From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 25 05:30:14 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB3AB16A4BF for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 05:30:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9754643FF2 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 05:30:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7PCUDUp037521 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 05:30:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7PCUD0w037520; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 05:30:13 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 05:30:13 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200308251230.h7PCUD0w037520@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Josef El-Rayes Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBEF416A4BF for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 05:29:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.ac-net.at (secure.ac-net.at [212.24.125.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20DEB43FB1 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 05:29:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from shammer@daemon.li) Received: from localhost (server.ac-net.at [127.0.0.1]) by mail.ac-net.at (AC-net Mailserver v1.3a) with ESMTP id C21703F77 for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:29:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from daemon.li (dsl-239-27.utaonline.at [212.152.239.27]) by mail.ac-net.at (AC-net Mailserver v1.3a) with SMTP id 5D2763F5D for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:29:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 800 invoked from network); 25 Aug 2003 12:32:04 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO daemon.li) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 25 Aug 2003 12:32:04 -0000 Received: (from shammer@localhost) by daemon.li (8.12.6/8.12.7/Submit) id h7PCVxqn000798; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:31:59 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from shammer) Message-Id: <200308251231.h7PCVxqn000798@daemon.li> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:31:59 +0200 (CEST) From: Josef El-Rayes To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/55955: [patch] articles/laptop: add useful ressources X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Josef El-Rayes List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:30:15 -0000 >Number: 55955 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] articles/laptop: add useful ressources >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Aug 25 05:30:12 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Josef El-Rayes >Release: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD daemon.li 4.8-STABLE FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE #8: Tue Jul 22 18:16:23 CEST 2003 root@daemon.li:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CUSTOM i386 >Description: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/laptop/article.sgml: 1) added link to freebsd-mobile mailinglist which is an important ressource for freebsd on laptops 2) added link to xfree86 driver status page to give a good ressource for checking available support of video cards. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- article.sgml.diff begins here --- --- article.sgml.orig Mon Aug 25 13:53:00 2003 +++ article.sgml Mon Aug 25 14:27:39 2003 @@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ The &os; Laptop Compatibility List. + For communications with other &os; laptop users, check out + the + freebsd-mobile mailing list. + XFree86 @@ -55,8 +59,9 @@ supported, but a generic SVGA configuration should work. Check your laptop documentation for which card you have, - and check in the XFree86 documentation (or setup program) - to see whether it is specifically supported. If it is not, use + and check in the XFree86 documentation or the + Driver Status for XFree86[tm] 4.3.0 + website, to see whether it is specifically supported. If it is not, use a generic device (do not go for a name which just looks similar). In XFree86 version 4, you can try your luck with the command XFree86 -configure --- article.sgml.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: