From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 19 22:00:37 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3818A16A407 for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:00:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cokane@mail.cokane.org) Received: from ms-smtp-02.ohiordc.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.ohiordc.rr.com [65.24.5.136]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4E5E43D53 for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:00:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cokane@mail.cokane.org) Received: from ramen.cokane.org (rrcs-70-62-16-230.central.biz.rr.com [70.62.16.230]) by ms-smtp-02.ohiordc.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k9JM02cJ028823 for ; Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:00:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 88811 invoked by uid 1001); 19 Oct 2006 22:03:49 -0000 Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:03:49 +0000 From: Coleman Kane To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20061019220349.GA88673@ramen.coleyandcheryl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: Upgrading Turion64 X2 Laptop, need input X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:00:37 -0000 Hi, I am looking into getting a Turion64 X2 laptop to replace the Gateway 7422gx that I have. Has anyone had success with any specific models under -CURRENT ? I have read the mailing lists and seen some discussion about the APIC/ACPI problems as well as some trouble with the second core not booting up all the time? Are there any success stories that can help me out? -- Coleman Kane