Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 12:09:54 +0100 From: Reifenberger Michael <Michael.Reifenberger.gp@icn.siemens.de> To: "'Martin Minkus'" <diskiller@cnbinc.com> Cc: "'freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: AW: Tecra 4000 Message-ID: <67E0BE167008D31185F60008C7289DA009C192@mchh218e.demchh201e.oen.siemens.de>
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Hi, I'm running FreeBSD-current successfully on the Tecra8000. The only issues are sporadic resume-faulures after suspend/resume (after pressing the power-on button for resume the screen stays black and one has to push the reset-button. Then a "resume failure" occures on the screen and a normal startup occures) and pccard cant use the (from the BIOS choosen) shared IRQ 11 for insert/eject notification. It get assigned an unused IRQ but doesn't seem to work -> so poll mode only. Besides that its stable and fast, X works too. Bye/2 ------ Michael Reifenberger - IT, UNIX, R/3-Basis Work: Michael.Reifenberger@plaut.de Proj: Michael.Reifenberger.gp@icn.siemens.de Pers: Michael@Reifenberger.com Webspace: http://www.reifenberger.com > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Martin Minkus [SMTP:diskiller@cnbinc.com] > Gesendet am: Montag, 14. Februar 2000 11:05 > An: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG > Betreff: Tecra 4000 > > I'm looking at a secondhand Toshiba Tecra 4000 and am considering > purchasing it. > > I can't boot FBSD on it. (It refuses to boot of the CD, it just ignores > it, and continues to boot Win95). > It does boot the Windows NT4 and NT5 (2000) cds, so i'm assuming it's BIOS > is a bit picky and doesn't like my FBSD 3.3 and 3.4 boot cd's. (works on > my old compaq laptop fine) > > It doesn't have a disk drive either, so that option is out too. So i can't > get FBSD onto it. > > > Now, my question is, DOES Fbsd work on this laptop, does it work WELL, and > are there any known 'issues' or 'problems', etc. The toshiba laptops are > some of the best compaitibility-wise (i had a toshiba tecra 570 or > something a few years back, and FBSD ran wonderfully!!!. Since then, i got > a Compaq and have regretted it since, having wierd problems with it > always. Tho PAO came to the rescue). > > So, i am assuming the Tecra 4000 will work great, i just need to buy an > external fdd so i can install FBSD on it. It has an internal modem, which > i assume is a WinModem, and is the only thing that won't work. It also has > the docking station, and i'm assuming that will all work ? (USB, Ethernet, > etc). Tho i'll mostly use my PCCARD WaveLAN and ethernet card from the > compaq/old tecra that i've always used under FBSD. > > Please reply to me personally, as i'm not subscribed to this particular > mailing list. > > If i hear good things about it, i'll buy it, and buy it an fdd, and get > FBSD onto it :). This is a celeron 350 i believe, 64mb ram, and 6.1gb hdd. > (i can't even check the processor, Win95a says its a Pentium Pro, and > thats it? lol) > > Thankyou > martin. > > -- > diskiller@cnbinc.com <mailto:diskiller@cnbinc.com> > Linux/FreeBSD hacker > > Please use PGP: <http://www.diskiller.net/pgp.html>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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