From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 26 03:39:58 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 920EB16A407; Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:39:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from mh1.centtech.com (moat3.centtech.com [64.129.166.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0DBC43D5E; Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:39:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from [192.168.42.25] ([192.168.42.25]) by mh1.centtech.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k9Q3dt8J018127; Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:39:55 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Message-ID: <45402E0A.9020009@centtech.com> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:39:54 -0500 From: Eric Anderson User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20061015) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Daniel Eischen References: <453FAAB8.407@FreeBSD.org> <45401B52.5020706@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/2099/Wed Oct 25 17:50:57 2006 on mh1.centtech.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=8.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.6 (2006-10-03) on mh1.centtech.com Cc: Doug Barton , freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Experience with Dell Latitude D620? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:39:58 -0000 On 10/25/06 22:22, Daniel Eischen wrote: > On Wed, 25 Oct 2006, Eric Anderson wrote: > >> On 10/25/06 13:19, Doug Barton wrote: >>> After a long (and sometimes ugly) ordeal with a few other manufacturers, I >>> finally decided on a Dell Latitude D620, which is sitting here next to me. >>> It has the new Core 2 Duo, and lots of other exciting bells and whistles. >>> :) The only negative so far is the 3945 wireless, but I have an atheros >>> pccard to use in the meantime. >>> >>> I'm wondering what experiences people have with this, gotchas for FreeBSD, >>> etc. I am planning to dual boot windows and -current. I am particularly >>> interested in being able to suspend/resume in freebsd, so if anyone has got >>> that working, please share the secrets. Also, has anyone with a core 2 duo >>> tried running the 64 bit freebsd? >> >> Doug - my coworker has lots of Atheros mini-pci express wifi cards that he's >> been selling for cheap. I have been using it instead of the included card, >> and am very happy. You can email him at kramer@centtech.com if you want. > > Are you sure they are mini-pci express, not mini-pci? I couldn't > find any Atheros-based mini-pci express cards when I looked just > a few months ago. > > I'd love to get my hands on one of these if they are express. > Yea, definitely mini pci express. I actually meant to send this only to Doug, so sorry to send this to the list. The D620's and D820's both take the same cards, and these cards work fine in them. Using one right now. :) Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------