Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:13:34 +0200 From: Bastian Rieck <bastian@tecroots.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop recommendations? Message-ID: <20110626221334.2ffd2a8b@niamh> In-Reply-To: <20110625191708.GA1182@tiny> References: <20110625182502.GF29050@albert.catwhisker.org> <20110625191708.GA1182@tiny>
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On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:17:08 +0200 Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote: > [...] > > I run a bunch of laptops/netbooks, all with some older 8-CURRENT or > now 9-CURRENT (head): > > Acer Aspire One D250 > Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M1437G > Asus EeePC 900 > Dell M4400 Thanks, this overview is quite useful. > Ofc, every laptop has its own problem, for example with sound, and > needs special attention (read: finding a solution); A certain amount of "twiddling" is certainly acceptable. Thanks for the warning, though. > concerning graphic, it's not an FreeBSD issue, but havin support in > Xorg for the chipset; > > the best way, if youd dealer allows it, would be to boot the laptop in > question with a recent Knoppix DVD to see in detail what is in the box > and then check the FreeBSD man(4) pages if it is supported; Thanks. That's some sound advice --- I completely forgot about this possibility. Kind regards, Bastian
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