[email protected] (D. Eberhardt), 2014.09.14 (Sun) 11:14 (CEST): > with the question of network adapters naming I went stuck searching for > a 'supported hardware' list. On the path from
I could get quite a list from the following command: $ apropos "network device" "ethernet device" I've checked a few I know of (bge, xl, em, wpi) to get the key words. The apropos search at http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi does not seem to work the same way, it doesn't like the quotes. After getting the list from the apropos command you'd have to parse the individual man pages for specific products. Bye, Marcus > "http://www.openbsd.org/plat.html"; to "http://www.openbsd.org/i386.html";, > "http://www.openbsd.org/i386.html#hardware"; - "Supported hardware:" I > could not find any list of hardware adapters (network, graphics, sound etc.), > that are supported by the actual release. But I remember that a few years > ago there was such a list. > > (There was also a list of the available packages with a note what they're > good for, or at least a title; today I go to the FreeBSD site, search for - > say file managers - then go to the OpenBSD's packages directory, and > if the package is there, too, I can install it and look what packages the > installation requests else...) > > > The FAQ section "http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq6.html#Setup.if"; > "6.2.1 - Identifying and setting up your network interfaces" explains > "If you don't know what your device name is, please look at the > _supported_hardware_list_ for your platform." from where there's a link > to the "plat.html" mentioned above. > There's also a note under "http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#flashmemLive"; > '14.17.3 - How do I create a bootable "Live" USB device?' > "after the install... create a bunch of hostname.if(5) files...". > > Of course, I could try the .rd and read the dmesg or attach a blank media > to the machine I'd like to know the network adapter name on, do a minimal > installation and look what interface the process will detect, or I could > even do a deep study into the automated installation process and learn > about the network adapter detection and later do alone that part manually, > but I'd appreciate to have a list ready. This could also be a point to > start from when collecting hardware for a new machine setup. > > Many thanks, > Dirk Eberhardt > > > !DSPAM:5415663a197521972613225!
