Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:58:33 -0400 From: Eric McCorkle <eric@metricspace.net> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org" <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Lenovo W540 so far Message-ID: <53A4E6C9.7070506@metricspace.net> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-VmomJWDLM7Sk%2BWnbPQq5jqMJsf2WU6ocPMy7ZPwqgtZeiag@mail.gmail.com> References: <539DA73B.7050709@metricspace.net> <CAJ-VmomJWDLM7Sk%2BWnbPQq5jqMJsf2WU6ocPMy7ZPwqgtZeiag@mail.gmail.com>
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Sure. I may even still have a wiki account. On 06/18/2014 00:07, Adrian Chadd wrote: > Hi! > > Would you be willing to write up a wiki page for this? > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/Laptops > > That way we have a lit of what laptops are known to work and what the > limitations are. > > It'd also be nice to add those lines to a wiki page somewhere so we > don't forget the magic. > > Thanks! > > > -a > > > > On 15 June 2014 07:01, Eric McCorkle <eric@metricspace.net> wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I recently purchased a Lenovo W540 mobile workstation. Most of the hardware >> works, though there are a few issues. Here is a breakdown of my setup, what >> works, and what doesn't. >> >> >> Basic Installation: I set up a GPT/ZFS-only scheme. The laptop comes >> pre-configured for booting UEFI-only, but it supports a legacy BIOS boot >> mode. Setting up ZFS went smoothly with little trouble. >> >> The laptop also came with a 16 GB flash drive, which I used as a swap >> device. It could also be used as an L2ARC for ZFS. >> >> I also ran into some build errors when trying to build world, that seemed to >> be caused by a version mismatch between the clang-tblgen binary in the 10 >> installer and the .tbl files in head. >> >> >> ACPI: Suspend/resume works without incident, both in terminal mode and in X. >> The following error messages get printed: >> >> pci0: failed to set ACPI power state D2 on \134_SB_.PCI0.PEG_: >> AE_BAD_PARAMETER >> pci0: failed to set ACPI power state D2 on \134_SB_.PCI0.EXP1: >> AE_BAD_PARAMETER >> pci0: failed to set ACPI power state D2 on \134_SB_.PCI0.EXP2: >> AE_BAD_PARAMETER >> pci0: failed to set ACPI power state D2 on \134_SB_.PCI0.EXP3: >> AE_BAD_PARAMETER >> pci0: failed to set ACPI power state D2 on \134_SB_.PCI0.EXP5: >> AE_BAD_PARAMETER >> >> This doesn't seem to affect anything, though. >> >> A similar error occurs when trying to use the nvidia driver. However, these >> errors do seem to prevent the driver from working: >> >> ACPI Warning: \134_SB_.PCI0.PEG_.VID_._DSM: Argument #4 type mismatch - >> Found [Buffer], APCI requires [Package] (20130823/nsarguments-97) >> (the same message gets repeated about 10 times) >> >> >> Xorg: As previously mentioned, the nvidia driver is non-functional. The nv >> driver does not seem to support the on-board card (Quadro K1100). The vesa >> driver works though. >> >> I'm using enlightenment 17. I haven't done anything fancy with it yet, >> though. >> >> >> USB: USB 1.0 and 2.0 seem to work. USB 3.0 has problems. >> >> The messages for xhci are: >> >> xhci0: <Intel Lynx Point USB 3.0 Controller> mem 0xb2a20000-b2a2ffff irq 16 >> at device 3.0 on pci0 >> xhci0: 32 byte context size >> xhci0: Port routing mask set to 0xffffffff >> ... >> xhci0: Port routing mask set to 0x00000000 >> usb_alloc_device: device init 2 failed (USB_ERR_IOERROR, ignored) >> >> >> A bit of looking around seemed to reveal that there's known issues with the >> Lynx Point controller. I don't know much about the USB system, so not sure >> what to do here. >> >> >> Mouse: Trackpad and trackpoint work, though Synaptics does not seem to be >> supported (at the kernel driver level). If I'm not mistaken, the touchpad >> is a multitouch touchpad, so maybe I will look into why it's not supported. >> >> The touchpad is a bit sensitive, though, and an accidental palm touch can >> register as a click. >> >> Sound: Sound card gets detected, seems to work, though I haven't done >> anything serious with it yet. Also experimenting a bit with setting up rc >> scripts to start audio servers like Jack and Pulseaudio and run them as >> system-wide processes >> >> >> Network: Ethernet works fine, Intel 7260AC chipset is not supported for >> wireless :( >> >> >> Questions/suggestions/advice are welcome. >> >> Eric >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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