Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 12:03:32 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> To: "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/ia64 5.1-BETA Hardware Notes Page Preview Message-ID: <20030514190332.GC553@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> In-Reply-To: <20030514183751.GA65771@intruder.bmah.org> References: <20030513204720.GA20034@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> <20030514000418.GA735@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <20030514162611.GA64570@intruder.bmah.org> <20030514182153.GB553@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <20030514183751.GA65771@intruder.bmah.org>
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On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 11:37:51AM -0700, Bruce A. Mah wrote: > > If all else fails we can sum up the device we think have > > a chance to work. Just collect all the devices we know about and > > filter out those devices that don't have PCI interfaces. Given > > that we don't have much experience in the field, describing what > > we expect on top of what we know may be informative... > > That's a thought...I think that the sparc64 hardware notes had some > informed conjecture along these lines too (maybe it still does). Or alternatively: sum up all devices and have a colorcoded bullet that indicates the chance of it working. Something like: Green: Been there, done that Yellow: Should Work (tm) Orange: probably not Red: when hell freezes over Anyway: just more thoughts. I think adding some contents is the way to go. What exactly, I leave to Jim :-) -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net
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