Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 22:18:50 GMT From: PEB@amleth.demon.co.uk (Paul E. Bennett) To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.3-RC3 installation on Dell Latitude Message-ID: <7863@amleth.demon.co.uk>
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In message <15064.20670.423693.172567@whale.home-net> John Reynolds writes: > No, you don't need it every boot. Good!!!. > I haven't grepped the handbook specifically for laptop issues (to see how much > is or is not there) but it certainly is a good idea. I have now scoured through the handbook just about end-to-end for such hints that I could understand about these issues. I am learning more from here and the misc newsgroup. The chapter on PCMCIA in the 4.2R handbook is rather devoid of material (mostly TBA). > > It is also the same under 4.2R. It would be nice if they managed to fix > > this aspect at the very least. maybe for 4.4 then guys. > > Indeed. Patches ... I know, bring on the patches ... I'll try. At the very > least I'll file a PR for it. Patches are only meant to be a temporary cure and the proper engineering fix is supposed to follow in the next release. From some I have read I get to wonder about the regression testing regime sometimes. I am, however, still very new to FreeBSD but have been developing high integrity control systems for over 30 years (yeah I'm becoming a wrinkly - but I am still learning new stuff everyday - you just have to in this game). -- ******************************************************************** Paul E. Bennett ....................<email://peb@amleth.demon.co.uk> Forth based HIDECS Consultancy .....<http://www.amleth.demon.co.uk/>; Mob: +44 (0)7811-639972 .........NOW AVAILABLE:- HIDECS COURSE...... Tel: +44 (0)1235-814586 .... see http://www.feabhas.com for details. Going Forth Safely ..... EBA. www.electric-boat-association.org.uk.. ******************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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