Re: Unsupported hardware report tool

[Gaudenz Steinlin <gaudenz@soziologie.ch>]

Hi

Am Mon, den 02.02.2004 schrieb Simon Hürlimann um 02:51:
> Hi
> 
> I wrote a small perl script which should make reporting unsupported hardware 
> easier. It shows you an edited output of lspci. You can then select a device 
> and specify the kernel module if you know. It creates a bugreport for you 
> with this information. You are given the chance to edit and/or submit it to 
> the bts as a bug against discover-data.
> 
> I was just in the mood to do something... Tell me if it's a good idea to 
> provide something like this with d-i. It could be mentioned in the 
> INSTALLATION-HOWTO. It would lead to more uniform bugreports containing all 
> the necessary information.

I will have a look at it and eventually include it in discover-data. I
think it could be usefull there.

> 
> It is an ugly hack (aka prototype), and you will see that I'm not an 
> experienced perlianer:-)
> 
> Simon
>