Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:31:53 +0100 From: Uwe Laverenz <uwe@laverenz.de> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Release Schedule for 2006 Message-ID: <20051219163153.GF3823@laverenz.de> In-Reply-To: <43A5CA16.70205@FreeBSD.org> References: <20051217120101.BBEDB16A440@hub.freebsd.org> <43A45789.7080601@ywave.com> <20051217234448.GA68713@xor.obsecurity.org> <20051218140258.GF7262@laverenz.de> <43A5CA16.70205@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 12:44:06PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote:
> regression in this area in RELENG_6, it would be worth reporting to this
> list, hopefully with enough detail that a developer could help you
> troubleshoot the problem.
This problem already existed in 5.x, please have a look at kern/73744.
> Two things, first I seem to recall someone saying that the ral hardware is
> not all that hot to begin with, and you'd be better off with another wifi
No, I don't use a ral card, in my case it's a Thinkpad with an iwi card.
> card. If that's not possible, have you tried upgrading to the latest
> 6-stable? If it's still not working after that, please report it to the
Yes, I was always following RELENG_6 until 2 weeks ago when I finally
installed Ubuntu on the Thinkpad, partly because of the wlan-problem,
partly because FreeBSD does not boot with a second battery installed
instead of the CD-/DVD-drive...
> list. Also, it's worth noting that if you're trying WPA on 5-stable, you're
> not likely to succeed. The infrastructure was greatly improved for
> 6-release.
Yes, I know.
> the state that it is in right now (good or bad) because the community of
> its users helped make it that way. The only way it gets better is if people
> help make it better. Relying on "them" to do it for you is not the FreeBSD
> way.
Yes, I know, although there were other statements recently ("fix it or
pay someone to fix it for you").
tnx,
Uwe
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