Re: PCCARD vs GENERIC

1999-12-20 Thread Warner Losh
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nate Williams writes: : So, my only comment is that if you believe that the code is stable : enough to not negatively effect desktop systems, and not too much bloat, : then have at it. Note, enabling PCCARD functionality w/out APM will be : a losing situation for

Re: PCCARD vs GENERIC

1999-12-20 Thread Nate Williams
PCCARD used to exist separate from GENERIC due to the zp and ze drivers not being compatible with pccard's pcic driver. These drivers were removed from the system not too long ago by phk. The reason I added PCCARD to the system was because in the old code, I didn't trust the PCCARD

Re: PCCARD vs GENERIC

1999-12-20 Thread Nate Williams
: So, my only comment is that if you believe that the code is stable : enough to not negatively effect desktop systems, and not too much bloat, : then have at it. Note, enabling PCCARD functionality w/out APM will be : a losing situation for many laptops, and adding APM functionality for :

Re: PCCARD vs GENERIC

1999-12-19 Thread Bill Fumerola
On Sun, 19 Dec 1999, Warner Losh wrote: 4) The xe and wi drivers are not enabled in GENERIC but are in PCCARD. No reason at all not to have them in GENERIC. I think that the 40k that we saved in removal of old cdrom devices would more than make up for the extra pcic/pccard/wi/xe devices,

Re: PCCARD vs GENERIC

1999-12-19 Thread Warner Losh
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Fumerola writes: : I'd love to see the xe driver in GENERIC, however I'd also love to see : it _working_, not just compiling. My recent attempts to look at the code : have proven just how little I know about device drivers. Think of it as an opportunity :-) :

Re: PCCARD vs GENERIC

1999-12-19 Thread Bill Fumerola
On Sun, 19 Dec 1999, Warner Losh wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Fumerola writes: : I'd love to see the xe driver in GENERIC, however I'd also love to see : it _working_, not just compiling. My recent attempts to look at the code : have proven just how little I know about device

Re: PCCARD vs GENERIC

1999-12-19 Thread Warner Losh
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Fumerola writes: : Okay, I have cardbus versions of this card too, if you need those for : your newcard stuff. Through the kind and generous efforts of FreeBSD Inc (or maybe walnut creek cdrom) I have this and lots of other cards as well. Warner To