From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 7 13:10:47 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 356BE16A435 for ; Thu, 7 Jul 2005 13:10:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ewinter@lobo.homeunix.org) Received: from lobo.homeunix.org (reverse-82-141-58-48.dialin.kamp-dsl.de [82.141.58.48]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1AAE43D4C for ; Thu, 7 Jul 2005 13:10:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ewinter@lobo.homeunix.org) Received: from lobo.homeunix.org (localhost.homeunix.org [127.0.0.1]) by lobo.homeunix.org (8.13.3/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j67D7TYu001571 for ; Thu, 7 Jul 2005 15:07:29 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ewinter@lobo.homeunix.org) Received: (from ewinter@localhost) by lobo.homeunix.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j67D7TPx001570 for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Thu, 7 Jul 2005 15:07:29 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ewinter) Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 15:07:29 +0200 From: "Ernst W. Winter" To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050707130729.GA1507@lobo.homeunix.org> References: <200507071157.j67BvInp068222@lurza.secnetix.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200507071157.j67BvInp068222@lurza.secnetix.de> X-Phone: + 49-89-3075-6800 Organization: FreeBSD Evangelist X-Operating-System: FreeBSD lobo.homeunix.org 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Subject: Re: Samsung X20-XVM 1600-V X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Ernst W. Winter" List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 13:10:48 -0000 On Thu, 07 Jul 2005, Oliver Fromme wrote: > Hi, > > I'm currently considering to buy the following notebook: > Samsung X20-XVM 1600-V (Centrino, Pentium-M 730, 1 Gbyte > DDR2 RAM, 80 Gbyte HDD, 1400 x 1050 intel 915 graphics, > 10/100 LAN, b/g WLAN, DVD+/-R/W/RAM, USB2, IEEE1394 and > all the standard stuff; no legacy ports (serial, parallel), > though.) At 1199 Euros this seems to be very reasonably > priced. > > Does anyone have any FreeBSD-related experience with that > notebook (or similar ones)? I've looked at the infos at > http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ and searched > the mailing lists but didn't find any information about > the Samsung X20 series. > > I'll have the opportunity to (shortly) test the notebook > and boot a FreeBSD 5.4 DVD and a PCBSD CD-ROM. However, > that might not be sufficient. For example, some investi- > gations revealed that it might be necessary to use the > tool from http://people.tecnik93.com/~acpi_perf/ to enable > the native resolution of the display under X, but I have > no idea whether it will work. Also, I won't have enough > time to fully test ACPI, suspend, audio, WLAN etc. > well I have a cheap ACER Aspire 3002LC and I can say that most things work that I need, that is USB, WLAN (extra PC-CARD) and the display is in the range to give good resolution on a standard vesa driver. > I'm aware that the built-in 56k/V.92 modem won't work, Interesting as I have a built in modem but haven't tried it yet. > neither the TV-out, but I don't need those. Also, I don't > need 3D graphics acceleration. If the graphics works at > 1400 x 1050 in 2D VESA mode, that's enough for me. > I have no TV out but if you like to see it work I can make arangement to see you or at the office at BSn. > I'd appreciate any advice on this machine. Any comments > are welcome, either "works great, buy it!" or "there are > problems, don't buy it". :-) > Another one I installed FreeBSD in Basel a couple weeks ago with simelar results where most standard HW works was a ASUS A4712DLH with all the works that I can imagine. It installed FreeBSD from a CD, but I testet it first with PCBSD at the dealer and left the CD there as they all got exited with PCBSD. The machine is running with kde3.4 and the main thing it is used for is Postgres for collecing Data. I can't give you much more details on it as I don't knwo more, bit will see it again in a couple of months for a maintenance check as well teaching how to use many things under Unix. > Best regards > Oliver > > PS: _If_ I buy it, then I'll submit a detailed entry to > http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ of course. > > PPS: I read the list, so there's no need to Cc me. > Ernst