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Date:      Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:00:04 +1200 (NZST)
From:      Matthew Luckie <mjl@luckie.org.nz>
To:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   IBM ThinkPad R50p
Message-ID:  <20040818204715.V84887@lycra.luckie.org.nz>

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Hi

I'm looking at getting an IBM ThinkPad R50p to run FreeBSD 4.10 on, or 
5.2.1 / 5.3 if recommended.  My current Inspiron 8000 has done its dash.

Has anyone on this list successfully run FreeBSD on one of these models? 
I've been following this list in digest mode for a little while and have 
learnt not to get a centrino based wireless adapter.  The IBM site says it 
has an IBM wireless adapter.

>From what I can tell, the laptop is well supported under Debian Linux, but
I've not seen anyone confirm the laptop under FreeBSD.

http://www.travellingkiwi.com/laptop/r50p%20Linux.html#Hardware_Overview
http://mcmillan.net.nz/linux/Linux_on_R50p.html

It is Pentium M 1.7Ghz, with
ATI Mobility FireGL T2 (Support in XF86 4.4 Source)
Intel Pro 1000 Ethernet
IBM 11a/b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.  Apparently atheros chipset.

Comments?

Matthew



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