Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 18:08:49 +0200 From: lars <lars@gmx.at> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSD48 on IBM R40+WLAN CISCO Mini PCI Adapter = np? Message-ID: <200305241808.49605.lars@gmx.at> In-Reply-To: <20030523210645.0D7125D08@ptavv.es.net> References: <20030523210645.0D7125D08@ptavv.es.net>
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Ok, thanks a lot for the answers -I'll get the notebook in that case ;-) On Friday 23 May 2003 23:06, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > From: lars <lars@gmx.at> > > Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 22:30:07 +0200 > > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm planning on buying an IBM TP R40. > > > > 1 Will FreeBSD 4.8 be able to drive > > USB2 > > Probably not. USB2 is a work in progress and is not in STABLE or CURRENT > at this time. > > > IRDA > > I have heard that it works, but have not confirmed this. > > > Sound (AC97) > > Works fine. (If it's an ICHn chip, which is the normal case). > > > RADEON 7000 > > Radeon 7000 is generally well supported. > > > 2 CISCO Aironet WLAN > > Supported. I assume it is the standard Mini-PCI card. If so, it will > work very well. IBM has been noted for it's excellent antenna. > > > According to > > http://lists.bawug.org/pipermail/wireless/2001-September/002548.html > > WLAN works. > > > > I'm not sure yet whether I should get the integrated WLAN Mini PCI card > > or buy an Orinico PC-Card instead. > > The internal card is "just there", supported out of the box, and likely > has better reception than the Orinoco . > > I have used a number of ThinkPads, but never an R40, so this assumes > commonality with other units. > > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer > Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) > Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) > E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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