Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:54:15 -0500 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: pirat <pirat@access.inet.co.th> Cc: FreeBSD-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 1100 and FreeBSD Message-ID: <1069822454.7292.147.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <20031126043458.GA1947@thai-aec.org> References: <20031119105914.GA20096@thai-aec.org> <20031120013737.GF22360@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20031126043458.GA1947@thai-aec.org>
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--=-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" <grog@FreeBSD.org> > > To: pirat <pirat@access.inet.co.th> > > 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--
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