Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 10:44:41 -0700 From: Mark Diekhans <markd@grizzly.com> To: rcarter@geli.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: laptop gotchas Message-ID: <199509111744.KAA03942@Grizzly.COM> In-Reply-To: <199509111652.JAA01451@geli.clusternet> (rcarter@geli.com)
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>I've been looking into laptops over the last few weeks, and I'm worried
>about gotchas in the following:
>
>VGA display
>Ethernet
>Modem
>
>Assuming I get NE2000 compatible ethernet, does this stuff just work?
>Or are there known problems?
Just started running FreeBSD 2.0 on a subnotebook. Its really great having a
3.7 lb Unix system! I am running 2.0 because I don't yet have time to upgrade
my main system to 2.0.5 or a 2.1 snap and I want to keep them in sync. I am
having the following problems that you might want to be aware of:
o It turned out that XFree86 doesn't support the cirrus logic
chip used in my note book. If your concerned with X working
out of the box, make sure the video chip on the notebook you
buy is supported or be prepared to modify the X server.
o I can't get APM (Advanced Power Management) working even using
the FreeBSD 2.1 driver. It causes reboots. I haven't had time
to figure it out yet.
o I havn't gotten a PCMCIA modem card, but there is a daemon in
the ports collection to handling insertion and initialization
of PCMCIA cards. People have reported good results with it.
Don't let this discourage you, I am overall pleased with the system.
While FreeBSD has some features that don't work (yet), its fast and
reliable.
Mark
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