Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:18:21 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: "fdu.xiaojf@gmail.com" <fdu.xiaojf@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD suitable for my thinkpad T61 ? Message-ID: <20080611211821.GB25793@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <484FCA1C.2080506@gmail.com> References: <484FCA1C.2080506@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 08:50:36PM +0800, fdu.xiaojf@gmail.com wrote: > Hi all, > > I brought a new ThinkPad T61 for work, the hardware is as follows: > > T7300(2GHz), 2GB RAM, 120GB 5400rpm HD, 15.4in 1680x1050 LCD, 128MB nVIDIA > Quadro NVS 140M, CDRW/DVDRW, Intel 802.11agn(n-disabled), Bluetooth, Modem, > 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, Intel Turbo, 9c Li-Ion, > > My current working involves scientific calculation and programming. I'm > from a linux background(redhat, debian, ubuntu), but after some googling > and comparison, I found FreeBSD more stable and I want to try FreeBSD. I > am tired of a dual-boot system, so I want to just install FreeBSD or > another linux distribution(maybe ubuntu) on my notebook. > > My questions are: > 1) Can FreeBSD work well with my hardware? The display card, CDRW/DVDRW, > wireless, Ethernet and battery managment are the most important. > > 2) I have read the FreeBSD Handbook. According to Chapter 10: Linux Binary > Compatibility, it seems that FreeBSD lacks support of many commercial > softwares such as MATLAB, Oracle, Mathematica. Is the linux binary > compatibility stable enough for work ? It should run FreeBSD just fine. Check the hardware compatibility lists to check for specific peripherals. The Linux compatibility layer worked well. Should be no problem. ////jerry > > Thanks a lot. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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"
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