Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 11:40:05 +0300 (EET DST) From: "Andrew V. Stesin" <stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua> To: jfieber@indiana.edu (John Fieber) Cc: reyes01@ibm.net, doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What to include in hardware compatibility list? Message-ID: <199605310840.LAA08514@office.elvisti.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.93.960530120326.4780C-100000@Fieber-John.campusview.indiana.edu> from "John Fieber" at May 30, 96 12:22:18 pm
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Hi, # # On Mon, 27 May 1996, Francisco Reyes wrote: # # > One possible approach is to simply have a list of hardware that works # > with FreeBSD without any special installation procedures. This does not # > mean that later on we could include other hardware. The possible # # Although it looks good to just have a large list of hardware that # work, given the realities of the PC industry, having a list of # hardware that is known NOT to work is pretty valuable. We should # probably collect records for both working and problematic # hardware. Seconded. Probably the hardware compatibility guide should state: "Generally, any combination of off-the-shelf PC hardware should work. Exclusions are listed below: ... blah-blah ..." # case "make" and "model" don't work. For those, a "Motherboard" # might be better. Seconded. The exact motherboard model is much better and informative. -- With best regards -- Andrew Stesin. +380 (44) 2760188 +380 (44) 2713457 +380 (44) 2713560 "You may delegate authority, but not responsibility." Frank's Management Rule #1.
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