Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:35:15 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Riccardo Garzelli <riccardo.garzelli@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware compatibility Message-ID: <20120220203515.185b038d.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CAPoQBCiKje8XywWsBp8k=Mb_Nq9CYyKuLUut05b2DBxG2n1rUA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPoQBCiKje8XywWsBp8k=Mb_Nq9CYyKuLUut05b2DBxG2n1rUA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:35:43 +0100, Riccardo Garzelli wrote: > I was thinking of purchasing a new laptop and I wanted to go for FreeBSD > OS. Unfortunately I'm no brainer in Unix so I'd like to find a PC that can > run FreeBSD 9.0 out of the box. > Could you either tell me which hardware are suitable or a link to a > compatibility list? Check the hardware compatibility list to find out which devices are compatible to FreeBSD, also see the release notes regarding version 9.0 of the OS. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/faq/hardware.html http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.0R/hardware.html It's also a good idea to prepare a FreeBSD CD or DVD (or USB stick) that you can launch a FreeBSD system from (e. g. live file system with some diagnostic tools, to see if the hardware is supported). Ask if you can boot the system you're interested in buying with that test media, it shouldn't be a problem. You could also _ask_ for how the FreeBSD support is, but don't expect any useful answers from an average salesperson. :-) "Does it run FreeBSD?" - "Yes, you can click on the Internet with it, it's very shiny and comes with a wireless cable." =^_^= -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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