<&str> = word.as_str().split('=').collect();
 				mmio.push(v[1].to_string());
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ impl Default for Cli {
 			freq,
 			env_vars,
 			args,
+			#[cfg(all(not(feature = "pci"), any(feature = "tcp", feature = "udp")))]
 			mmio,
 		}
 	}
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ pub fn args() -> &'static [String] {
 }
 
 /// Returns the configuration of all mmio devices
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "pci"), any(feature = "tcp", feature = "udp")))]
 pub fn mmio() -> &'static [String] {
 	CLI.get().unwrap().mmio.as_slice()
 }