twa driver needs updating

[Ivan Voras]

Scott Long wrote:
> ECEG / Daniel Duerr wrote:
>> Thank you for redirecting my message.  I've been keeping these
>> machines updated on RELENG_6_2 because I have a couple pre-compiled
>> hardware drivers I must use which I do not have kernel source for.  I
>> just did a csup/buildkernel last week on the latest p8 source tree and
>> tested the included twa driver and it was not up to date.  Would it be
>> possible to get the twa driver pushed back into  RELENG_6_2?
>>
> 
> There are plans to get the new device support pushed back to RELENG_6 in
> time for the 6.3 release.  I know that's not the best answer for you at
> this moment.  What is really, truly needed here is a "driver update
> disk" setup for the installer that allows you to load vendor-supplied
> drivers at install time and have those drivers integrated into the
> installed system.  Sysinstall has a clunky feature that kinda sorta
> satisfies the first requirement, but completely falls down on the second
> requirement, making it completely useless.  If anyone is serious about
> sitting down and making such a feature happen, let me know.  It would be
> an incredibly positive step towards better vendor support.  I'd like to
> be involved because I've been in the vendor role in the past with
> supporting linux, and I'd like to make sure that the linux mistakes
> aren't repeated.

Hi, can you write something about it at
http://wiki.freebsd.org/finstall/ToDo ? I don't know when I'll get
around to implement it but it looks like a useful feature to have.

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