Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 11:43:14 -0400 From: Jed Clear <clear@alum.mit.edu> To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Hardware compatibility list suggestion Message-ID: <3D5E6F12.1C62975C@alum.mit.edu>
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This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. --------------msD38C510EC5CED401587A5F3C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Perhaps the hardware compatibility list could use a little more hierarchy. Disk Controllers could have explicit IDE/ATA and SCSI subsections. I'd also suggest a parent group for all the network interfaces. The ATA section could use a short statement that the ata driver is compatible with most motherboard chipset ATA controller. I'd also add a short section on Video Adapters. It would say something like FreeBSD supports standard MGA, CGA, EGA, VGA adapters or no adapter. Support for advanced graphic features as well as a graphic user environment is provided by third party software. Most common is XFree86 and their h/w compatibility list is <here>. I'm thinking in terms of not discouraging someone new who doesn't know the exact part number of their chipset or wondering if their graphics adapter is compatible and doesn't know the distinction between FreeBSD and XFree86. Hmm, how about a small bootable utility that can scan a system and compare it to the compatibility list? It's probably more difficult than I think it is. -Jed --------------msD38C510EC5CED401587A5F3C Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s" Content-Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature MIIKTAYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIKPTCCCjkCAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMAsGCSqGSIb3DQEHAaCC B9gwggSiMIIEC6ADAgECAhAh2hT0UnPaoPeC0rOsgd1jMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBAUAMIHMMRcw FQYDVQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjEfMB0GA1UECxMWVmVyaVNpZ24gVHJ1c3QgTmV0d29y azFGMEQGA1UECxM9d3d3LnZlcmlzaWduLmNvbS9yZXBvc2l0b3J5L1JQQSBJbmNvcnAuIEJ5 IFJlZi4sTElBQi5MVEQoYyk5ODFIMEYGA1UEAxM/VmVyaVNpZ24gQ2xhc3MgMSBDQSBJbmRp dmlkdWFsIFN1YnNjcmliZXItUGVyc29uYSBOb3QgVmFsaWRhdGVkMB4XDTAyMDgxNDAwMDAw MFoXDTAzMDgyNTIzNTk1OVowggEUMRcwFQYDVQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjEfMB0GA1UE CxMWVmVyaVNpZ24gVHJ1c3QgTmV0d29yazFGMEQGA1UECxM9d3d3LnZlcmlzaWduLmNvbS9y ZXBvc2l0b3J5L1JQQSBJbmNvcnAuIGJ5IFJlZi4sTElBQi5MVEQoYyk5ODEeMBwGA1UECxMV UGVyc29uYSBOb3QgVmFsaWRhdGVkMTMwMQYDVQQLEypEaWdpdGFsIElEIENsYXNzIDEgLSBO ZXRzY2FwZSBGdWxsIFNlcnZpY2UxGDAWBgNVBAMUD0Vkd2FyZCBKLiBDbGVhcjEhMB8GCSqG SIb3DQEJARYSY2xlYXJAYWx1bS5taXQuZWR1MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKB gQDBLYza4iTrH4ttwwU1bhbk6NgCmXr9yuq8eKX3r2xbqd6DwQ6ULXOmtOUUUpTIqe8SEy28 CooXW6bAfiH6TD5QCuF1gBl8fWAw8Ix0FOVMWG5oaeFH3PeM+NPdqI3qOis7BIbek5dQSkaU CLiyr3RR/ys9MrgzCllSCVboAeG6aQIDAQABo4IBODCCATQwCQYDVR0TBAIwADCBrAYDVR0g BIGkMIGhMIGeBgtghkgBhvhFAQcBATCBjjAoBggrBgEFBQcCARYcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmVy aXNpZ24uY29tL0NQUzBiBggrBgEFBQcCAjBWMBUWDlZlcmlTaWduLCBJbmMuMAMCAQEaPVZl cmlTaWduJ3MgQ1BTIGluY29ycC4gYnkgcmVmZXJlbmNlIGxpYWIuIGx0ZC4gKGMpOTcgVmVy aVNpZ24wEQYJYIZIAYb4QgEBBAQDAgeAMDAGCmCGSAGG+EUBBgcEIhYgN2Q4NGVmYWNlZWFm MTg1NzFmNzFjY2VjMWE3YmMwMzAwMwYDVR0fBCwwKjAooCagJIYiaHR0cDovL2NybC52ZXJp c2lnbi5jb20vY2xhc3MxLmNybDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFAAOBgQCm8+RaAwJlZhcadXnrHxtW NSWO5FtMtWGezondtUoEf1Zao27u7yTQi8mAiROA2jgCFxA+JE58xwv5M2E4VROxkqrdRyPa j2Cd8Ad+GPHkboaLmsXFzzbvPyc6FnecACDxwo2w6engukh/dP7nyGrsNJ9RpX/4PnoO7qnF T+SoBjCCAy4wggKXoAMCAQICEQDSdi6NFAw9fbKoJV2v7g11MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAgUAMF8x CzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRcwFQYDVQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjE3MDUGA1UECxMuQ2xhc3Mg MSBQdWJsaWMgUHJpbWFyeSBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uIEF1dGhvcml0eTAeFw05ODA1MTIwMDAw MDBaFw0wODA1MTIyMzU5NTlaMIHMMRcwFQYDVQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjEfMB0GA1UE CxMWVmVyaVNpZ24gVHJ1c3QgTmV0d29yazFGMEQGA1UECxM9d3d3LnZlcmlzaWduLmNvbS9y ZXBvc2l0b3J5L1JQQSBJbmNvcnAuIEJ5IFJlZi4sTElBQi5MVEQoYyk5ODFIMEYGA1UEAxM/ VmVyaVNpZ24gQ2xhc3MgMSBDQSBJbmRpdmlkdWFsIFN1YnNjcmliZXItUGVyc29uYSBOb3Qg VmFsaWRhdGVkMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQC7WkSKBBa7Vf0DeootlE8V eDa4DUqyb5xUv7zodyqdufBou5XZMUFweoFLuUgTVi3HCOGEQqvAopKrRFyqQvCCDgLpL/vC O7u+yScKXbawNkIztW5UiE+HSr8Z2vkV6A+HthzjzMaajn9qJJLj/OBluqexfu/J2zdqyErI CQbkmQIDAQABo3wwejARBglghkgBhvhCAQEEBAMCAQYwRwYDVR0gBEAwPjA8BgtghkgBhvhF AQcBATAtMCsGCCsGAQUFBwIBFh93d3cudmVyaXNpZ24uY29tL3JlcG9zaXRvcnkvUlBBMA8G A1UdEwQIMAYBAf8CAQAwCwYDVR0PBAQDAgEGMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAgUAA4GBAIi4Nzvd2pQ3 AK2qn+GBAXEekmptL/bxndPKZDjcG5gMB4ZbhRVqD7lJhaSV8Rd9Z7R/LSzdmkKewz60jqrl Cwbe8lYq+jPHvhnXU0zDvcjjF7WkSUJj7MKmFw9dWBpJPJBcVaNlIAD9GCDlX4KmsaiSxVhq wY0DPOvDzQWikK5uMYICPDCCAjgCAQEwgeEwgcwxFzAVBgNVBAoTDlZlcmlTaWduLCBJbmMu MR8wHQYDVQQLExZWZXJpU2lnbiBUcnVzdCBOZXR3b3JrMUYwRAYDVQQLEz13d3cudmVyaXNp Z24uY29tL3JlcG9zaXRvcnkvUlBBIEluY29ycC4gQnkgUmVmLixMSUFCLkxURChjKTk4MUgw RgYDVQQDEz9WZXJpU2lnbiBDbGFzcyAxIENBIEluZGl2aWR1YWwgU3Vic2NyaWJlci1QZXJz b25hIE5vdCBWYWxpZGF0ZWQCECHaFPRSc9qg94LSs6yB3WMwCQYFKw4DAhoFAKCBsTAYBgkq hkiG9w0BCQMxCwYJKoZIhvcNAQcBMBwGCSqGSIb3DQEJBTEPFw0wMjA4MTcxNTQzMTRaMCMG CSqGSIb3DQEJBDEWBBQMKrv1fpKUo4c6dlc0YnJH2+7F8zBSBgkqhkiG9w0BCQ8xRTBDMAoG CCqGSIb3DQMHMA4GCCqGSIb3DQMCAgIAgDAHBgUrDgMCBzANBggqhkiG9w0DAgIBQDANBggq hkiG9w0DAgIBKDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASBgKps3Vgpm7HosymRMxWzm/sa123Mu05E5QI4 XFLt075OWudrX3J+HRhVXHfcLmxipzBCK/NaE0G2PgdxaQ3QkA8ugfUleX2mcJF8xgeDkX/N KeGhzA78YCjZ1znyS02FekRe+SDgYj3vm5T0ZiozLfYiOqUp4TZ03b5T+1IihFsW --------------msD38C510EC5CED401587A5F3C-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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