From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Sep 10 8:18: 8 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from pebkac.owp.csus.edu (pebkac.owp.csus.edu [130.86.232.245]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A0F514CD1 for ; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:18:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu) Received: from owp.csus.edu (mothra.ecs.csus.edu [130.86.76.220]) by pebkac.owp.csus.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA57681; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:17:44 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <37D92114.273FBAC5@owp.csus.edu> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 15:17:40 +0000 From: Joseph Scott X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE i386) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ludwig Pummer Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: winbook & FreeBSD References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Ludwig Pummer wrote: > > On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Joseph Scott wrote: > > WinBook XL2 > > > > My main concerns of course are : Video, Network, Modem and Sound ( in > > that order ). > > Video: ATI 3D Rage LT Pro > It works. I have an Asus/Chembook F7400 with the same video chip. I used > one of the Mach64/Rage card settings (if you pick the wrong one, X will > crash on initialization) in xf86config, killed all modelines except for > the 60Hz ones, and it works like a dream. Any problems with certain res's? I'd like to run it at 1024x768 since we'll be getting one of the bigger 14.1" screens no matter which laptop we end up buying. > > Network: > I'd go with the Ambicom. The 3com card is probably a 3c589, but 3com keeps > making new revisions of that same card. The Ambicom is a nice, simple, > generic NE2000 compatible, and the sample pccardd.conf file from > 1999/05/15 already has that card listed (the AmbiCom 8002T). Someone else mentioned using this card. I think it sounds like it may be the "safe" bet. > Modem: > The Winbook drivers page for the XL2 says the modem is an LT WinModem. > _WinModem_. 'nuff said. Now that stinks! Part of the idea of having the laptop was being able to dial in while away. Do you have any recommendations for a PC Card Modem? > > Sound: > This ESS Maestro is a PCI sound chip, as far as I have been able to figure > out (my laptop has the same sound chip). That means that sound support > will be a long ways away. However, I haven't taken a look at commercial > sound support, so you may or may not be able to get sound working for a > price. I've got a PCI sound card in my box here at work, after applying the ES1371 patch I don't have any problems with it, listening to it right now. Using the pcm driver ( not the new one, stock 3.2R ) > > --Ludwig Pummer ( ludwigp@bigfoot.com ) Thank you for the additional input. -- Joseph Scott joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu Office Of Water Programs - CSU Sacramento To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message