Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 21:11:55 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Schoolcraft <bill@wiliweld.com> To: Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org> Cc: <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>, Bill Schoolcraft <bill@linuxcare.com> Subject: Re: Dell 8100 Inspiron XF86 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0112062104580.6553-100000@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <200112070233.fB72XJM94807@harmony.village.org>
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At Thu, 6 Dec 2001 it looks like Warner Losh composed: > In message <Pine.LNX.4.33.0112060730140.3684-100000@localhost.localdomain> Bill Schoolcraft writes: > : The 8000's were shipped with two different chipsets, it depended on > : whether you ordered the laptops with Windows or with Linux, I don't > > Well, when I ordered my 8000 I had the choice of two chipsets, and I > picked ATI. > That was Dell's default if someone ordered Linux too, Nvidia has been real responsive (considering) when it came to making available the drivers both in rpm and tar forms, I just think the were caught somehwhat off gaurd by the differences in the Unix's. You know how it is, some people think just because it's a tarball and it installs on Linux it'll install on everything from HP-UX to Solaris to [Free|Net|Open]BSD. I was actually no different in the beginning, hell I still give any tarball the "ol college try!" -- Bill Schoolcraft PO Box 210076 -o) San Francisco CA 94121 /\ "UNIX, A Way Of Life." _\_v http://forwardslashunix.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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