Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 20:43:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike <mike@seidata.com> To: Gregory Sutter <gsutter@pobox.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Laptops Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9808142040390.12228-100000@ns1.seidata.com> In-Reply-To: <19980814033123.E8967@notabene.zer0.org>
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On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, Gregory Sutter wrote: Thanks for the response... > all with FreeBSD, so a plug-in serial mouse must be used. I don't know > if an HP 5000 is a laptop, but if it is, did the mouse work? Yes, I think it was a 5500 (5000 series) laptop. I tried this a month or so ago... the regular install was a pain to get started, but it went smoothly after some initial twiddling. I never installed X on it, so I'm not sure if the mouse functioned or not... I'll avoid HPs now, thanks for the tip. :) > 2. Check carefully the video chipset, to see if XFree86 supports it. > You can find out at www.xfree86.org. *nod* 3.3.2 has added a *lot* of support... Thanks again... -mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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