From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 1 07:42:51 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9002106564A for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2008 07:42:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexanderchuranov@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 521FB8FC1A for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2008 07:42:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexanderchuranov@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id h3so1217672nfh.33 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:42:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=j7f2IJtye92ZzMBRAqkJPqGgFxKvuHOpd9zgFvKIpsg=; b=MOKbE5K0aMtT1fFwgjl9/je2YiaTz2XJRWd1iOP9FH1anyp1gkO1VNmGGjXC86jCbX trzvyVB5U8ZizxR3uvYks3xvcVx2sB1SK/nP+31+hM5UHLhUtXIhs26vKtKdmmyIV/Bk gvzLom3vs6nDZLUucWJgn6em4PRqMpKMAm9B4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=thjYB2uIAwVjB7FvU7W8FPmxAws8II4bQIB+1drjhK5V8cKg6yYUfw1GLa0ayVJ9b1 csmphbLthic2KEPcE4PfOfwy7ADyhkEMOlMaxrx+LUexliTd2NMjNLMelENUmUxpq358 OzVTHTNglcIr439hCLygkJNQA3rYb1a6LM0QU= Received: by 10.210.125.13 with SMTP id x13mr6950395ebc.144.1228117370101; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:42:50 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.210.130.15 with HTTP; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:42:50 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3cb459ed0811302342o62e38009h3b853ae325c8e330@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:42:50 +0300 From: "Alexander Churanov" To: "Tim Kientzle" In-Reply-To: <49338F56.9050101@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20081128234155.0221e263@serene.no-ip.org> <3cb459ed0811291342i524eaab3g1acadcd9cbdb638b@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d0811291556g3f08a814td68466ad02dee4fc@mail.gmail.com> <200811291515.01962.beech@freebsd.org> <4932DD73.9000109@freebsd.org> <20081130235621.GA51043@duncan.reilly.home> <49338183.3040500@freebsd.org> <49338F56.9050101@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Andrew Reilly , Beech Rintoul , "Conrad J. Sabatier" , freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Aristedes Maniatis , Garrett Cooper Subject: Re: Collecting hardware compatibility, Was: i give up X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:42:51 -0000 Hi guys! Probably it is useful to gather information after a month since the system was installed and user obtained some information about what does work an what does not. Random ideas on that: 0) Based on demsg and devinfo, ask user if he/she is successful in using particular device. For example, seeing "lnc0" ask "Does your ethernet controller work?". 1) Provide ability to specify that someting does not work. I mean cases where devicehas no driver attached to it at all. 2) At installation time schedule this application to modify MOTD after a month since the system was installed. This is to remind console users. Alternatively, at the same point, modify KDE/GNOME/OtherWM startup files to start this application in GUI mode. Rollback chages after the user is finished with sending the report or cancelled the task. Alexander Churanov