Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 16:22:31 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: "Francisco Reyes" <reyes01@ibm.net> Cc: "FreeBSD doc Mailing list" <doc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: What to include in hardware compatibility list? Message-ID: <199605302322.AA224338551@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 27 May 1996 22:43:12 EDT." <199605300239.CAA24073@pop01.ny.us.ibm.net>
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> One possible approach is to simply have a list of hardware that works
> with FreeBSD without any special installation procedures. This does not
> mean that later on we could include other hardware. The possible
This is a good idea, but I think that it would also be useful to
include information on hardware that could CURRENTLY cause problems,
e.g.:
* Mach64 vs serial ports.
* Hardware with buggy or suboptimal drivers (3COM 3C509 boards?).
However, any such information would have to include:
1. A datestamp. A listing that's older than six months or more could be
suspect (this would also be a great incentive for keeping the
listings up-to-date ;-).
2. The OS revision(s) (2.1R, 2.2-960321-SNAP, etc.) to which it is known
to apply. Many bugs that are in 2.1R will probably be fixed in 2.2. ;-)
3. Workarounds. ;-)
-- Darryl Okahata
Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com
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