Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:31:46 -0400 From: Andras Farkas <deepbluemistake@gmail.com> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Cc: advocacy@freebsd.org, Andrey Ponomarenko <andrewponomarenko@yandex.ru> Subject: Re: How it fits BSD? (fwd) Message-ID: <CAA0nTRt1pU%2B_8j%2BTQb%2BoT-LFY4SdrY6FfsZdFOfk60MW=8T6uA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <202008131328.07DDSGb0049146@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <202008131328.07DDSGb0049146@fire.js.berklix.net>
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Thanks so much! This is super useful: already uploaded the probe for my FreeBSD deskop. On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:09 AM Julian H. Stacey <jhs@berklix.com> wrote: > > Hi advocacy@ > cc Andrey Ponomarenko <andrewponomarenko@yandex.ru> > who wrote this below, sounds useful when advocating BSD, so appended in f= ull. > > Forwarded from: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> http://berklix.eu/~j= hs/ > > ------- Forwarded Message > > From owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Thu Aug 13 14:38:07 2020 > From: Andrey Ponomarenko <andrewponomarenko@yandex.ru> > To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > Subject: How it fits BSD? > List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware <freebsd-hardware.freebsd= .org> > List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/>; > List-Subscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardw= are>, > <mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=3Dsubscribe> > > Choosing hardware for BSD? > > Recently I've implemented a new feature of the BSD hardware database [1] = that allows you to check desired computer models for BSD compatibility. You= need to find the computer model you are interested in in the Linux hardwar= e database [2] first (it's large enough) and then follow new "How it fits B= SD?" link at the bottom of the page. You'll get a list of devices on board = and support statuses: > > * Tested =E2=80=94 We have a BSD probe [3] of this device and driver was = found and active > * Supported =E2=80=94 We have found driver implementation for the device = in the kernel > * Likely not supported =E2=80=94 We have NOT found driver implementation = for the device in the kernel > * Not supported =E2=80=94 We have a BSD probe of this device and driver w= as NOT found by the kernel > * Need to test =E2=80=94 We have no info on the device > > See example for DELL E6320 computer model on this page [4]. > > Search for drivers is performed using this list of supported device IDs g= enerated for the FreeBSD kernel, kms-drm, drm-legacy and Nvidia proprietary= drivers [5]. > > If you did not find the right computer model, then try again in the morni= ng =E2=80=94 200-300 new computers are added to the database daily. > > Thanks for your attention. > > [1] https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/new-hardware-database-for-bsd-syst= ems.75651/ > [2] https://linux-hardware.org/?view=3Dcomputers > [3] https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe/blob/master/INSTALL.BSD.md > [4] https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=3Da45c07429f > [5] https://github.com/bsdhw/Drivers > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g"
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