From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Apr 21 22:20: 9 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail-2.sjc.telocity.net (mail-2.sjc.telocity.net [216.227.56.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E19137BADA for ; Fri, 21 Apr 2000 22:19:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from otter@telocity.com) Received: from zoso (dsl-216-227-91-85.telocity.com [216.227.91.85]) by mail-2.sjc.telocity.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id WAA04153; Fri, 21 Apr 2000 22:18:09 -0700 (PDT) From: "Otter" To: "RAY DUBBERLY" , Subject: RE: BSD on laptops Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 01:20:18 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BFABF8.EBB1F250" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <390130A5.2483FA9@newulmtel.net> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BFABF8.EBB1F250 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of RAY DUBBERLY Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 12:55 AM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: BSD on laptops Importance: High Is there a listing of the laptops that are supported by BSD or can you tell me if My laptop is supported without a lot of reconfiguring of the kernel etc.. After reading about your OS both on the net and in my Linux Mag. (currently I am trying out SuSE v. 6.4 Linux. I am new to these environments, Linux and Unix but realize that it is time to move out of the MS environment and learn a real OS. Amen, brother. If it wasn't for work, I'd be totally MS-free. I have a toshiba model 2065CDS 366mhz, AMD K6-2 W/3DNOW TECH.. 4.3gig hd, 24x CD-ROM, S3 ViRGE MX 3D graphics controller, 32 meg of mem also a integrated V.90/k56flex modem There's a hardware compatibility list found on the freebsd.org web site to give you some reference. If you choose to go with a windowing system, the xfree86 project is open source. You can check your video card chipset's compatibility with it at http://www.xfree86.org . Something else to consider is your modem. Make sure it's not a WinModem. If you can get into a terminal app, such as HyperTerm, on your currently undesirable operating system, you can use AT commands to get some info on your modem. Usually the command "ATI7", without the quotes, will give you a lot of info regarding the BIOS in our modem. Unless you have some really obscure shit in that laptop, you should be in good shape. -Otter p.s. if you plan to run a GUI desktop instead a command line interface, I'd recommend adding more ram. It'll run as is, but it'll run better with more memory. My desk top computers are both using ASUS motherboards, one a P2b-f and the other is a P3b-f P2b-f = 8GB HD w/192 mgb mem , ATI RAGE FURY 32mgb 128 win98 P3B-f = 4GB HD w/64mgb mem. , ATI Mach-64 4mgb (little box) Linux Hopefully this will work so that I can use it while traveling. Thank You R. L. DUBBERLY R & D SOFTWARE 827 S. FRANKLIN St. NEW ULM, MN. 56073 ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BFABF8.EBB1F250 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of RAY DUBBERLY
Sent: Saturday, April 22, = 2000 12:55 AM
To: = freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: BSD on = laptops
Importance: = High

Is = there a listing of the laptops that are supported by BSD or can you tell me if = My laptop is supported without a lot of reconfiguring of the kernel etc.. =
After reading about your OS both on the net and in my Linux Mag. = (currently I am trying out SuSE v. 6.4 Linux. <= /p>

I am new to these environments, = Linux and Unix but realize that it is time to move out of the MS environment and = learn a real OS.

Am= en, brother. If it wasn’t for work, I’d be totally MS-free. =

I have a toshiba model 2065CDS = 366mhz, AMD K6-2 W/3DNOW TECH..
4.3gig hd, 24x CD-ROM, S3 ViRGE MX 3D graphics controller, 32 meg of mem =
also a integrated V.90/k56flex modem <= /p>

Th= ere’s a hardware compatibility list found on the freebsd.org web site to give = you some reference. If you choose to go with a windowing system, the xfree86 = project is open source. You can check your video card chipset’s compatibility = with it at http://www.xfree86.org. Something = else to consider is your modem. Make sure it’s not a WinModem. If you can = get into a terminal app, such as HyperTerm, on your currently undesirable operating system, you can use AT commands to get some info on your modem. Usually = the command “ATI7”, without the quotes, will give you a lot of = info regarding the BIOS in our modem. Unless you have some really obscure shit in that = laptop, you should be in good shape.

-O= tter

p.= s. if you plan to run a GUI desktop instead a command line interface, = I’d recommend adding more ram. It’ll run as is, but it’ll run better with = more memory.

My desk top computers are both = using ASUS motherboards, one a P2b-f and the other is a P3b-f = <= /p>

P2b-f =3D 8GB HD w/192 mgb mem , = ATI RAGE FURY 32mgb 128 win98
P3B-f =3D 4GB HD w/64mgb mem. , ATI Mach-64 4mgb (little box) Linux = <= /p>

Hopefully this will work so that = I can use it while traveling.

Thank You <= /p>

R. L. = DUBBERLY <= /p>

R & D SOFTWARE
827 S. FRANKLIN St.
NEW ULM, MN. 56073

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