Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:52:30 +0100 (CET) From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik <dirk.vangulik@jrc.it> To: kent@iastate.edu Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Notebook install Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981028095019.3345N-100000@elpc36.jrc.it> In-Reply-To: <199810271946.NAA21108@du248-02.cc.iastate.edu>
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On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Kent Vander Velden wrote: > Hi. I would like to install FreeBSD on a Digital HiNote 745. Installs just fine. > I am concerned about the support that FreeBSD has for pcmcia cards. :-) > I would like to have a fast ethernet/modem combo card and a scsi > card. What models does FreeBSD support? Will the internal CDROM If you stick to 2.2.7-PAO (www.jp.freebsd.org/PAO) you'll see that a lot of ethernetcards, scsi cards and modemcards are supported just fine. Combo cards usually work in _either_ mode, but not in both at the same time. This is an issue. > and floppy be usable? Honestly, how does FreeBSD and Linux compare Floppy and CD work fine. > in laptop technology? It would seem from my glance that Linux has > more complete support. I would like to continue to use FreeBSD but > if the support is not there there is little choice. I (personally) find PAO a lot more stable and easier to handle than a Linux 5.1 installation. For a no fuss user, rather than a kernel developer that is. Dw. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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