From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 27 22:37:17 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 816BE16A401 for ; Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:37:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sten.daniel.sorsdal@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46CB813C48D for ; Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:37:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sten.daniel.sorsdal@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s18so1178977wxc for ; Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:37:17 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:from; b=dy0EHN80a3Syv7+E7QRs/Tvqqw8CT9h45XedT8kDJewwTdXTjREIvzRMvYApWJSkuTsb52E0EOfKKaK0j3M7V+gGFCV+UdaU3fFHuILbyc7nfj3nuyfRkiY+/DVZryUVTfcgo3sqNNv0Io76b5NFEkhMytKr+8oWsx2S4j0ZhnM= Received: by 10.90.31.19 with SMTP id e19mr2269321age.1169935755441; Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:09:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.11.5? ( [72.189.174.133]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 38sm5734842agd.2007.01.27.14.09.14; Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:09:14 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <45BBCD7E.4050905@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:09:02 -0500 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Sten_Daniel_S=F8rsdal?= Subject: Dell Inspiron 510m - Will 6.2 or 7.0 work? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:37:17 -0000 Hi I want to venture into running FreeBSD on my laptop (I'm used to running it on server only) and I'm somewhat curious if anyone else has had any success stories with this laptop. Optimally i would dual boot windowsXP. Is there any obvious problems with this configuration? Can i expect ACPI to mostly work? Will my video function alright in console and X? What about sound card, ethernet, wireless or touchpad? Any reason why i should try 7.0 instead of plain 6.2, other than the obvious code (in)stability? Any thoughts, comments or hints are appreciated. I'm willing to research subjects further but right now I'm really unsure of what to expect and what to look into. It will be a couple of days before i get the right things to repartition my disk. Specifications is as follows (according to Everest Ultimate): Mobile Intel Pentium M 710, 1400 Mhz (14 x 100) (Dothan) Cpu Stepping: B1 Cache: 32 KB / 32 KB / 2 MB 2 Gbyte of PC2700 memory HDD: 100 GB (MK-1032GAX) DVD/CD-RW: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4243N (Hitachi-LG) USB: Intel 82801DB/DBM USB1/2 (24C2, 24C4, 24C7, 24CD) Wireless: Intel 2200BG (3A) Ethernet: Intel ICH4 PRO/100 VE Northbridge: Intel Montara-GM+ i855GME Southbridge: Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M Video card: Intel Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (???) AC97 Codec: Intel ICH4 (SigmaTel STAC9750/51) ID 83847650h Running latest BIOS --=20 Sten Daniel S=F8rsdal