Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 10:22:07 +0100 From: "hildebrandt@chello.at" <hildebrandt@chello.at> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <4195D23F.7050805@chello.at> In-Reply-To: <20041112120105.53E9E16A4E2@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20041112120105.53E9E16A4E2@hub.freebsd.org>
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Besides XP and several different Linux distros (Fedora, Gentoo, Debian, Slackware, Mepis) I had no problem to install openBSD and netBSD on my Sony Vaio PCG-K115Z. However, with FreeBSD booting stops in the middle of the hardware detection. This was true for older versions and is the same for the new 5.3. freebsd-mobile-request@freebsd.org wrote: >Send freebsd-mobile mailing list submissions to > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > freebsd-mobile-request@freebsd.org > >You can reach the person managing the list at > freebsd-mobile-owner@freebsd.org > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of freebsd-mobile digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Fwd: Commitable R3000Z Patch! (Astrodog) > 2. Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? (David Wolfskill) > 3. Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? (Thomas Beer) > 4. Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? (Peter Radcliffe) > 5. Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? (Randy Bush) > 6. Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? (Rhian Resnick) > 7. Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? (Toxa) > 8. Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? (Toxa) > 9. Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? (Thomas Beer) > 10. Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? (Brian Reichert) > 11. Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? (Toxa) > 12. New R3000Z Patch (Astrodog) > 13. Re: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? > (Vladimir Grebenschikov) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:30:41 -0600 >From: Astrodog <astrodog@gmail.com> >Subject: Fwd: Commitable R3000Z Patch! >To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org >Message-ID: <2fd864e041111083017ac9fa2@mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > >I apologize for posting this yet again. Just want to make sure if >someone's digging around for laptop info they'll get it. More >information is avalibile on freebsd-current and freebsd-amd64. > >Thanks, >Harrison Grundy > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: Astrodog <astrodog@gmail.com> >Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 05:55:20 -0800 >Subject: Commitable R3000Z Patch! >To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > >The patch is located at >http://evogaming.il.us.tveps.net/~astrodog/atkbdc.patch testing was >quite limited, but essentally, if you set hint.atkbd.0.disabled to 1, >it disables the test. I suppose it could be renamed to any number of >things, the code is a whole 2 lines, and is quite obvious. I'm gonna >wait to see if it makes -CURRENT in the next day or so, so I don't end >up with people grabbing ISOs from me if I don't have to (Snapshots >servers are your freind). Automatic detection code to follow in the >next day or so. This was tested on a Compaq 3004US, and it solved the >reboot problem. I also tested on a dual opteron 240 machine, and when >the hint is not set, it has no effect. I'm going to double-post to >freebsd-current in hopes of getting it committed sooner, so all of us >3000Z-base laptop owners can have our fun with FreeBSD. > >--- Harrison Grundy > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:37:51 -0800 (PST) >From: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> >Subject: Suitability of Sony VAIO laptop for FreeBSD? >To: mobile@freebsd.org >Message-ID: <200411111737.iABHbpFp014244@bunrab.catwhisker.org> > >Last Saturday, my laptop (a Dell Inspiron 5000e) apparently stopped >working for the last time. (Ugly mode of failure -- won't stay powered >up (even via AC adaptor) to complete a boot sequence; usually doesn't >even get as far as illuminating the screen. I suspect either thermal >stress on the CPU, a crack in teh system board, or bad RAM -- and I >tried swapping the RAM, to no avail.) > >I see that Fry's is advertising a Sony VAIO with the following >characteristics (none of which is a model ID, of course) for $1100: > >* 2.8 GHz P4 CPU >* 15.4" WXGA screen ("TFT With XBRITE Technology") >* 512 MB DDR SDRAM >* 60 GB disk >* CD/RW/DVD-ROM combo drive >* Integrated 802.11g >* 10/100 NIC & v.90 MODEM >* ILink (1394) & Memory stick slot >* Some M$ "software" that I fully intend to ignore > >I suspect that it also has a plausibly reasonable audio component, >though that isn't critical for my primary intended uses. The >illustration that accompanies the ad shows a "touchpad"-type pointing >device, which should serve OK for me. > >I do tend to do a lot of "make buildworld" (and friends) type things on >a laptop; that may have contributed to the demise of the i5ke mentioned >above. > >One of the "scarce resources" that I tend to value in a laptop is screen >"real estate" -- my eyes work reasonably well, and I prefer >higher-resolution screens. The 1400x1050 of the i5ke was OK, but a >little cramped. > >I would expect that with a 2.8 GHz P4, it would suck a battery "dry" >rather quickly; this would be a rather negative attribute. The ad >didn't indicate the number or nominal run-time for batteries. > >Any warnings as far as running FreeBSD 4.x or 5.x (or 6) on such a >beast? > >Thanks! > >Peace, >david > >
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