From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 7 00:24:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA11277 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 00:24:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from antipodes.cdrom.com (antipodes.cdrom.com [204.216.27.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA11268 for ; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 00:24:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@antipodes.cdrom.com) Received: from antipodes.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by antipodes.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id AAA01240; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 00:22:26 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199804070722.AAA01240@antipodes.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: shimon@simon-shapiro.org cc: Mike Smith , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, Pete Carah Subject: Re: DMI etc In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 06 Apr 1998 23:47:30 PDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 00:22:24 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > The DMI taskforce (www.dmtf.org) publishes various standards describing > > this. There is code in -current to locate the DMI BIOS signature, but > > no more (yet). > > > > An enthusiastic DMI developer would be welcomed with open arms. > > The new WDT driver, to be checked in RSN, includes all these functions. It > uses the ICS WDT-501P and provides alarms and kernel ans/or user callbacks > for Temperature, fan speed, high voltage and low voltage alarms, as well as > a (8 bit) temperature reading. Any particular reason that you went for a hardware-specific solution? Was the DMI BIOS support inadequate for your requirements? Should we pursue a different DMI framework? Enquiring minds wouldn't mind knowing. 8) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message