Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:52:13 -0500 From: "Xn Nooby" <xnooby@gmail.com> To: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: small freebsd laptop suggestions? Message-ID: <bdf25fde0602171352t75cc4c9dy8d3e42b8f630006@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <43F63491.5020707@ywave.com> References: <bdf25fde0602171108k6c08425dn56d9b3b659a1649@mail.gmail.com> <43F63491.5020707@ywave.com>
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I forget exactly what I tried a few months ago, I thought I tried everythin= g everyone said. The hints you mentioned look different, so maybe I better try them. Maybe the hints came from another thread, after I had given up. If my existing laptop can be made to run FreeBSD without having to attach a= n external USB keyboard, I will be very happy. thanks! On 2/17/06, Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> wrote: > > Xn Nooby wrote: > > I would like to get a small laptop dedicated to (desktop) FreeBSD 6.x, > > ideally one that could run Win2000 inside QEMU and has an nVidia chip s= o > I > > can do OpenGL stuff. Any suggestions? It doesnt have to be superfast= , > > though I would prolly want to drop a 100GB 2.5" drive in it later. > > > > 2 years ago I foolishly bought a HP Pavillion, and I have to use an > external > > keyboard with it for FreebSD (or else it wont boot). The HP laptop is > now a > > dedicated Windows machine (and I'd return it if I could). > > > > Is anyone using a laptop that they are happy with? Maybe a refurbished > > Thinkpad? (though I prefer to buy lapotops new, in case they are > duds). I > > dont particularly trust the online lists of "laptops that work with > > FreeBSD", since my other laptop is on one of them. > > > > I plan to carry the laptop around a lot, so I'm looking for something a > > little smaller than average. My HP Pavillion is about 7lbs, which is > too > > big. Maybe a small Thinkpad, if they still make them? > > No specific suggestion, just curious if you tried your pavillion with > the settings that were recommended on this list a couple of months back? > Search for Pavillion laptop in the questions list. > > Quick recap: interrupt the kernel loading process, then > set hint.sio.0.disabled=3D1 > set hint.sio.1.disabled=3D1 > set hint.atkbd.0.flags=3D0x9 > boot > > Works on my Presario (I know, not a Pavillion, but it's worth a try). > Use the FreeBSD install disk to test it. > > As for specific laptops, find one you like, search Google to see if > anyone has gotten it to work with FreeBSD, repeat until you find one > that works. freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org might be a good place to ask > too. The archives of that list usually has several recommendations. > > HTH, > Micah >
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