From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 26 18:13:38 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06C5A16A4CE for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:13:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from relay.rdsnet.ro (gimli.rdsnet.ro [193.231.236.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CED3E43D48 for ; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:13:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from itetcu@people.tecnik93.com) Received: (qmail 29641 invoked from network); 26 Jan 2005 18:09:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO smtp.rdsnet.ro) (62.231.74.130) by smtp1-133.rdsnet.ro with SMTP; 26 Jan 2005 18:09:28 -0000 Received: (qmail 1664 invoked by uid 89); 26 Jan 2005 18:15:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO it.buh.tecnik93.com) (81.196.204.98) by 0 with SMTP; 26 Jan 2005 18:15:18 -0000 Received: from it.buh.tecnik93.com (localhost.buh.tecnik93.com [127.0.0.1]) by it.buh.tecnik93.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A11A114C3; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:13:32 +0200 (EET) Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:13:30 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu To: Mervin McDougall Message-ID: <20050126201330.765ab296@it.buh.tecnik93.com> In-Reply-To: <20050126174241.75298.qmail@web30909.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <41F764B4.1070309@nbritton.org> <20050126174241.75298.qmail@web30909.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.0.0 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: Nikolas Britton cc: delphij@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-newbies Subject: Re: kern/71142; VESA 1024x768 @ the console X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:13:38 -0000 [ newbies really isn't the place for this discussion ] On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:42:41 -0800 (PST) Mervin McDougall wrote: > > --- Nikolas Britton wrote: > > > Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > > > > >On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:42:47 -0600 > > >Nikolas Britton wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>I got tired of having to patch by hand all the > > systems I wanted this > > >>patch on and all the systems I patched but then > > updated with cvsup so I > > >>made a simple batch script to do it for me, this > > script will do steps > > >>1...9 (see below). all you have to do is paste it > > into a file and then > > >>run it as root (i.e. "sh vesa-patch-script"): > > >> > > >> > > > > > >Care to make it a port ? O should I do it for you > > put you as maintainer > > >or me if you don't have the time to spare ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Make what a port, you mean that hack I called a > > script? lol, I guess it > > could be, never made a port b4, but it would have to > > be redone as I'd > > never sign my name to it. It has no error control > > except for a cascading > > failure if the patch doesn't download or untar and > > it should include the > > patch to fix the mouse error. I think a better idea > > might be to redo it > > into a real script and post it to the PR?: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=71142 [ ... ] > This would be a good addition for persons who do > FreeBSD mobile. >From what I see the PR has a responsible (delphij@, cc'ed) which makes me believe it would be merged into the tree eventually. Now as I didn't follow the discussion from the beginning does anyone know about a time frame for that ? The port is easy / not time consumming to do but maintaining it in the long run isn't so I would like to know if it will be merged in the near future. > Or perhaps there should be an entire > port for mobile FreeBSD, for persons who want > applications and are using mobile computers... So it > would include everything from the Vesa hack to say > battery monitors and perhaps a little how to on how to > tweak freebsd for laptops :) You're welcome to do it :) There are several battery monitors or applets for kde and gnome and a "profiler" for different environments . -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user"