From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 27 08:08:48 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id IAA06055 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 08:08:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from barney.ife.no (barney.ife.no [128.39.229.49]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA06049 for ; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 08:08:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from tigern.ife.no by barney.ife.no (5.65/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA23943; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 18:08:08 +0200 From: stein@ife.no (Stein Morten Sandbech) Received: by tigern.ife.no ; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 17:07:45 +0100 Message-Id: <9603271607.AA13216@tigern.ife.no> Subject: Pentium Notebooks & FreeBSD/XFree86 To: questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 27 Mar 96 17:07:45 MET Cc: stein@ife.no Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85] Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk FYI... We are in the process of testing some pentium notebooks with FreeBSD 2.1 and XFree86 ( off the 2.1 CD-ROM from Walnut Creek ). In the past couple of days, we've tested the Olivetti Echos 90P model with 8MB of RAM, 10.4" color TFT display and 810MB disk. After a problem-free FreeBSD installation, I configured the X server and are now running the SVGA server at 640x480x256. The server reports Chips & Technologies 65545 PCI video chipsets for this machine. I'm using an external serial mouse. I have not tested the glidepoint mouse yet. The machine have been running repetitive kernel compiles while running X and "ico" + assorted xterm sessions for some hours now :-) ( i.e. swapping all the time ). A very nice machine for FreeBSD (the hw revision I got, at least)! I'm planning to test the Texas Instruments 5000 series machines more, probably after easter. I've just verified that FreeBSD 2.1 runs, but have no experience with XFree86 as of now. I do expect some problem as these machies use a newer video chip from Cirrus Logic, the GD7542 (compatible with older CL chipsets? ... anyone ?) Hope this info can be of use for selecting portable machines for FreeBSD. Best regards Stein Morten /* Stein M Sandbech Email: stein@ife.no ** ** Owner & technical manager Email: steinms@oslonett.no ** ** Ing. Stein M. Sandbech Phone: +47 6387 2300 ** ** Phone: +47 6380 6219 ** ** Asaktoppen 39, N-2045 Leirsund, NORWAY Fax: +47 6381 1168 */