From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 2 09:03:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA19591 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 09:03:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lucy.bedford.net (lucy.bedford.net [206.99.145.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA19567 for ; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 09:03:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listread@lucy.bedford.net) Received: (from listread@localhost) by lucy.bedford.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA07828; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:53:08 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from listread) Message-Id: <199806021553.LAA07828@lucy.bedford.net> Subject: Re: Notebook and FreeBSD In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980602173420.0088c500@mail.asiapac.net> from Wong Horn Lim at "Jun 2, 98 05:34:20 pm" To: hlwong@asiapac.net (Wong Horn Lim) Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:53:08 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-no-archive: yes Reply-to: djv@bedford.net From: CyberPeasant X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Wong Horn Lim wrote: > Guys, > I need some advice on buying a new notebook and > install FreeBSD 2.2.6-Release, I need to know > the model for ThinkPad,Digital and Toshiba > that can install FreeBsd, and run X-windows for > FreeBSD, network card model and modem (PCMCIA) > partial answer: watch out for Winmodems -- they won't work. go through the hardware sections of the handbook at the f'bsd website. If at all possible, get the vendor to agree (in writing) to exchange parts (or machines) if it fails to work with 'BSD. If you're buying retail, take a BSD boot floppy to the store and ask to see it boot. (It won't hose W95 or whatever is on the machine if you bail out of the installation before it "does anything"). [ To the list: It might be darned useful to define and create a "shopper's floppy", consisting of rigorous device probes, and some X sniffing, that would guarantee that it wouldn't touch any harddisk. ] Dave -- DISCLAIMER: If it can be disclaimed, it is. DISCLAIMER: In particular, I don't represent any organization. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message