From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 21 06:46:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E753106564A for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:46:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnemmi@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.247]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A55B8FC22 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:46:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnemmi@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c14so479405anc.13 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:45:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:message-id; bh=sVwov7Onc7VoEi4UIIw/4dx8TtEWtpNzos7rOrfIcJU=; b=w8l33TDEGVlVJ2bBAecsnP/JojaXOpAp2YqNihcdEuY+Lg7wKScO4PrOXsxDzAGw3qJbbwDxeUYy2KYly6R6jD+3Q/tLngvSMh2o5jFHlHsah9pUptTsIkAVOjLSU9q0T2GONb20QpRpTdlzKvALQzLCUIgyX7H6DJ2QxygXsc4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:message-id; b=JvTkhAGRuCDr4PDoqP3Tglp+z7hmPkd9ljWo8M7Q+xBQiyXgIPh5/RxREtMySb9+29yxblir825bHpxOKZXuQdTu5viuT1ny3eDz8ZH9AjXaZ+Ood1QDOKTVbybawWSpFSIAOVY745SDAMIXb1TqzIyfubMwKsRfIzyevH2L2d8= Received: by 10.100.42.17 with SMTP id p17mr11613757anp.20.1208760359632; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:45:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ol115-68.fibertel.com.ar ( [24.232.68.115]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l48sm7088788wrl.4.2008.04.20.23.45.57 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:45:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Gonzalo Nemmi To: Doug Hardie , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:45:55 -0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.9 References: <000001c8a355$493496b0$6400a8c0@ATTALINO78QBFR> <200804210207.38810.gnemmi@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200804210345.55745.gnemmi@gmail.com> Cc: Subject: Re: BSD Computers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:46:00 -0000 Yup .. that was clear from the very beginning .. The idea was that at least I know for sure it can run an OS different from MS and the manufacturer is assuring that to me. Which I personally find to be an really nice plus for any notebook I may buy. Anyway .. the thing is that fiven that it run FreeDOS by default .. and that Vostros 1400n are almost the same machines than Inspirons 1420n .. how hard could it be to get a FreeeBSD running on it out of the box? I really don't know, but I have the gut feeling that if Im buying a new notebook, that one is gonna be the less prone to give me headaches ... That is whay I began my e-mai asking: > > In the same order of things, have you guys had any experience with > > Dell > > Vostros? It seems like an interesting notebook to try and run FreeBSD (or any BSD for that matter) on. Any input before buying it will be and extremly valuable plus for everyone on the list I suspect. And just in case anyone wonder .. Mr. Michel Dell can stan in linde to give me a bkajsdakjsb ... I guess, that statement proves that I don't work or have a relation whatsoever with Dell. And now ... I guess I'll never have it =D Blessings --- Gonzalo Nemmi On Monday 21 April 2008 02:37:34 you wrote: > On Apr 20, 2008, at 22:07, Gonzalo Nemmi wrote: > > In the same order of things, have you guys had any experience with > > Dell > > Vostros? > > > > I live In Argentina and if you acces their latam webpage you'll find > > out that > > they are selling a "Vostro1400n" (which is not even available in the > > USA > > page), with FreeDOS as the only OS offered ... > > So I though maybe that would be a good choice (except for any > > broadcom chips > > it may pack .. ) for a soon to be replaced by FreeBSD7 laptop. > > > > Just for those interested, here is the link for you to take a look at: > > > > http://configure.la.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=ar&cs=arbsdt1&l=es&o > >c=V140Nes&s=bsd > > > > Any word, pointers or references will be highly appreciated. > > Thanks for you attention and help. > > Looks to me like it says Free DOS, not FreeBSD. Those are quite > different. I can't say if FreeBSD will run on that hardware though.