Re: USB and more PCI device support

[David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On 13 December 2010 18:20, Andy Ruhl <acruhl%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 4:31 AM, Izumi Tsutsui 
> <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost> wrote:
>> I know it's a bit annoying so I also put a compiled sample kernel
>> which includes much more PCI and USB device drivers:
>> ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/cobalt/5.1/
>> - kern-GENERIC.tgz includes "/netbsd" kernel based on GENERIC
>> Âbut with more drivers.
>> - "PCIDEVS" is a kernel config file to build this one
>>
>> You can use it by replacing a kernel in running your system and
>> rebooting it, but don't forget to rename an original kernel for recovery.
>
> Will this eventually be rolled into the regular code stream? USB
> support makes the Cobalt a lot more useful.
>
> I will test this when I get time. I have a USB/Firewire card I've used
> with NetBSD before.

I definitely think we should have a 'big' kernel with all the
reasonable USB drivers enabled, and then a stripped down one for just
the standard hardware for people with low memory boxes.

Erik, could you chime in? :)

Thanks