On 11/30/08, Tim Kientzle <kientzle_at_freebsd.org> wrote: >>>>I have some ideas on that. The problem is it's sometimes hard to check >>>>that given hardware is supported by FreeBSD, even in case you know and >>>>want to do it. The list of supported hardware is often written in terms >>>>of chipsets and manufacturers often produce cards using supported chips, >>>>but named after their own trademark. > > I wonder if there's some way to partially automate > collecting some of this information. > > Something like a "register" program people can > use to register their FreeBSD installation that > would optionally include hardware information. > (Get a list of hardware IDs and running drivers > from the kernel, then prompt the user to enter > the actual hardware manufacturer/brand name for > each one.) Look for bsdstats in the ports tree, which does all of the above. -- Freddie Cash fjwcash_at_gmail.comReceived on Mon Dec 01 2008 - 01:08:52 UTC
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