From owner-freebsd-mobile Sun Nov 10 4:21:50 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B877137B401 for ; Sun, 10 Nov 2002 04:21:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from outside.albsmeier.net (outside.albsmeier.net [212.125.105.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2A8143E3B for ; Sun, 10 Nov 2002 04:21:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from andre@albsmeier.net) Received: from outside.albsmeier.net (uucp@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by outside.albsmeier.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gAACLaxn047411; Sun, 10 Nov 2002 13:21:36 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from andre@albsmeier.net) Received: from schlappy.albsmeier.net (uucp@localhost) by outside.albsmeier.net (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with ESMTP id gAACLRdE047407; Sun, 10 Nov 2002 13:21:35 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from andre@albsmeier.net) Received: from schlappy.albsmeier.net (schlappy.albsmeier.net [127.0.0.1]) by schlappy.albsmeier.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gA9MkN1R000378; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 23:46:23 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from andre@schlappy.albsmeier.net) Received: (from andre@localhost) by schlappy.albsmeier.net (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gA9MkNvP000377; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 23:46:23 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from andre) Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 23:46:23 +0100 From: Andre Albsmeier To: Andrew Y Ng Cc: Andre Albsmeier , freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Laptop 'short list'? Message-ID: <20021109234623.B342@schlappy.albsmeier.net> References: <20021105144719.ADE431310B@netcom1.netcom.com> <1036512215.10720.6.camel@natewks2.ad.newisys.com> <20021106152016.A807@schlappy.albsmeier.net> <1036684943.14587.19.camel@natewks2.ad.newisys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <1036684943.14587.19.camel@natewks2.ad.newisys.com>; from ayn@AndrewNg.com on Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 10:04:22AM -0600 X-Echelon: detonator, president, PBX, DefCon V, 737 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, 07-Nov-2002 at 10:04:22 -0600, Andrew Y Ng wrote: > On Wed, 2002-11-06 at 08:20, Andre Albsmeier wrote: > > > I have a Fujitsu E-6595 here and apm fails. I have it in the kernel > > and started apmd. When I do an apm -Z, it does nothing. An apm -z > > really seems to suspend it and when I press the button it tries to > > come back but freezes. I have to reset it with the typical fsck stuff > > being run later. However, I didn't dig into this a lot so far... > > I enabled apm in the kernel and turned on apmd and apm in rc.conf and > that was it. It suspends just fine and comes back up way faster than > Windows. I can send you my kernel configuration file and rc.conf when I > get home. But try to turn on apm in rc.conf as well as apmd Hmm, I will try it again... > > > Another thing is, that I don't have the button-press function on > > the touchpad. Under Windoze, I can hit the touchpad with the > > finger and it behaves like a click on the left button. Under X > > this doesn't work. Maybe it is only some option missing in the > > X11 config... > > I also figured this one out. in rc.conf, the mouse is configured as > "auto", when in auto it doesn't do the tapping right. but if you specify > "PS/2", tapping should work. Again I don't remember what the name is > exactly, but I can send you my rc.conf when I get home. If you setup > your X to use systemmouse, it should work. I tried this and it worked well. However, I decided to stick with the -m 1=4 -m 1=1 as pointed out by someone else. Thanks anyways, -Andre > > > Of course, the crappy internal modem is useless under FreeBSD. > > I never use it, so doesn't bother me. My Linksys wireless PCMCIA card > worked out of the box, which was amazing coz I tried Debian and it > wasn't supported without a lot of hacking. > > -- > andrew y ng http://andrewng.com > > fingerprint : > 46a1 29ff 893a 0381 dc81 1e1e bed8 e882 9bfc 594c > > -- An NT server can be run by an idiot, and usually is. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message