Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 15:22:46 -0700 From: Joseph Scott <joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD suitable laptop Message-ID: <39987136.497F5CBD@owp.csus.edu> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20000814120649.04a3b240@localhost>
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Brett Glass wrote: > > The Dell Inspirons seem to work pretty well. You'll need to get the OSS > driver from 4front to get the sound going, though. Also, the default IRQs > used by /stand/sysinstall for PCMCIA conflict with existing devices, so > setup is a little tricky but not too bad. The sound thing is no longer correct. I've got an Inspiron 7500 (with the Maestro-2E chipset for sound) that now has working sound. I've tested drivers from a couple folks who have been working on them. They aren't in the base system, but I've posted a few messages to -mobile about it. > > --Brett > > At 11:33 PM 8/13/2000, David Scheidt wrote: > > >I need a laptop, preferably one that comes out of the box ready to run > >FreeBSD. I'm willing to swap PC cards if I have to, but since my time fram > >is really tight, I'd prefer one that came with supported hardware. Any > >suggestions? I've never done a mobile FreeBSD box before, so I am pretty > >clueless about what sort of hardware is supported. > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >David -- Joseph Scott joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu Office Of Water Programs - CSU Sacramento To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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