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Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 19:26:14 +0200
From: Oliver Andrich <oli@rz-online.net>
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Subject: Running FreeBSD on a Toshiba Satelite Pro 4270
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Hi,

I am currently deciding what type of OS I will run on my nice new laptop.
Linux runs more or less fine, but the recent Linux distribution are very
strange in the way they install the system. A lot of stuff is installed that I
don't like or need. (Behaves a little bit like Windows in my eyes.) And it
also only supports my graphics card through the rather slow FB device.

I personally would prefer to run FreeBSD 4.0 on it. The way FreeBSD installs
is the way I like my system to install. I only get what I really want and
need. But my first tries sucked, cause I only get the machine working in a
small console window. No X and no frame buffer device either. 

So I like to ask, if anybody has tried it and hopefully succeded. My
requirements are rather small. I only a full screen console window. X is no
need for me, cause for my tasks it is sufficient to have a nice console. Is it
possible to get this running under FreeBSD? I have searched the web and the
available documentation, but didn't find any hint. 

Hopefully someone might help me.

Best regards,

	Oliver Andrich


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