Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:03:40 +0200 From: Bastian Rieck <bastian@annwfn.net> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop recommendations? Message-ID: <20110626220340.69fa110e@niamh> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=mCPh7OGqF0mazAaJi7vZK7RXLjg@mail.gmail.com> References: <1309023264.31961.1467170105@webmail.messagingengine.com> <BANLkTi=mCPh7OGqF0mazAaJi7vZK7RXLjg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:34:17 -1000 Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> wrote: > [...] > As far as wireless goes, look out for Lenovo "1x1" wireless. It's a > Realtek card and there is no support for it. The Intel cards > (Centrino) should do OK with IWN. I would be delighted if an Atheros > card would work, but Lenovo locks PCI IDs for wireless, so I suspect > Atheros won't work since Lenovo no longer sells them. Thanks --- I should be able to find this out from the vendor. > Almost all new systems use the integrated Intel 3000 GPU which won't > work with FreeBSD until GEM/KMS support is available. If you can find > AMD graphics or nVidia graphics OTHER THAN OPTIMUS, you are fine, but > I don't think this will be easy. Lenovo does sell some AMD based > laptops with Redeon graphics and hose might be your best bet. My R50e suffers from the same lack of drivers. Is there a rough guess when GEM/KMS might be coming to FreeBSD? I recall that the new `xorg-video-intel` driver has been marked as broken for quite some time. > Good luck! FreeBSD on laptops is a real problem ATM. Thanks :-) Kind regards, Bastian
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