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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