From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 4 00:06:21 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F5AA1065672 for ; Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:06:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aaron.lewis1989@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B59278FC12 for ; Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:06:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 8so385499qwh.7 for ; Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:06:15 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=6+0frUl5qlGmlA1M2Mjjxyl8OIBFuPf5crSvkKHO2tw=; b=Ns/cOIbajyOYUubH91YIwDJtoYCimMmbb+yHIPcNJOfOBuA8vBhCh5c1ChHoKGZse8 vf6CSyTooNgiXnpebavufFRssdWb7PwXyUm0dC/g42NpYHkF6j3HnXk5eYsNuZ0MgUSr fJHqyP3oz33xNaYyUhUrkUVAqpW5UK/hKQr2E= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=sZ169cC3ZA5UWx1nYSZnXe6C7z6kJCCr9Cdpy+gmeTN77rvevNEmwInNPkKcHwGduC FHVh4qmzE4xEH5ySB1557lPiHH5RJ6h3FKU0Kc5UciXr64h6cyUf72Ob6mBkgCpvNlRf qmPaJXF6mFtrIswYyaTKXEVWHgWgfuZRpP67g= Received: by 10.229.222.10 with SMTP id ie10mr736161qcb.36.1267661175137; Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:06:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from [119.162.111.103] ([119.162.111.103]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 23sm2049qyk.3.2010.03.03.16.06.13 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:06:14 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4B8EF97D.1080204@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:06:21 +0800 From: Aaron Lewis User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20090608) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Bas v.d. Wiel" References: <4B8EDF8C.2050301@gmail.com> <4B8E8190.1000905@gmail.com> <4B8E82B6.9020607@kompasmedia.nl> In-Reply-To: <4B8E82B6.9020607@kompasmedia.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suitable laptop for FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:06:21 -0000 Bas v.d. Wiel wrote: > Aaron Lewis wrote: >> >>> Umm... that's incorrect. Maybe you mean ATI doesn't supply closed >>> drivers for FreeBSD (although they do have Linux drivers, I think). >>> >>> >> Well , the opensource ati driver doesn't work for me , no matter >> linux or FreeBSD , it crashes >> I've read the documents , and found my ATI is on the support list , >> but it just don't work ;-( >> >>> Are you saying the R400 has both integrated and discrete video >>> cards? Lenovo's web site doesn't seem very oriented to telling >>> potential customers details about their newer computers. >>> >>> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA >> I bought it in china , you'll had to know R400 has lots of types , >> mine is 2784a18. >> Of course you can choose to buy an energy-save laptop , which has on >> independent Video Cards , >> Just an build-in intel Video Card , it's better for power saving >> someway. >> > It's very strange that your machine should crash so early in its boot > process. I don't own any ATI hardware so I'm not entirely sure on > this, but my impression is that booting into the console should work > with just about any kind of video hardware. Does Windows actually work > with the ATI card? I'm beginning to suspect broken hardware here.. > > Bas > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Yeah , when i enable "Switchable Video Card" in BIOS , my Linux won't start X11 , fglrx driver doesn't allow me to do so , it tell me directly to disable this feature , and must turn to "Discrete Card" Mode. And if i do so , after boot menu , right after the progress bar , ( not the boot loader ) i don't know how to describe this , it just hangs at prompt when i press enter. I think it's because my ATI Video Card is kind of special , it has "Switchable Video Card" ability , some new features , even ATI official linux driver can't really handle this , and for BSD , it even don't boot. -- Best Regards, Aaron Lewis - PGP: 0xA476D2E9 irc: A4r0n on freenode