Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 09:12:11 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Inspiron 7500 Message-ID: <199912141712.JAA03003@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 14 Dec 1999 03:04:50 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912140251130.33036-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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> > what else has anyone been talking about? > > Someone said something about USB.. > The DELL specs say NOTHING about the USB port. > does FreeBSD find it? Yeah; the box has a mobile PIIX4, so USB 'just works'. > One of the Sonys has a firewire and 2 USB ports! Firewire's not very useful, given the patent information. > Has anyone managet to get information onthe irda port? > I'm thinking of doing netgraph IRDA support if I can > get a machin ewith a ir port. The IrDA port is just your average UART (SMsC super-IO chip). > Also I was thinking of getting a spare disk. > I like the idea for backups.. (maybe 2) Sure. You can get one that plugs into a battery bay. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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