Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 20:25:07 +0200 (CEST) From: Soeren Straarup <xride@x12.dk> To: Fabio Miranda Hamburger <fabmirha@ns.isi.ulatina.ac.cr> Cc: FreeBsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: RE: honest question. Message-ID: <20030419202405.M42371-100000@x12.dk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0304151107410.6253-100000@ns.isi.ulatina.ac.cr>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Fabio Miranda Hamburger wrote: > > >The problem is Xfree86 just support 24 bit color quality, and > > >vmware under > > >freebsd is still bogus, the apm feature doesnt work. > > > > Did you add the following line in your kernel file? > > device apm0 at nexus? flags 0x20 # Advanced Power Managemen= t > > > > Any specific errors/behavior? or Did you try the bios to disable the po= wer management? > > > > I don't have the your make and model laptop, but been very successful i= n doing apm on many machines, even when XP says "now you can turn the compu= ter off" after issuing shutdown :-). > > > > Each laptop has slightly different attitude towards power management, b= ut I am sure you'd be able to find some help on the freebsd mailing list an= d/or "googling" it. > > I have done all that, They apm status info says that is unable to get > status. > > > >Okey, to be honest i like freebsd but I am affraid freebsd is > > >not an ideal > > >os for a laptop. > > >What u guys think? > > >I dont like linux, but I am forced to switch, what u think? > > > Have you updated the /usr/ports? Although Xfree86 is not as simple as = it should be, however, have had very little problem with compiling it from = source or installing it from CD. > > > > What has worked for me is "portupgrade" that automatically upgrades my = ports with little hassle. > > I keep my system updated in -stable branch. > XFree86 doesnt take advantage of my high resolution I only see 24 bits > true color. > > FreeBSD should be able to run on laptops, i like freebsd style. Well it would, but it need man hours and someone has to donate them. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " > Best regards S=F8ren. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+oZSHXTGeGCdlN14RAkURAKCXU9wNSxWFmdg7ip5JxKol6FrCjACfV6KQ MTJWAWg6VpALnZ7Gde5cqXM=3D =3Dk+wM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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