From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Oct 28 00:48:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA06160 for freebsd-mobile-outgoing; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 00:48:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mrelay.jrc.it (mrelay.jrc.it [139.191.1.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA06155 for ; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 00:48:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dirk.vangulik@jrc.it) Received: from elpc36.jrc.it (elpc36.jrc.it [139.191.71.36]) by mrelay.jrc.it (LMC5692) with ESMTP id JAA05708; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:47:55 +0100 (MET) Received: (from dirkx@localhost) by elpc36.jrc.it (8.9.1/8.8.7) id JAA10556; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:52:30 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from dirkx) Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:52:30 +0100 (CET) From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik X-Sender: dirkx@elpc36.jrc.it To: kent@iastate.edu cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Notebook install In-Reply-To: <199810271946.NAA21108@du248-02.cc.iastate.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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