From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 20 00:33:54 2009 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 B21AE106568E for ; Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:33:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 417808FC57 for ; Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:33:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n7K0XnRu067310; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:33:49 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n7K0XnUI067307; Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:33:49 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:33:49 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: Manolis Kiagias In-Reply-To: <4A8C4E58.7030103@otenet.gr> Message-ID: References: <4A8C41B8.8080306@hdk5.net> <4A8C4E58.7030103@otenet.gr> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.2 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:33:49 -0600 (MDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netbooks 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, 20 Aug 2009 00:33:54 -0000 On Wed, 19 Aug 2009, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > > Aspire One (the original one) also works nicely with FreeBSD. If buying > a newer model it is best to check it at a shop display or stg, since the > hardware has changed and some models may be incompatible (esp. check > video card and wireless chipset. The original one is equipped with Intel > 950 and an Atheros wireless. Avoid models with the Z520 - Z530 atom cpu. > Go for an N270-280 model). > The biggest problems with running FreeBSD on such a device (at least in > my opinion) are: > > - Suspend and resume not working. Using powerd though, battery time is > quite good > - CPU is underpowered so forget compiling ports on it (the occasional > small port is OK, larger stuff is a no go). Kernel compilation takes 55 > minutes on the One. There are a lot of variations of the One. I just installed 8.0 on an AOA150. This is the version with the 160G hard drive instead of an SSD, and it's really not bad for building ports. ccache helps with building kernel and world. Neither of the two card readers seems to be supported, unfortunately. One way around hardware problems for the original purpose would be to run FreeBSD in a VM on Windows. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA