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Date:      Fri, 6 Jun 2003 10:37:37 +0100
From:      Scott Mitchell <scott+freebsd@fishballoon.org>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: umass device support...how generic is it?
Message-ID:  <20030606093737.GA957@tuatara.fishballoon.org>
In-Reply-To: <20030605211016.F90750@carver.gumbysoft.com>
References:  <20030605194549.GD7355@tuatara.fishballoon.org> <20030605211016.F90750@carver.gumbysoft.com>

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On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 09:12:18PM -0700, Doug White wrote:
> The umass device driver grabs anything that claims to be a mass storage
> device class.  The only time things need to be reported is if they need
> quirks due to unusual behavior.  If it just works, say no more. :)
...
> It could use some clarification. it was written when USB devices were rare
> and generally confined to use on the new Apple product called the iMac.
> :-)

:-)

I'll put together a patch to the docs this weekend then.  Something along
the lines of "all these devices should work, and here's what you need to do
when you find one that doesn't".

Cheers,

	Scott

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