From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 20 08:42:25 2007 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 C904416A419 for ; Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:42:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doconnor@gsoft.com.au) Received: from cain.gsoft.com.au (cain.gsoft.com.au [203.31.81.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66E4013C458 for ; Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:42:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doconnor@gsoft.com.au) Received: from inchoate.gsoft.com.au (ppp121-45-150-53.lns11.adl6.internode.on.net [121.45.150.53]) (authenticated bits=0) by cain.gsoft.com.au (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l9K8g3ua099118 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:12:07 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from doconnor@gsoft.com.au) From: "Daniel O'Connor" To: Scott Long Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:11:54 +0930 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <85AFE2F9-33F6-40E8-B760-990970B7A791@emeraldcityeg.com> <200710201607.11221.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <4719B173.70502@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <4719B173.70502@samsco.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart10652303.i2bcbEID7k"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200710201811.55672.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> X-Spam-Score: -2.226 () AWL,BAYES_00 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.58 on 203.31.81.10 Cc: ECEG / Daniel Duerr , freebsd-current@freebsd.org, d@delphij.net Subject: Re: twa driver needs updating 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: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:42:25 -0000 --nextPart10652303.i2bcbEID7k Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Sat, 20 Oct 2007, Scott Long wrote: > > Although I agree, it would be nice if you could more easily load > > vendor drivers.. (ie if the module overrode the kernel code) > > 1. Modifying the install disk is not trivial to most people, > especially ones who just want to install the damn OS and use it, not > hack it. Pfft, weaklings! :) > 2. Modifying the install disk doesn't do a damn thing to make the > driver work after the install is done and the computer is rebooted. > Sure, you can drop a new 3ware driver onto the install disk and > install to your new 3ware-enabled computer just fine. But then you > reboot, and the stock GENERIC kernel has no idea how to talk to that > device, and the driver that you dropped onto the CD is now no where > to be found, leaving your fresh install stuck at the mountroot > prompt. \o/ > > =3D-) Yeah I know, there needs to be some work on it that's for sure! I would be interesting in doing the sysinstall work, although unless the=20 kernel can cope with (and prefer) modules then there isn't a huge point=20 IMO. =2D-=20 Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C --nextPart10652303.i2bcbEID7k Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBHGb9T5ZPcIHs/zowRAobQAKCDvyKCu8kGL8w4vyPlE1qkqhXumQCgplHz 2zwCVvQWenaxu4xMZv+puDg= =j+MI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart10652303.i2bcbEID7k--