Hi everyone,

On the MorphOS mailing list, we came up with the idea of establishing a hardware compatibility database, to be able to increase our common knowledge base. Something like this:
http://www.intuitionbase.com/comphard.php

I spoke to Targhan about this idea of ours, and I've
received a possitive response from his part.

However, we need to find some volunteers to get this thing going.

Three/four persons are needed:

1) We need someone to collect the informations that the users send (addition or modifications), translate it if necessary and "format" it so that entering it into the database is a quick task. I can do this job, and since it was me that brought up the subject, will do it.

2) We need someone who can maintain the database. The idea is to have a text list or PHP table. This person will take the input from 1, and insert it in the DB.
This person should also send the updated DB to
Targhan.

3) Someone to act as backup for 1 (vacations, etc.).

4) Someone to act as backup for 2. I could do it if
no one else comes up.

5) If possible, someone from the MOS team to act as link between them and the people who do the jobs described above. This can help them(MOS team) and us (users) to better share information about hardware-related issues.

I know it is a lot to ask you to give this project some of your time, but most of you are already doing it each time you help us newbies get this or that piece of HW going on our beloved Pegasos. This way, at least, we (noobs) will nag you a lot less

Please, also post your ideas about the fields that this database should contain. For starters, I propose the following:
Submiter
Tested HW, including vendor, manufacturer (not always the same, and may be important for GFX cards), model (and revision if possible).
Tested with which application(s)
Results of test (OK, partial success, errors,etc.)
Host machine (PegI/PegII), firmware rev number
Host processor
Host RAM (amount, quantity of sticks, manufacturer, model)
Host OS (MOS version, Ambient version, driver/stack version)
Special procedures to make it work (yes, we will ask you to share the dirty tricks we all use to make reluctanct HW work).

Thanks a lot!

Moved topic to "Site Discussion" since this project will likely live at MorphZone.

Have already made a room in the house of MZ for this project, and all that needs to be done is to have both our volunteers and a little bit of code done to get the ball rolling.

Hello Targhan, if i understand you right, here's the base address for all database related stuff, so we could link to this thread from any local peg-forum :?:

Raoul Bogers.

PS: Many thanx for your help ;)

We can do some kind of web based formulary, wich people can fill and send (almost directly) to the database. I have no idea about php, but can try something with ASP.NET.

Hi Raoul,
I think that it would be a good idea to centralize all the suggestions / discussions around this subject in this thread, instead of spreading it over a number of forums. On the other hand, "local" forums have the advantage of lacking a language barrier.

So let's try to bring the info back here by redirecting the threads to this one, when possible. If not, someone will have, at some point, to compile all the info and translate it AND bring it here.

Kind regards,

Gonzalo M. aka winterhunter

Hi Gonzalo,

ok, some kind of missunderstanding, the database-input-form must placed here, for sure as the central one, ok?

The matched threads for finding ideas and solutions could be used in every country's community and offcourse we could link them here
Our thread is now linked, so you and the other users can follow him, our users are having some good ideas, so please look from time to time at this thread

Best wishes,

Raoul.

[ Edited by Raoul on 2006/1/14 19:33 ]

Hi Gonzalo,

as you could seen on MOS-ML the database is no longer a theme :(

I play with the idea to unsubscribe from MOS-ML, and set the focus at
this thread, hopefully we make more progress.

Do you have any news about the project :?:

@Raoul:
Unfortunately, the MOS ML has seen too much activity the last days... I say "unfortunately" because it was mostly flaming... The Troll-O-Meter was going off the scale!

As for progress, I was contacted by a couple of local groups who mantain local DBs, and would like to establish some kind of collaboration scheme (so that all DBs can take advantage of the knowledge stored).

Also, Targhan told me that he has someone in mind for writing the necessary scripts. All we are lacking now are a couple of volunteers!