Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:42:50 +0300 From: "Alexander Churanov" <alexanderchuranov@gmail.com> To: "Tim Kientzle" <kientzle@freebsd.org> Cc: Andrew Reilly <andrew-freebsd@areilly.bpc-users.org>, Beech Rintoul <beech@freebsd.org>, "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Aristedes Maniatis <ari@ish.com.au>, Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Collecting hardware compatibility, Was: i give up Message-ID: <3cb459ed0811302342o62e38009h3b853ae325c8e330@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49338F56.9050101@freebsd.org> References: <20081128234155.0221e263@serene.no-ip.org> <3cb459ed0811291342i524eaab3g1acadcd9cbdb638b@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d0811291556g3f08a814td68466ad02dee4fc@mail.gmail.com> <200811291515.01962.beech@freebsd.org> <4932DD73.9000109@freebsd.org> <20081130235621.GA51043@duncan.reilly.home> <49338183.3040500@freebsd.org> <D696E091-C0CF-4B86-94A6-2CBDBED335E0@ish.com.au> <49338F56.9050101@freebsd.org>
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Hi guys! Probably it is useful to gather information after a month since the system was installed and user obtained some information about what does work an what does not. Random ideas on that: 0) Based on demsg and devinfo, ask user if he/she is successful in using particular device. For example, seeing "lnc0" ask "Does your ethernet controller work?". 1) Provide ability to specify that someting does not work. I mean cases where devicehas no driver attached to it at all. 2) At installation time schedule this application to modify MOTD after a month since the system was installed. This is to remind console users. Alternatively, at the same point, modify KDE/GNOME/OtherWM startup files to start this application in GUI mode. Rollback chages after the user is finished with sending the report or cancelled the task. Alexander Churanov
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