From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 26 19:02:42 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B111116A4CE for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:02:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web30903.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web30903.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.200.156]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 605FB43D46 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:02:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mcd_advisory@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 70438 invoked by uid 60001); 26 Jan 2005 19:02:42 -0000 Message-ID: <20050126190242.70436.qmail@web30903.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Received: from [66.248.172.15] by web30903.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:02:41 PST Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:02:41 -0800 (PST) From: Mervin McDougall To: Ion-Mihai Tetcu In-Reply-To: <20050126201330.765ab296@it.buh.tecnik93.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd questions Subject: Re: kern/71142; VESA 1024x768 @ the console X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:02:42 -0000 --- Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > > [ newbies really isn't the place for this > discussion ] > > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:42:41 -0800 (PST) > Mervin McDougall wrote: > > > > > --- Nikolas Britton wrote: > > > > > Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > > > > > > >On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:42:47 -0600 > > > >Nikolas Britton wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>I got tired of having to patch by hand all the > > > systems I wanted this > > > >>patch on and all the systems I patched but > then > > > updated with cvsup so I > > > >>made a simple batch script to do it for me, > this > > > script will do steps > > > >>1...9 (see below). all you have to do is paste > it > > > into a file and then > > > >>run it as root (i.e. "sh vesa-patch-script"): > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > >Care to make it a port ? O should I do it for > you > > > put you as maintainer > > > >or me if you don't have the time to spare ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Make what a port, you mean that hack I called a > > > script? lol, I guess it > > > could be, never made a port b4, but it would > have to > > > be redone as I'd > > > never sign my name to it. It has no error > control > > > except for a cascading > > > failure if the patch doesn't download or untar > and > > > it should include the > > > patch to fix the mouse error. I think a better > idea > > > might be to redo it > > > into a real script and post it to the PR?: > > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=71142 > > [ ... ] > > > This would be a good addition for persons who do > > FreeBSD mobile. > > From what I see the PR has a responsible (delphij@, > cc'ed) which makes > me believe it would be merged into the tree > eventually. Now as I didn't > follow the discussion from the beginning does anyone > know about a time > frame for that ? The port is easy / not time > consumming to do but > maintaining it in the long run isn't so I would like > to know if it will > be merged in the near future. > > > > Or perhaps there should be an entire > > port for mobile FreeBSD, for persons who want > > applications and are using mobile computers... So > it > > would include everything from the Vesa hack to say > > battery monitors and perhaps a little how to on > how to > > tweak freebsd for laptops :) > > You're welcome to do it :) > > There are several battery monitors or applets for > kde and gnome and a > "profiler" for different environments . > > > -- > IOnut > Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user" > > > I can not confirm as to whether it will eventually be merged into the tree but there was a PR that did prompt its creation. But when I followed the series of emails regarding the PR there really wasn't any mention of it being merged into the tree. So. I really can't say yes or no on that to be honest. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com