[openbeos] Re: hardware scanner

Jonas Sundström wrote:

"Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Karl vom Dorff <karl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Is it possible to build up a database of such drivers available
for  BeOS and have a hardware scanner suggest where/how
to get the support  after the installation?

Sounds like a nice idea.
Is it currently possible to see which devices are in use, by which device driver, and which devices are not? 

Is it simple/possible for all kinds of devices, and busses?
I have had this on my "please implement" list for a long time. I imagine devices having this so you can see: 

Device          Name            Driver
pci 1234:5678   UltraDisk Pro   /dev/udp0
Now, in one fell swoop, I can see every device on my machine and what driver is associated with it. The new driver API allows this; we just need to get it implemented.

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