Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:13:30 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@people.tecnik93.com> To: Mervin McDougall <mcd_advisory@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: kern/71142; VESA 1024x768 @ the console Message-ID: <20050126201330.765ab296@it.buh.tecnik93.com> In-Reply-To: <20050126174241.75298.qmail@web30909.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <41F764B4.1070309@nbritton.org> <20050126174241.75298.qmail@web30909.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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[ newbies really isn't the place for this discussion ] On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:42:41 -0800 (PST) Mervin McDougall <mcd_advisory@yahoo.com> wrote: > > --- Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org> wrote: > > > Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > > > > >On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:42:47 -0600 > > >Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>I got tired of having to patch by hand all the > > systems I wanted this > > >>patch on and all the systems I patched but then > > updated with cvsup so I > > >>made a simple batch script to do it for me, this > > script will do steps > > >>1...9 (see below). all you have to do is paste it > > into a file and then > > >>run it as root (i.e. "sh vesa-patch-script"): > > >> > > >> > > > > > >Care to make it a port ? O should I do it for you > > put you as maintainer > > >or me if you don't have the time to spare ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Make what a port, you mean that hack I called a > > script? lol, I guess it > > could be, never made a port b4, but it would have to > > be redone as I'd > > never sign my name to it. It has no error control > > except for a cascading > > failure if the patch doesn't download or untar and > > it should include the > > patch to fix the mouse error. I think a better idea > > might be to redo it > > into a real script and post it to the PR?: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=71142 [ ... ] > This would be a good addition for persons who do > FreeBSD mobile. >From what I see the PR has a responsible (delphij@, cc'ed) which makes me believe it would be merged into the tree eventually. Now as I didn't follow the discussion from the beginning does anyone know about a time frame for that ? The port is easy / not time consumming to do but maintaining it in the long run isn't so I would like to know if it will be merged in the near future. > Or perhaps there should be an entire > port for mobile FreeBSD, for persons who want > applications and are using mobile computers... So it > would include everything from the Vesa hack to say > battery monitors and perhaps a little how to on how to > tweak freebsd for laptops :) You're welcome to do it :) There are several battery monitors or applets for kde and gnome and a "profiler" for different environments . -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user"
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