From owner-freebsd-mobile Tue Jun 11 5: 7:14 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from garlic.apnic.net (dhcp3064.nanog25.merit.net [192.35.167.64]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9FE237B405 for ; Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:07:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from garlic.apnic.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by garlic.apnic.net (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g5BC7KgM000484; Tue, 11 Jun 2002 22:07:20 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from ggm@garlic.apnic.net) X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 From: ggm@apnic.net To: "Daniel O'Connor" Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Intel i830 chipset? In-reply-to: Your message of "11 Jun 2002 19:32:58 +0930." <1023789779.2412.593.camel@chowder.gsoft.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 22:07:20 +1000 Message-ID: <483.1023797240@garlic.apnic.net> 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 Look at http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~chak/linux/c400.html Yes, its C400 specific, but it points to where the problem(s) with the 830 and Dell lie. Be warned, that non-DELL manufacturers experiences may not help you, given what Dell did to the video bios, and Intels refusal to vary their product. > Hi, > I am looking for success stories running FreeBSD-stable on a laptop with > the i830 chipset and working with X. > > Does anyone have this combination? > I am looking at purchasing a Dell Inspiron 2600. > > Thanks > > (PS please CC me as I am not subscribed to this list) > > -- > Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer > for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au > "The nice thing about standards is that there > are so many of them to choose from." > -- Andrew Tanenbaum > GPG Fingerprint - 9A8C 569F 685A D928 5140 AE4B 319B 41F4 5D17 FDD5 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message -- George Michaelson | APNIC Email: ggm@apnic.net | PO Box 2131 Milton QLD 4064 Phone: +61 7 3858 3100 | Australia Fax: +61 7 3858 3199 | http://www.apnic.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message