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 <j...@berklix.com> wrote: > > Hi advocacy@ > cc Andrey Ponomarenko <andrewponomare...@yandex.ru> > who wrote this below, sounds useful when advocating BSD, so appended in full. > > Forwarded from: "Julian H. Stacey" <j...@berklix.com> http://berklix.eu/~jhs/ > > ------- Forwarded Message > > From owner-freebsd-hardw...@freebsd.org Thu Aug 13 14:38:07 2020 > From: Andrey Ponomarenko <andrewponomare...@yandex.ru> > To: freebsd-hardw...@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-hardware>, > <mailto:freebsd-hardware-requ...@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> > > 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 hardware > database [2] first (it's large enough) and then follow new "How it fits BSD?" > link at the bottom of the page. You'll get a list of devices on board and > support statuses: > > * Tested — We have a BSD probe [3] of this device and driver was found and > active > * Supported — We have found driver implementation for the device in the kernel > * Likely not supported — We have NOT found driver implementation for the > device in the kernel > * Not supported — We have a BSD probe of this device and driver was NOT found > by the kernel > * Need to test — 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 > generated 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 morning — > 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-systems.75651/ > [2] https://linux-hardware.org/?view=computers > [3] https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe/blob/master/INSTALL.BSD.md > [4] https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=a45c07429f > [5] https://github.com/bsdhw/Drivers > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardw...@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > > ------- 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-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
