From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 8 20:55:15 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 4229616A41A; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:55:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@ifdnrg.com) Received: from ifdnrg10.ifdnrg.com (ns2.ifdnrg.com [193.200.98.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED9A313C4CC; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:55:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@ifdnrg.com) Received: from [192.168.1.118] (87-194-184-71.bethere.co.uk [87.194.184.71]) (authenticated bits=0) by ifdnrg10.ifdnrg.com (8.14.2/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m08KNYfP057008; Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:23:35 GMT (envelope-from paul@ifdnrg.com) Message-ID: <4783DBC6.3090300@ifdnrg.com> Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:23:34 +0000 From: Paul Macdonald User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Richard Bates References: In-Reply-To: X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.92/5443/Tue Jan 8 17:35:47 2008 on ifdnrg10.ifdnrg.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, DYN_RDNS_AND_INLINE_IMAGE, HTML_MESSAGE, RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on ifdnrg10.ifdnrg.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What current Dell Systems are supported/work 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: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:55:15 -0000 Hi Richard, I run freeBSD 6.2 on a 1950 and the only i had issue i had was with the on board broadcom ethernet, my workaround is detailed here http://www.ifdnrg.com/freebsd_broadcom_dell_1950.htm hope that helps Paul. *web and video services* *Paul Macdonald* Director paul@ifdnrg.com www.ifdnrg.com *IFDNRG* *Please note new address!* 127 Rose St South Lane, Edinburgh, EH2 4BB +44.131.2257470