Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:29:24 -0500 (CDT) From: Lars Eighner <portsuser@larseighner.com> To: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.ports@mailing.thruhere.net> Cc: "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports completely and permanently hosed Message-ID: <20090806221036.G62590@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> In-Reply-To: <200908061825.18547.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.ports@mailing.thruhere.net> References: <d873d5be0908061744p5ad99a79o853f46e1a6c7ea33@mail.gmail.com> <20090806203123.F28161@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> <200908061825.18547.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.ports@mailing.thruhere.net>
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On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, Mel Flynn wrote: > On Thursday 06 August 2009 17:38:40 Lars Eighner wrote: > >> It's hard to resist the sales pitch (really, USB will work again on >> 8.0, we promise! [but we are going to trash your modem driver]) --- >> sooner or later one has to wise up. > > If you actually know how responsive in particular hps@ is at people posting > USB problems, you may want to vent your frustration at the wall and instead > file a PR Done, months ago with all the core dump stuff. Still open. Umass still crashes the system if I plug the camera or the mp3 player in. (I don't mean just doesn't work in some vague way; I mean really crashes the system.) Okay, I don't like, but cannot help understanding if its "Sorry, we cannot support your pathetic little device" --- but plugging something in should not bring the system down, no matter how little enthusiasm there might be for supporting the device. About 6.2 these things looked to the system like FAT drives. Now they look like icebergs and it's "Nearer My God to Thee" for the U.S.B. Titanic and the system sailing with it. Artist's rendering -- Freebsd with latest umass driver assuring passengers of a safe and happy voyage: <http://www.starway.org/Titanic/pictures/Titanic%20BW.gif>; > or post your problem in current@. -- Lars Eighner http://www.larseighner.com/index.html 8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266
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