Re: Removal of the isp driver from the amd64 INSTALL kernel (was: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/amd64/conf)

[tron%zhadum.de@localhost (Matthias Scheler)]

In article <20050626163528.GA6766%arresum.veego.de@localhost>,
        Bernd Ernesti <netbsd%lists.veego.de@localhost> writes:
> Yes, but you need the driver to install NetBSD on it, where you need the
> ath driver to get the NetBSD distrib.

True.

> You can use a different network interface instead of ath, ...

And I don't think there's an AMD64 system without an ethernet card.

> I'm also for putting back the isp driver.

Perhaps it is time to invent a "INSTALL_LAPTOP" kernel (without SCSI but
with WLAN)?

        Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://scheler.de/~matthias/