From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 23 23:51:31 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0833D16A420 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:51:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from forexs@lazy.dk) Received: from pfepb.post.tele.dk (pfepb.post.tele.dk [195.41.46.236]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C656C43D55 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:51:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from forexs@lazy.dk) Received: from prophet (x1-6-00-0f-b5-14-63-5f.k136.webspeed.dk [80.162.1.51]) by pfepb.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9A675EE033 for ; Thu, 24 Nov 2005 00:51:21 +0100 (CET) From: "Sune Wettersteen" To: Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 00:51:18 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Thread-Index: AcXvzDazt5EdRIyhTtqU295kaytOoQAu4jvQAAA8L6A= Message-Id: <20051123235121.C9A675EE033@pfepb.post.tele.dk> Subject: RE: Laptop choices X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:51:31 -0000 #Subject: Laptop choices #Am currently trying to choose between a couple of laptops, the luck #winner of which will have Freebsd loaded alongside WinXP. #Dell Latitude d600 with Radeon 9000? video, intel pro wireless #or #IBM R51 - Intel Extreme2, intel pro wireless. #The main differences will likely be the video and maybe bios, acpi...? #Can someone suggest to me whether these are both safe choices? I am myself using a Dell 500m with an Intel Extreme Graphics 2 and a Intel Pro Wireless. It works fine, although you should know that there is no DRM/DRI support for the i915 chipset (which the extreme graphics 2 uses), so I'd go with the radeon card if DRM/DRI matters to you. ACPI works fine, but I'm having problems with it registering when I open/close the lid. But I'm sure both laptops would work fine, just note the i915 support problem. Also, note down to yourself that you need to load/compile the ipw kernel module for Intel pro wireless support (this module is NOT listed in the default kernel .conf for unknown reasons) #Am I better off installing 5.4 or 6.0? I'd say you should go with 6.0. It features much better wireless support and I'm sure theres some acpi changes you could benefit from. # #Thanks, Graham/ # # #-- #Kindness can be infectious - try it. # #Graham North #Vancouver, BC #www.soleado.ca Regards, Sune Wettersteen Denmark