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From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>


> In message: <LC2-LFD60HAaaz7EjQx000000af@hotmail.com>
>             "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

I have booted 4.8 from CD successfully on my Centrino based Acer 800CLi,
but not yet installed it. I'm going to give 5.1 a spin this evening once
I've
downloaded the ISOs.

Duncan