From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 2 17:45:47 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7494C106568F for ; Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:45:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) Received: from tinker.exit.com (tinker.exit.com [IPv6:2001:470:80f4:0:2e0:81ff:fe2b:acbc]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F60A8FC25 for ; Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:45:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) Received: from jill.exit.com (jill.exit.com [IPv6:2001:470:80f4:0:2e0:81ff:fe33:7e9a]) by tinker.exit.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m92HfMhF049056; Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:41:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=exit.com; s=tinker; t=1222969282; bh=X5snf4xWrVKqIg8/3DjBEZ97Hjw5fY1K9v0jJW1BZqQ=; h=Subject:From:Reply-To:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Date:Message-Id:Mime-Version; b=tUk3/zlv LdJ73Pq17hnU2qt/vfa312NQrbRS/wMwME9fSpHkqq5YyC/mpG727mk/EQt4Or0M6Ua 0PPb5PJY5R+YgB28/kLKkhVpKSYVO4mFvqM1BHWnfVcTz8qZpPivxTkT+CHwsLB5txs rxRcpNCm9JCcqvO5uVzp2M4lN+RDw= Received: from jill.exit.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jill.exit.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m92Hjdtp098643; Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:45:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) Received: (from frank@localhost) by jill.exit.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m92HjddV098642; Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:45:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from frank@exit.com) X-Authentication-Warning: jill.exit.com: frank set sender to frank@exit.com using -f From: Frank Mayhar To: Reg Me Please In-Reply-To: <200810021621.52597.regmeplease@gmail.com> References: <200810021621.52597.regmeplease@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Exit Consulting Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:45:22 -0700 Message-Id: <1222969522.98558.4.camel@jill.exit.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.3/8372/Thu Oct 2 08:21:47 2008 on tinker.exit.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on laptops X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: frank@exit.com List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:45:47 -0000 On Thu, 2008-10-02 at 16:21 +0200, Reg Me Please wrote: > Hi all. > > I'm considering to move from Linux to FreeBSD on my main laptop. > I don't have enough time resources for the "test and try" process > I'd like to know from the community what is the status for: > 0. Core2 Duo CPUs Full support, of course. > 1. Support for modern chipsets (ICH8) Generally good support. > 2. support for power management (mostly ACPI and CPU clock freq. ) on laptops Generally good support, with some exceptions (mostly having to do with buggy ACPI, from what I understand). > 3. support for accelerated graphic cards (nVidia GeForce 8600M GT) Excellent as long as you're using i386 kernels. Amd64 kernels don't yet have the support for the nvidia drivers. > 4. support for Intel wifi (4965 AGN) No idea. I know that my Atheros AGN chipset _isn't_ supported (it's a 9000-series). > 5. support for other hardware like audio, card readers, i-Link, USB USB, good. Audio, generally good, although the new driver in -current has some buggy spots remaining. Card readers, that depends. My cardbus-attached O2Micro device isn't yet supported, although I think I saw a potential driver go by on a list recently. I don't even know what i-Link is. USB support is generally excellent. > And, of course, any advise about FreeBSD on laptops will be highly > appreciated. I never run anything else on my laptop. (Not counting work laptops, which run Linux because that's what work supports.) -- Frank Mayhar frank@exit.com http://www.exit.com/ Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/ http://www.exit.com/blog/frank/ http://www.zazzle.com/fmayhar*