Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:26:37 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Derek Jander <derekmailbox@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on laptops Message-ID: <20060611182346.L74427@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <159b320e0606100145j5b8af20du931e6672b5e292ee@mail.gmail.com> References: <159b320e0606100145j5b8af20du931e6672b5e292ee@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 10 Jun 2006, Derek Jander wrote: > Hi all! I'm considering to migrate my HP nx9030 from Windows XP Professional > to *nix OS since almost all the servers I'm administering right now have > some Linux flavour installed. I was about to install fedora when some firend > told me about FreeBSD. I just tested it on a Virtual Machine and it looks > great. My doubt now, is if it will be very difficult to make it work on my > machine. I really need the internal modem, and of course the Wireless and > stuff... And I can't be dealing with it for months.... Anyone who had > already installed FBSD on that sistem (HP nx9030) could post any comment? There's an entry for the nx9030 on the FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility List: http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/index.pl?action=show_laptop_detail&laptop=571 They don't come out and say it, but that one guy is using a PC Card modem suggests the onboard one is an unsupported Winmodem. Most built-in notebook modems are. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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