[openbeos] Re: hardware scanner

Michael Phipps <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.

While it's true it allows for this, it will, of course, only work for 
drivers that follow that new API - which is at this point neither 
finished nor documented. IOW I don't think we should push for it too 
much in the R1 time frame.

Bye,
   Axel.

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