On 8/10/07, Michael Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, > > Once again I changed from FreeBSD to DragonFly :) > > Here's a list of a few problems I encountered and what I think > could be improved: > > * After installation, my laptop BIOS hung up. I had to manually > intercept the installation process and issue "fdisk -BIC". The "-C" > option seems to be important here. This wasn't neccessary on > NetBSD/FreeBSD. The -C option does not exist in FreeBSD's fdisk, maybe > there do it more intelligently? > > * "kldload if_ipw" led to a kernel panic, whereas if_ipw_load="YES" in
Can you give me more information about this panic? Things like back trace... > /boot/loader.conf works. > > * In FreeBSD there is a /etc/rc.d/ipw script, that load the firmware > into the driver (ipwcontrol -i ipw0 -f firmwarefile). IIRC, > FreeBSD 7.0 will even include the firmware file and add a sysctl like > "kern.license.ipw", which you have to set to agree the Intel license. > It's very annoying to install a system, if this firmware is not > shipped with the base system, as you need to get connected with a > cable to fetch this firmware! I don't know much in the license stuffs nor the agreement between intel and FreeBSD foundation, but I thought/think ipw/iwi's firmware can only be distributed in FreeBSD. Best Regards, sephe -- Live Free or Die
