From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Nov 8 17:56:16 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 038E037B401 for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:56:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from moo.sysabend.org (moo.sysabend.org [66.111.41.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3EF843E75 for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:56:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ragnar@sysabend.org) Received: by moo.sysabend.org (Postfix, from userid 1004) id 8351D706; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:56:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by moo.sysabend.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 808856EB; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:56:04 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 17:56:04 -0800 (PST) From: Jamie Bowden To: Ty McMichael Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: RE: using a laptop as a main machine In-Reply-To: <1036776213.3743.159.camel@trmbsd.multiad.com> Message-ID: <20021108175339.T2225-100000@moo.sysabend.org> Approved: yep X-representing: Only myself. X-badge: We don't need no stinking badges. X-obligatory-profanity: Fuck X-moo: Moo. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On 8 Nov 2002, Ty McMichael wrote: > The only "real" problem I have encountered is my docking station, which > has been a pain in the ass to configure docked/undocked in X. Also, the > battery no longer holds a suitable charge after docking with the batter > still engaged. I dont know if other brands of laptops and their > respective means of docking have the same issues or not, but it is worth > considering. Get a better monitor. I use the my Latitude C810 in and out of the dock all the time, running a full 1600x1200 either way with no problems. The only issue I have with the dock is un/docking while running, but even windows doesn't handle that very gracefully. Jamie Bowden -- "It was half way to Rivendell when the drugs began to take hold" Hunter S Tolkien "Fear and Loathing in Barad Dur" Iain Bowen To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message