From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 31 10:38:25 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B06C1065674 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:38:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from asstec@matik.com.br) Received: from msrv.matik.com.br (msrv.matik.com.br [200.152.83.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E56BD8FC14 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:38:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from asstec@matik.com.br) Received: from ap-h.matik.com.br (ap-h.matik.com.br [200.152.83.36]) by msrv.matik.com.br (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6VABu9i014583 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:11:56 -0300 (BRT) (envelope-from asstec@matik.com.br) From: AT Matik Organization: Infomatik To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:11:34 -0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <1216910072.2251.8.camel@jill.exit.com> <3A7C430E-AA1C-4CF3-88F5-F7A0EBE3273A@bnc.net> In-Reply-To: <3A7C430E-AA1C-4CF3-88F5-F7A0EBE3273A@bnc.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200807310711.34377.asstec@matik.com.br> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.1/7898/Thu Jul 31 03:42:41 2008 on msrv.matik.com.br X-Virus-Status: Clean Subject: Re: Laptop suggestions? 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: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:38:25 -0000 On Thursday 31 July 2008 06:17:54 Achim Patzner wrote: > Am 31.07.2008 um 02:45 schrieb Carlos A. M. dos Santos: > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Achim Patzner wrote: > >> I tried to break that habit more than once > >> but right now the only comfortable way of running FreeBSD on a laptop > >> is VMware Fusion on a Mac. Reading this entire thread convinced me > >> even more. > > > > Please define "comfortable". > > You just did so: > > I never attempted to use neither Bluetooth nor the fingerprint reader > > [...] the memory card > > reader does not work. I also ran 8.0-CURRENT on a HP 6910p because 7.0 > > did not support the WI-FI card. > > Great Lord. I just opened the box, turned the machine on and - after > waiting > fo about a few minutes - just began using it. Drivers? Who cares. Serial > port? Just plug in an USB-to-serial. Getting X to run on the *censored* > *even more censorship*? No problem, it's even launching itself should I > really need it. Camera? Built-in. Unix that feels like FreeBSD? Built- > in. > HSDPA? Just connect the USB modem or plug in the Merlin XU. > > NO FUCKING INTEL STICKERS TO PEEL OFF. PRICELESS. > guys ... seems most of you are seeing a laptop for the first time of your=20 life, I am impressed so long as you ignore FreeBSD's almost-disability to resume from suspend it= =20 runs on all notes I got in my hands over the last years up to now with 7, a= nd=20 runs fine, often much better on cheap pieces (faster and longer bat life)= =20 than on some 1500-bucks-wonder-bonder-books and Jee, this sticker, man, hot!, intel, orange or bsd-whatever are really= =20 important, I agree ... first things first - and you could stick them on the= =20 screen to see them all the time Jo=E3o A mensagem foi scaneada pelo sistema de e-mail e pode ser considerada segura. Service fornecido pelo Datacenter Matik https://datacenter.matik.com.br