Subject: Re: New machine database
To: None <garbled@netbsd.org, current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Alistair Crooks <AlistairCrooks@excite.com>
List: current-users
Date: 11/27/2000 08:49:33
Excellent stuff, Tim! Thanks for doing this.
It was suggested to me that a pkgsrc category for kernel configs would be
good, but this seems like a much better way of doing this. Can we also have
some XF86Config files too?
Thanks,
Alistair
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 23:51:56 -0700 (MST), garbled@netbsd.org wrote:
>
> I have created a new database for the use of developers and users of
NetBSD.
> This database is located at:
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/machine.cgi
>
> The purpose of this database is to record information on specific
machines,
> such as Sparc Classics, i386 Laptops, and other model-specific machines
people
> might want to know support data for. There is a place to paste your
dmesg, and
> even a CONFIG file, so others can benefit from your work in paring down a
> config to suit a specific machine.
>
> Please try it out, and put in any machines you might have.
>
> In addition, I have made a few fixes to the supported hardware database,
> located at:
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/hw.cgi
>
> Where you can input data on various option-cards and onboard devices
supported
> by netbsd. Please, add more cards to fill in the database!
>
> ---
> Tim Rightnour <root@garbled.net>
> NetBSD: Free multi-architecture OS http://www.netbsd.org/
> NetBSD Mailing lists on the web: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/
--
Alistair Crooks (agc@pkgsrc.org)
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