From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 19 19:00:32 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id TAA22345 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 19:00:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from jbrann.dialup.access.net (jbrann.dialup.access.net [166.84.193.118]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id TAA22330 for ; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 19:00:27 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jbrann@localhost) by jbrann.dialup.access.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) id WAA24235 for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 19 Jan 1996 22:06:16 -0500 Message-Id: <199601200306.WAA24235@jbrann.dialup.access.net> Subject: Re: Laptop picks? To: questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 22:05:35 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <199601182154.WAA01597@yedi.iaf.nl> from "Wilko Bulte" at Jan 18, 96 10:54:40 pm From: John Brann Organisation: Not while I'm at home X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Wilko Bulte wrote... > > > As such, I think it might would be a good idea to compile a list of > > successful laptop installations. Thoughts? Judging from the mailing > > list, keyboards, video (for X) and power management seem to be the > > biggest issues. Am I wrong? > > I have a Digital HiNote CT475 (owned by DEC, but mine to (ab)use) that > succesfully installed 205R for me. Even X runs, but with 8Mb and > 640x480 this is no joy to use. keyboard and PS/2 mouse compatible > trackball work OK. I have a Toshiba 415CS (same as the 410CS). 2.1 installs without trouble, including X. Rebuilding the kernel with psm0 got the track-point mouse working. The only thing other thing required was to switch the disk controller to 'Standard IDE'. The LCD panel is 800x600x256 (slightly less painful!). I have only 8Mb of memory, but another 8 are coming. I have also succeeded in getting 2.0.5 running on a Toshiba 1910CS. [I have no connection with Toshiba, except as a customer] John