Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:09:51 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?B?5Zu+5r2Y?= <patula777@gmail.com> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new low level hardware support list Message-ID: <CAASz-w04NB8-KW%2BwHdFjRwg9ctJtmd1o%2B9FGNbEksyPcmgWvZw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAASz-w08NgHZnVFKLPCQyk7JnGK4NEXCQv41%2B8JWvUvFObdJFw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAASz-w08NgHZnVFKLPCQyk7JnGK4NEXCQv41%2B8JWvUvFObdJFw@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi everybody, here are a couple of news for those who are interested in the project: current features: --------------------------------- + pci support + usb support + printer support + computers have an apm/acpi section based on the data required by http://wiki.freebsd.org/SuspendResume#Field_data so apm/acpi developers could look up the data. tools: --------------------------------- We had 2 tools, one to query your machine for unknown devices and getting driver info from the database (query_pci.sh) and another one to automatically submit your computer component data (dump.sh) Sourceforge repository is here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bsdware/files/dump-0.1.tgz/download Unfortunately we had to disable the query_pci.sh just now due to too high traffic on the freehoster. dump.sh has been updated, so that the user can choose whether or not he/she wants to submit dmesg and kernel data due to privacy reasons. The best solutions for query_pci.sh is either to get a propper paid hoster or to create an offline version, where you will have to update the database file from time to time. best wishes pantu On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 1:37 AM, =E5=9B=BE=E6=BD=98 <patula777@gmail.com> wr= ote: > Hi everybody, > > I'd like to point out the coming (inofficial) hardware support list for > freebsd, > currently hosted for testing at > > http://freebsd.0fees.net/ > > The main purpose of this project is to look up supported hardware and the= ir > corresponding configuration in the most detailed way. > > At the moment we are at a stage where we require some input in order to > start evaluating the data. > > > What we need: > > We need a few dumps from your freebsd machines, (pciconf, dmesg and > kldstat). > Paste them in the dump form and set a few options afterwards. > The whole procedure will take no more than 2 minutes. > > Note > > I am note posting this in the forum for a couple of reasons. > First of all, at the beginning we only require a few dumps in order to st= art > evaluating, so we do not need too many posters. > Second, we do not want to differentiate (too much) with spam and real > posters and sort out the mess in the database, as our > data validation is still very basic. > > We have also set up an error/feedback reporting tool, there is no > registration required. Feel welcome to use it if you have some criticism. > > > Additional outcome of this project: > > From the user input we are able to > +=C2=A0map device id's to their corresponding device classes > + map chipsets to vendor/device id's > + map detailed device information to notebooks. > > The first two mappings do not exist yet (at least we could not find them = on > the web). > Those lists, once having enough data will be available for download to he= lp > other people process the data. > > There are possibly some more mappings to come. > > > Further stages: > > Once we have enough data and have evaluated it all, we will simplify the > input procedure so that most recognition is automated. > This step will require some time, as we will have to go through all the > dumps=C2=A0and find the correct relation in dmesg, pciconf, kldstat etc. > > After having a sufficient base of chipset mappings we will be able to rea= d > out the man pages and create the device support from that based on the pc= i > device id, > which will further accelerate the growth of the list. > > > As a note, this is not an official project by freebsd, nor a commercial > site. It is only a contribution > site we do in our spare times. If anybody would like to support, check ou= t > the todo list at the site. > > pantu
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