Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 10:32:13 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: weytslesly@hotmail.com Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Centrino Message-ID: <20030514.103213.50905894.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <LC2-LFD60HAaaz7EjQx000000af@hotmail.com> References: <LC2-LFD60HAaaz7EjQx000000af@hotmail.com>
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"Lesly Weyts" <weytslesly@hotmail.com> writes:
: Hi,
:
: I wanna buy a new laptop with a Pentium M (the newest processor from Intel
: especially for mobile computers) and install freeBSD on it with KDE. Is that
: possible ... I've heard that the architecture of the new CPU is different
: and that Unix/Linux not run on those processors. Is that true or ... and if
: it is true ... will there soon be support for the centrino-platform. I hope
: it because I need mobile computers and I love the fact that I can work
: longer with a Pentium M.
I have reports from people that they have the centrino laptops running
in wireless networks running FreeBSD, so I think that the CPU isn't
different enough to give FreeBSD fits. I don't have a centrino
laptop myself, but given the reports I've had, I think this shouldn't
be a concern.
Warner
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