I've been mulling the dilemna of not having enough data about non-Sun laptops and desktops, and think we need to approach things a bit differently.
We are pushing everyone to test their systems with the Sun Device Detection Tool to determine whether or not they can run Solaris. It seems that we are passing by an excellent opportunity to gather data for an OpenSolaris HCL. By uploading the data, we would gain multiple benefits: ------------------------------------------------------------------ a) Be able to compile a list of machines/motherboards (Make/Model) that should work. (Based on the fact they have drivers for all the devices.) We would of course have to add fields for make and model to the tool. b) Be able to gather statistics for unsupported devices, such that driver development could be prioritized. (We would be finding out what people are trying to run Solaris on. WE could even submit the data to a hardware vendor, and show them there is demand for offical certification.) c) Compile a list of devices that we have matching drivers for. d) Get an idea what laptops we should be targeting Indiana at. e) Have a list of devices that people should stay away from, if they want to run OpenSolaris. There is the issue of resources, but I think this would be worthwhile for Sun and the Community. Thanks, Brian P.S. - I apologize for the initial cross post, let's keep all replies to laptop-discuss, so the threads can be followed on the website.. (If you are reading this on the web, make sure you go to the laptop-discuss group, if you want to read the rest of this thread..) -- - Brian Gupta http://opensolaris.org/os/project/nycosug/ _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
