From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 6 20:14:12 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 149E91065674 for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:14:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kingedgar@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gw0-f54.google.com (mail-gw0-f54.google.com [74.125.83.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B706C8FC18 for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:14:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gwaa20 with SMTP id a20so2609836gwa.13 for ; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:14:06 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=gsNBDcuH7VL9o2EQPmLcTR8Uph7YWpPZleor1Hy2yYw=; b=BvO8UcFUd+on6VmTiCOf8CCgsV2NGaEdxEzd9MSnEYw78McyK5AM7DGVJMHxzb/mJl mXVbowswmhgrzz+l1wcSjmmYRut4/2NRz7FsIrTCcgobXh2S5rWxM1hegpBAL6eT8uMb UwsWSOO8H5qsjFgxztrzwJlVXdgW6pzNMxQ6Q= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=o52u1Z2C+SfHtjjtDFtjnDYCD4Ryu92LnOppaUe28taENg1dhCzOJckqm15EMqDW7e 5VWMVFb8dgDrLhJ7kNBpX8ueQWDcvqZdo+/5upKVajkLFnoffCezWbvnlLgMz1cwVsuk X0yHA2/S+rIyBMYOzT2RaqagWcM/YxdXznRb0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.1.4 with SMTP id 4mr2479158yba.317.1267906443353; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:14:03 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4B8EF97D.1080204@gmail.com> References: <4B8EDF8C.2050301@gmail.com> <4B8E8190.1000905@gmail.com> <4B8E82B6.9020607@kompasmedia.nl> <4B8EF97D.1080204@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 14:14:03 -0600 Message-ID: <970380131003061214w24fc1c8fu7ac6ccfe2dc84653@mail.gmail.com> From: Jason Garrett To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Suitable laptop for FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:14:12 -0000 On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 18:06, Aaron Lewis wrote: > Bas v.d. Wiel wrote: > >> Aaron Lewis wrote: >> >>> >>> Umm... that's incorrect. Maybe you mean ATI doesn't supply closed >>>> drivers for FreeBSD (although they do have Linux drivers, I think). >>>> >>>> >>>> Well , the opensource ati driver doesn't work for me , no matter linux >>> or FreeBSD , it crashes >>> I've read the documents , and found my ATI is on the support list , but >>> it just don't work ;-( >>> >>> Are you saying the R400 has both integrated and discrete video cards? >>>> Lenovo's web site doesn't seem very oriented to telling potential customers >>>> details about their newer computers. >>>> >>>> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA >>>> >>> I bought it in china , you'll had to know R400 has lots of types , mine >>> is 2784a18. >>> Of course you can choose to buy an energy-save laptop , which has on >>> independent Video Cards , >>> Just an build-in intel Video Card , it's better for power saving someway. >>> >>> It's very strange that your machine should crash so early in its boot >> process. I don't own any ATI hardware so I'm not entirely sure on this, but >> my impression is that booting into the console should work with just about >> any kind of video hardware. Does Windows actually work with the ATI card? >> I'm beginning to suspect broken hardware here.. >> >> Bas >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > Yeah , when i enable "Switchable Video Card" in BIOS , my Linux won't start > X11 , > fglrx driver doesn't allow me to do so , it tell me directly to disable > this feature , > and must turn to "Discrete Card" Mode. > > And if i do so , after boot menu , right after the progress bar , ( not > the boot loader ) > i don't know how to describe this , it just hangs at prompt when i press > enter. > > I think it's because my ATI Video Card is kind of special , it has > "Switchable Video Card" ability , > some new features , even ATI official linux driver can't really handle this > , and for BSD , > it even don't boot. > > > -- > Best Regards, > Aaron Lewis - PGP: 0xA476D2E9 > irc: A4r0n on freenode > > I also have a Dell D630, but I have not tested with FreeBSD yet. I think after reading this thread I will wipe the M$ off the drive and attempt to get FBSD working according to my needs. I will also make a section at http://laptop.bsdgroup.de/freebsd/ with my findings. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >