Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 10:55:16 -0800 From: Ken Key <key@Network-Alchemy.com> To: cmonster <chuck@2inches.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ThinkPad 560 Message-ID: <199911151855.KAA67851@sodium.network-alchemy.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, 12 Nov 1999 16:22:40 -0800. <v04210100b4525c39d123@[207.44.238.234]>
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Hi, I have the same TP560 as you (DSTN display, Cyber9382) running v3.3 w/PAO. I NFS-installed v3.3-release via a LinkSys EC2T pccard. When I needed to trade that card for a NetGear FA410TX, I had to install PAO to support the NetGear. I could not get the X display configured properly via the XF86Setup or xf86configure - I'd get a flashing display. I didn't try too hard, though, as dropping in the display component from an old XF86Config I had (FreeBSD v2.2.8 - XF86 v3.3.something) worked. I can mail you my /etc/XF86Config, if you'd like. For v3.3-release vs PAO, I'd only install PAO3 if it has something I need (i.e., support for the NetGear card). However, my PAO install experience was not nearly as bad as yours. I copied PAO3 locally onto the machine, untar'ed in /usr/src, and performed the "make <foo>"'s per the instructions in the README.install. Except for a reject on /etc/rc.conf, which was easily fixed by hand, it all worked perfectly. How did you perform the PAO upgrade? What PAO3 version? For -release vs -stable vs -current, it's a question of how stable you expect your machine to be vs. having features you need. I'm thinking about installing -current on my TP560 because I need the cam'ed aic for my Sony CDROM and this machine is a crash-and-burn machine. I still run v2.2.8-release w/PAO (although I expect to install v3.3 in a few weeks) on my daily-use laptop (a TP600). Can't help you on the LinkSys multi-function card. Just my $.02 worth, Ken Key -- Ken Key (key@Network-Alchemy.com) Network Alchemy, Santa Cruz, CA > Hi all. > > I recovered and old ThinkPad 560 10U from my office trash pool. I'd > really like to put FreeBSD on it. > > My questions are these? Should I go with the PAO or the 3.3 release, > or current, or stable? > > The 3.3 release recognizes my 3com 3C589D-TP etherlink III, and i can > install via ftp. When I tried to PAO-ize the kernel, next time I > booted it said invalid entry in rc.conf file and dropped to single > user mode, losing half my files system (everything but /) . > > Before the PAO disaster, I tried unsuccesfully to get x-windows to > work alos. Any suggestions there? > According to IBM specs, it has a trident CYBER9382 chipset, and a > DSTN passive matrix 800x600 display, with 1M video ram. > > And finally, will there be, or is there now, support for the Linksys > Etherfast 10/100 + 56k combo card? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm sort of a newbie (no kidding) > > Thanks > Chuck To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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