Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 16:29:46 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Stosberg <mark@summersault.com> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: kudzu auto-hardware detection on FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.51.0212221621250.17753@nollie.summersault.com>
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Hello, Recently I tried out the Knoppix 3.1 Demo Linux demo CD ( http://www.knoppix.com ). Running entirely of the CD drive, this impressive system booted directly into a KDE session, configuring the keyboard, mouse, video, sound and network correctly, automatically, without user intervention. I've now run the demo on 2 desktops and a laptop, and it correctly configured the machines in each case, despite the hardware differences. The backbone of this hardware detection is "kudzu", developed by RedHat, with a homepage here: http://rhlinux.redhat.com/kudzu/ The remaining work was provided by a "mkxf86config" shell script and a template XF86Config file. My question is- how hard would it be to get something like this working on FreeBSD? It would be great for Demo CDs, and especially for configuring desktop systems, where getting X setup still seems to be a chore. Mark http://mark.stosberg.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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