Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 15:18:28 +0200 (CEST) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Samsung X20-XVM 1600-V Message-ID: <200507071318.j67DISdr070947@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <42CD2485.3010703@ultra-secure.de>
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Rainer Duffner <rainer@ultra-secure.de> wrote: > I couldn't yet get 1400x1050 to work on my FSC Lifebook E8010 (i855GM). > I used i855ctl, but it only works (=has a positive effect) with SuSE 9.2. There's a tool called "855resolution" (which supposedly also supports the i915 and others), and an enhanced version called "915resolution". It is for Linux, but shouldn't be difficult to port to FreeBSD. Some URLs: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/apoirier/ http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/ Someone ported it to FreeBSD (you need to recompile the enclosed *.c file manually, it seems): http://people.tecnik93.com/~acpi_perf/ Dislaimer: I haven't tried any of the above. But I suggest you give it a try, if you haven't already. > [...] > Currently, IBMs seem to be "best supported" by the FreeBSD > dev-community, if my observations are correct. > As an alternative, you could also look into HPs NX70xx or 6xxx-series > (and buy additional warranty). They're simply too expensive. > As for the Samsung - well, they're consumer-level notebooks Not a problem, I _am_ a consumer. :-) > and you'll get consumer-level support only (if at all). They give a 2-year pick-up warranty. What more could I ask for? I'm also very satisfied with Samsung's service on harddisk. I've recently had a broken Samsung IDE HDD (slightly more than 2 years old). I called their hotline and was told that the drive has 3 years of warranty, and got instructed to package and send them the HDD for re- placement. When I told the guy that I use BSD instead of Windows, he even suggested to include a hardcopy of the system log which contains applicable error messages from the drive. Samsung may be "consumer-level", but I'm quite satisfied with their service. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co KG, Oettingenstr. 2, 80538 München Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "The scanf() function is a large and complex beast that often does something almost but not quite entirely unlike what you desired." -- Chris Torek
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