Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:08:13 +0100 From: Milan Obuch <stable@dino.sk> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 on TC1000 Message-ID: <200603071808.14016.stable@dino.sk> In-Reply-To: <200603070958.47128.lists@jnielsen.net> References: <200511291539.41294.lists@jnielsen.net> <200603071457.34122.stable@dino.sk> <200603070958.47128.lists@jnielsen.net>
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On Tuesday 07 March 2006 15:58, John Nielsen wrote: [snip] I will try to document your method on my web. It's far easier than my first method - take disc drive out, install system elsewhere, do not forget anything and enjoy :) > > While I consider using loading kbdmux extremely useful, it did not work > > as an alternative for your installing method. Neither buttons nor > > keyboard worked, so no use... > > Yeah, I'll have to play around with this some more. > Just to be exact - it did not work at install time. I did load kbdmux from loader prompt, but to no avail... Loading kbdmux after FreeBSD is installed (tested with 7.0-CURRENT) works great. [snip] > I don't have the tablet with me at the moment, but I do have the kernel > config file (attached). The only options in there that I don't typically > include on other machines are CPU_ENABLE_LONGRUN and SC_PIXEL_MODE, but I > did have the sound and CD-ROM working on this kernel. > I do include CPU_ENABLE_LONGRUN in my kernel as well, SC_PIXEL_MODE is not yet known to me. I will test it. Reason I am asking about config is there are some special devices there not yet functioning - Compaq QMenu button and (designed to be) Outlook button are the first coming in sight. There are others... like softmodem, atmel wifi, pen. From these mentioned, pen is working - see http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=65355 for patch I am using for this. Three 'soft touch' buttons (change orientation, journal and editor) do not work, but I will try to play with them somewhat later. Actually they are just a pen extensions. Sound is working well, too. By the way, do you have docking station as well or are you using USB connected CD ROM? [snip] > I did set up X.org, but don't have my config file. "Xorg -configure" was > reasonably helpful. I may have only been able to use X's VESA driver, but > I don't remember for certain. I do remember that the mouse was flakey. > I am using X (oh, just remembered, I reported tablet working with FreeBSD at some database some at http://gerda.univie.ac.at or something like this some time, maybe two years, ago with 5.2.1) and no problem, mouse did not work, but works with 7.0-CURRENT, but I have no X there yet. > My inability to get the built-in wireless working (even with NDIS) coupled > with the mouse not behaving well enough to use in X put a damper on my > enthusiasm for running FreeBSD on the device. I didn't explore using the > stylus at all. Do not get disgust yourself, this tablet is great, eve if not everything works at all or well. I choose it because of its weight - half of those mean notebooks, got great price for the device and great device to play with as well :) I am using standard USB mouse or stylus. Both work well, so no trouble at all. And this is my almost daily used tablet, so I can only tell it's OK. Well, but could be better, and that's what I'am aiming at. > I'd be interested in getting e-mail updates if you make any headway on any > of those fronts, and I'll try to keep an eye on your blog. > Great. And, as usual, any help appreciated to keep everything getting better. There is much info on getting linux to work with TC1000, but almost nothing about FreeBSD, so when I get any trace I am investigating. -- N. B.: No need to CC me, I read this list regularly.
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