From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 25 19:07:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7108D16A4CE; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 19:07:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE7B543D1D; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 19:07:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) i7PJ7OU2004121; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:07:24 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i7PJ7OMw005170; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:07:24 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i7PJ7KTM005169; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:07:20 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:07:20 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Marcel Moolenaar Message-ID: <20040825190720.GA5136@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20040824183019.GA82339@freebie.xs4all.nl> <1093387784.3554.28.camel@klamath.ankon.de.eu.org> <20040824231428.GB4049@dhcp53.pn.xcllnt.net> <1093390484.3554.45.camel@klamath.ankon.de.eu.org> <20040825000027.GB4182@dhcp53.pn.xcllnt.net> <20040825172812.GG53710@dragon.nuxi.com> <20040825183154.GA9663@ns1.xcllnt.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040825183154.GA9663@ns1.xcllnt.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner cc: alpha@freebsd.org cc: Andreas Kohn cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.3-BETA1 for Alpha available X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 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: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 19:07:26 -0000 On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 11:31:54AM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote.. > On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 10:28:12AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 05:00:27PM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > > It may never have worked. I've had nothing but panics and problems on > > > my Miata whenever I wanted to use the TGA2 adapter. > > > > I don't think we ever got testing on anything other than TGA1. > > Does it make sense to remove syscons from GENERIC? I mean, it's annoying No, that would be overly radical. If TGA causes problems we should de-orbit TGA from the installkernel. I think that a normal VGA card should not cause any problems. Actually, I am gonna try this now... stay tuned (my systems normally run from serial consoles, and that is how I tested the ISOs before uploading). > to have to hook up a serial console when you have a monitor and keyboard > right in front of you, but if syscons is going to cause panics that make > a normal install of FreeBSD impossible then we're actually better off. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org