Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:47:09 +0100 From: "Colin Brace" <cb@lim.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop advice Message-ID: <aec9371b0803210547j456727b4i3e83d989c856f757@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200803210556.50743.jd1987@borozo.com> References: <200803210556.50743.jd1987@borozo.com>
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On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Joe Demeny <jd1987@borozo.com> wrote: > I need to get a budget-priced laptop, such as one of these: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834101123 Read the user comments carefully. For this laptop, you'll find, for example: --- Cons: RTL8187B wireless chipset. If you want to use a wireless connection under Linux this will give you problems. Tried several distros with no success. Was finally able to get it to work *intermittently* with Windows 98 drivers under Ndiswrapper - XP drivers would not work. --- If you plan on using wireless lan, you'll need to read the fine print very carefully to determine whether there is BSD support for the given chipset. -- Colin Brace Amsterdam http://lim.nl
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