From owner-freebsd-ia32@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 24 20:57:54 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ia32@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ia32@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7E4016A4DE; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:57:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (66-23-211-162.clients.speedfactory.net [66.23.211.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADDF443D4C; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:57:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6OKvo6m028334; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:57:51 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:33:46 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <80f4f2b20607200729o26cc0c2bwebbea605e15a4457@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <80f4f2b20607200729o26cc0c2bwebbea605e15a4457@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200607241633.46926.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]); Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:57:51 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1616/Mon Jul 24 13:49:29 2006 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: freebsd-ia32@freebsd.org, Jim Stapleton Subject: Re: quick question as to which list I want X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia32@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD on the IA-32 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:57:54 -0000 On Thursday 20 July 2006 10:29, Jim Stapleton wrote: > please reply to this mail, as I've not joined either of these lists yet. > > I've never written a driver before, but there are no drivers for my > notebook's sound chipset, and I want to get one written, so I can have > some sound. My notebook is an i386 notebook, and I was wondering > should I use the general "freebsd-drivers" list, or the ia32 list? For a sound driver you actually might want to try on freebsd-multimedia@ first. This list can help if you have questions that aren't specific to sound once you get going. -- John Baldwin