From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Jan 18 09:15:39 1996 Return-Path: owner-chat Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id JAA19810 for chat-outgoing; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:15:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from shell.monmouth.com (pechter@shell.monmouth.com [205.164.220.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA19800 for ; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:15:27 -0800 (PST) Received: (from pechter@localhost) by shell.monmouth.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id MAA09017; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 12:13:11 -0500 From: Bill/Carolyn Pechter Message-Id: <199601181713.MAA09017@shell.monmouth.com> Subject: Re: Laptop picks? To: jfieber@indiana.edu (John Fieber) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 12:13:10 -0500 (EST) Cc: freebsd-chat@freefall.FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "John Fieber" at Jan 18, 96 11:40:54 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk > > The task of comping up with an accurate "These systems work with freebsd" > list is pretty impossible, so we say that "these components work with > freebsd". However, with respect to laptops, you pretty much get a > package deal; there is little lattitude for replacing various subsystem. > As such, I think it might would be a good idea to compile a list of > successful laptop installations. Thoughts? Judging from the mailing > list, keyborads, video (for X) and power management seem to be the > biggest issues. Am I wrong? > > > -john > IBM Thinkpad 365CSD with ATAPI CD -- works out of the box with 2.1-RELEASE ATAPI kernel. (I'd love to figure why it hangs when I add APM to the kernel though -- it doesn't even fully boot.). X runs 640x480 -- I've got to work a bit more on the settings for 800x600 and 1024x768 -- the thing's got a 1meg local bus video motherboard with the CT65545 chip set. The PS/2 mouse works with both the Trackpoint III built in and the PS/2 3 button mouse I attached. (Took a while to find a 3 button PS/2 mouse). Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Pechter/Carolyn Pechter | The postmaster always pings twice. Lakewood MicroSystems | 17 Meredith Drive, 908-389-3592 | Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 pechter@shell.monmouth.com |