From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 23 02:52:21 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAE6D106564A for ; Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:52:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ryan.macy@us.army.mil) Received: from mxoutps1.us.army.mil (mxoutps1.us.army.mil [143.69.250.38]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80A748FC1A for ; Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:52:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ryan.macy@us.army.mil) DomainKey-Signature: s=ako; d=us.army.mil; c=nofws; q=dns; h=From:X-AKO:X-IronPort-AV:Received:Received:To:Cc: Message-ID:Date:X-Mailer:MIME-Version:Content-Language: Subject:X-Accept-Language:Priority:In-Reply-To:References: Content-Type:Content-Disposition: Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=cscYr0YY4tl2dquwV3+kvm9bGyRYAD590PVC+I0BtNQbtatGBeSVqtDH cqQcEYhD+PiF61JMUr8u60V8iwb08Q==; From: "Macy, Ryan W PV2 NG NG NGB" X-AKO: 192604102:10.224.36.142:23 Aug 2008 02:52:20 +0000:$Webmail:None X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.32,255,1217808000"; d="scan'208";a="192604102" Received: from mailstore22.int.ps1.us.army.mil (HELO us.army.mil) ([10.224.36.142]) by mxoutps1.us.army.mil with ESMTP; 23 Aug 2008 02:52:20 +0000 Received: from [10.240.32.172] (Forwarded-For: 74.170.178.21, [10.240.32.172]) by mail22.int.ps1.us.army.mil (mshttpd); Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:52:20 -0500 To: Jeremy Chadwick Message-ID: Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:52:20 -0500 X-Mailer: Sun Java(tm) System Messenger Express 6.3-6.03 (built Mar 14 2008; 32bit) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Language: en X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal In-Reply-To: <20080823012729.GA12042@eos.sc1.parodius.com> References: <20080823012729.GA12042@eos.sc1.parodius.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: looking to make the jump from linux to unix (freebsd) need to know if xps m1330n is supported? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:52:22 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From=3A Jeremy Chadwick =3Ckoitsu=40FreeBSD=2Eorg=3E Date=3A Friday=2C August 22=2C 2008 20=3A27 Subject=3A Re=3A looking to make the jump from linux=A0to unix=A0(freebs= d) need to know if xps=A0m1330n is supported=3F To=3A =22Macy=2C Ryan W PV2 NG NG NGB=22 =3Cryan=2Emacy=40us=2Earmy=2Emi= l=3E Cc=3A freebsd-hardware=40freebsd=2Eorg =3E On Fri=2C Aug 22=2C 2008 at 06=3A21=3A59PM -0500=2C Macy=2C Ryan W P= V2 NG NG = =3E NGB wrote=3A =3E =3E Hey guys=2C first mailing list post=2E=2E=2E ever! =3E =3E = =3E =3E Anyways I spent the last 15 minutes running around on google=A0t= o = =3E find out if my dell xps=A0m1330n is supported or not=2E =3E =3E = =3E =3E the machine was built for linux=A0(and works fine=2C nearly righ= t out of the box) = =3E so it should pretty much work right=3F =3E = =3E http=3A//linux=2Edell=2Ecom/wiki/index=2Ephp/Clients/Products/XPS=5F= M1330n/lspci =3E = =3E I believe all of these devices are supported under FreeBSD=2E Ones = =3E worthbeing=A0concerned about=3A =3E = =3E 1) Broadcom=A0BCM5906M Ethernet NIC -- this NIC probably will not wo= rk =3E with FreeBSD=A0unless you install one of the snapshot versions=2E I= =3E see someone has recently committed support for the BCM5906 series =3E to RELENG=5F6=2C RELENG=5F7=2C and HEAD/CURRENT=2C but that was 8 we= eks ago=2C =3E which is why you=27ll need a snapshot and not 7=2E0-RELEASE=2C etc=2E= =2E=2E =3E = =3E http=3A//www=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/cgi/cvsweb=2Ecgi/src/sys/dev/bge/if=5Fb= ge=2Ec =3E = =3E Further proof older versions did not have support for this card=3A =3E = =3E http=3A//unix=2Ederkeiler=2Ecom/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/questions/2008= - =3E 04/msg01343=2Ehtml =3E 2) Intel 3945ABG=A0wireless card -- appears there is a wpi(4) driver= =3E which is specific to this card model=2C but I believe some people ha= ve =3E reported problems with it (not sure what their issues were=2C just =3E going off of memory of things I=27d seen in the past)=2E =3E = =3E 3) nVidia=A08400M GS video card -- if you plan on using X on this =3E machine=5B1=5D=2C I recommend you install the i386 version of FreeBS= D=A0and = =3E notamd64=2E The nVidia=A0driver for FreeBSD=A0is known to not work = on = =3E amd64=5B2=5D=2EIf you have large amounts of memory in the machine=2C= i386 = =3E will require =3E you use PAE mode=2C which will probably cause you some pain=3B yep=2C= the =3E situation isn=27t user-friendly=2E Linux wins out here=2E =3E = =3E Based on all of the above=2C I=27d recommend you install one of the = =3E FreeBSD7=2E0 snapshots=2C which are newer than 7=2E0-RELEASE=2C just= to = =3E ensure you pick =3E up any wireless card modifications or other fix-ups for stuff that h= as =3E since been addressed since the release of 7=2E0=3A =3E = =3E ftp=3A//ftp=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/200807/ =3E = =3E Also=2C if/when you reply=2C please remember to keep the mailing lis= t CC=27d =3E so people can see your responses=2E Just a FYI since this is your f= irst =3E time posting=2E =3E = =3E =5B1=5D=3A I don=27t use X myself=2C but I base this comment on what= I=27ve read =3E time and time again on the mailing lists=2E Others can correct me i= f =3E I=27m wrong=2E =3E = =3E =5B2=5D=3A If you=27re not familiar with FreeBSD=2C know that amd64 = is the = =3E name of =3E the 64-bit version of FreeBSD=2C and does not require an AMD process= or=2E =3E Do not confuse this with ia64=2C which is something *completely* = =3E differentand you do not want it=2E =3E = =3E -- = =3E =7C Jeremy Chadwick jdc at = =3E parodius=2Ecom =7C =3E =7C Parodius Networking = =3E http=3A//www=2Eparodius=2Ecom/ =7C =3E =7C UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View=2C CA=2C= = =3E USA =7C =3E =7C Making life hard for others since 1977=2E PGP=3A = =3E 4BD6C0CB =7C =3E = Thanks jeremy I appreciate the reply=2E Well it looks like the only hardware problems I should run into is the i= ntel 3945 wifi card and some sound issues=2C i=27ve heard that the intel= hda has problems with unix and that only the front two outputs (on the = m1330n) work=3F any chance that there is a iwl3945-ucode driver on freebsd=3F I=27m planning to take the dive this upcoming monday after some reading=2C= so I=27m crossing my fingers and praying that everything works out of t= he box=2E