From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 25 20:54:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58CE016A4CE; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:54:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-02-lbl.southeast.rr.com [24.25.9.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E84E43FDD; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:54:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (rdu74-159-108.nc.rr.com [24.74.159.108])hAQ4sMPf029555; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:54:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (shumai.marcuscom.com [192.168.1.4]) hAQ4rQuY096393; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:53:26 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) From: Joe Marcus Clarke To: pirat In-Reply-To: <20031126043458.GA1947@thai-aec.org> References: <20031119105914.GA20096@thai-aec.org> <20031120013737.GF22360@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20031126043458.GA1947@thai-aec.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-si5ewfRNnuGq5m5rSmlW" Organization: MarcusCom, Inc. Message-Id: <1069822454.7292.147.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:54:15 -0500 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.60 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on creme-brulee.marcuscom.com X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine cc: Greg 'groggy' Lehey cc: FreeBSD-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 1100 and FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 04:54:32 -0000 --=-si5ewfRNnuGq5m5rSmlW Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 23:34, pirat wrote: > On Thursday, 20 November 2003 at 12:07:37 +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrot= e: > > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:07:37 +1030 > > From: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" > > To: pirat > > Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org > > Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 1100 and FreeBSD > >=20 > >=20 > > On Wednesday, 19 November 2003 at 17:59:14 +0700, pirat wrote: > > > hi sirs, > > > > > > i have one notebook from dell, inspiron 1100. i would like to know > > > if this notebook can be used with freebsd or not. it has on board > > > broadcom nic. but the current os - linux TLE - does not `see' it > > > also. > >=20 > > This is pretty much the same as the Inspiron 5100 I have. The onboard > > NIC is supported in stable, but I had some problems starting X: the > > BIOS wasn't completely mapped, and I had to compile it in to the > > server. See http://www.lemis.com/grog/diary-jul2003.html#25 for more > > details. > >=20 > hi sirs, >=20 > after looking for many archives and asking Duncan i found that bcm4400=20 > in Inspiron 1100 is bfe not bge. yesterday, i had a chance to install 5.= 1 on=20 > my inspiron but 5.1 still did not 'see' that nic :( also touch pad. You need -CURRENT for bfe(4) support. For the touch pad, checkout my Inspiron 5150 tips at http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/index.pl?action=3Dshow_laptop_det= ail&laptop=3D147. The solution is the same for both models. Joe >=20 > any helps please. >=20 >=20 >=20 > with best regards, > psr >=20 > http://www.thai-aec.org > http://www.thai.net/makham > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-si5ewfRNnuGq5m5rSmlW Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/xDH2b2iPiv4Uz4cRAiAZAKCIMMJJbE6BQK/PFJ8Ya+6CpmoyLwCfYK+k tOZre3WowWeB3fC3MxNQhWU= =6Wwx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-si5ewfRNnuGq5m5rSmlW--