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Date:      Thu, 16 Sep 1999 22:21:26 +0100 (BST)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        "Paul M. Lambert" <plambert@pinky.magiclemurs.com>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: PAO necessary for Tecra 8000?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909162220590.440-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <19990916030601.A41095@pinky.magiclemurs.com>

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On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Paul M. Lambert wrote:

> I've got a Toshiba Tecra 8000, and am looking for ways to make it happier.
> 
> Right now, I'm using the PAO 3.2 distribution.
> 
> On most of my machines, I typically try to keep up with -STABLE; it'd be
> really nice if I could use the stock -STABLE on the Tecra, but I didn't
> even try it yet.
> 
> Before I wipe the thing clean and start over, can anyone tell me if
> they've had success installing 3.2 on a Tecra 8000?
> 
> Specifically, I need to be able to have apm work in a reasonable fashion
> (i.e. sleep/return from sleep), and I would also really really like to 
> have the pccardd working.  Both of these seem to work fine with my
> current installation, but if I can avoid a separate branch, I'd
> appreciate it.
> 
> Anyone out there have experience with the Tecra 8000?  It'd be great
> to hear someone else's experiences.  My entire company uses them, and
> a lot of people would like to run FreeBSD but haven't bothered yet.  If
> I can work out the quirks for myself, I can make it much easier on them,
> too.

FreeBSD works very well with my Tecra 8000DVD.

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Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 181 442 9037




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