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Date:      Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:41:19 +0200
From:      Clement Twine <clem.twain@gmail.com>
To:        Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: 5.3 on latitude d600?
Message-ID:  <42737CEF.8060304@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050430122748.GC16298@pcwin002.win.tue.nl>
References:  <4273675C.1090400@gmail.com> <20050430122748.GC16298@pcwin002.win.tue.nl>

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Stijn Hoop wrote the following on 04/30/2005 02:27 PM:
> On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 01:09:16PM +0200, Clement Twine wrote:
> 
>> has anyone installed freebsd 5.3 on a dell latitude d600? have
>> the following worked "out-of-the-box"?
>> 
>> WiFi:	Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter
> 
> Not out of the box but there's a driver in -CURRENT for it:
> iwi(4). There is a version for 5.3 on Damien Bergamini's website
> afaik (google for it).

ok, but this laptop is like - 3 years old? anyway, i'll look there.

>> ACPI especially suspend to RAM?
> 
> Haven't gotten that to work although apparently disabling USB
> helps.

hmm.. wouldnt disable usb on my laptop - and SuSE 9.2 currently
installed does this well.

>> Bluetooth?
> 
> Works, just add options NETGRAPH to your kernel and follow the
> handbook instructions to enable bluetooth.

ok.

>> Audio? (82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio
>> Controller)
> 
> Works simply by loading the sound module.

hmm, ok thanks for the answers.

My major concern is suspend to RAM. I use FreeBSD, but not on my
laptop so far. Looks like i have to wait a while for the ACPI to
fully 'mature' on freeBSD ;) I *hate* having to shutdown my laptoy :)

Clem



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