Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 10:51:38 +0200 From: Stefan `Sec` Zehl <sec@42.org> To: Terje Elde <delta@xti.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Which laptop? Any comment on the vaios? Message-ID: <19990812105138.A8516@matrix.42.org> In-Reply-To: <19990812104329.B27767@mordor.xti.org>; from Terje Elde on Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 10:43:29AM %2B0200 References: <19990812102308.C27376@mordor.xti.org> <19990812102944.B7921@matrix.42.org> <19990812104329.B27767@mordor.xti.org>
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Hi,
On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 10:43:29AM +0200, Terje Elde wrote:
> * Stefan `Sec` Zehl (sec@42.org) [990812 08:31]:
> > I've got a Vaio 505fx, which works quite well. The Soundcard is
> > supported by the sb0 driver, and the display by XFrees Neomagic driver.
>
> The help is much appriciated.
>
> One thing that springs to mind after reading more about the thing is, how
> do you install FreeBSD on it?
>
> I mean, I understant the floppy drive is a non-compatible external USB
> thing, and there is no CD rom at all.
With the 505fx the floppy is connected via a special connector (and not
via usb). I installed freebsd by using the pao installation floppy, and
an pcmcia ethernet card, to install via ftp.
CU,
Sec
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