Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 17:56:04 -0500 From: "Dirk-Willem van Gulik (vaio)" <dirkx@webweaving.org> To: Jimbo <jcjoseph@wt.net> Cc: Ollivier Robert <roberto@eurocontrol.fr>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VAIO 505F vs Toshiba 3015CT Message-ID: <369A8184.137A3AA0@webweaving.org> References: <19990111155013.O49737@caerdonn.eurocontrol.fr> <369A2371.19BE5152@wt.net>
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Jimbo wrote:
> I have a sony notebook. It has worked great. i use XFree86 3.3.3 and the
> neomagic support suffices.
>
> > - do I need PAO or is CURRENT enough ?
> Use -stable(2.2.8) the scsi card that Sony uses is an adaptec one which
> isn't supported in -current yet.
>
> > - does the hibernation feature work (saving mem on disk) ?
> I haven't tried that.
>
With PAO it does (zzz).
> > - what are the differences between 505F & 505G (the Sony site is not that
> > precise either) ?
> I don't know-maybe a marketing thing, got to have something new for
> people to buy.
>
> > - what are the different prices around ?
> Vaiodirect has the 505F listed for $1699.
>
> > - can I install without a CD-ROM (by FTP/NFS) ?
> I installed the base operating system via the built in modem (left it on
> all night) and installed the rest via the PCMCIA network card that I
> had.
>
I've done it with a floppy, POA and a PCMCIA ethernet card. see
http://www.webweaving.org/vaio
for details.
> > - what about Cardbus / PCMCIA support in FreeBSD ?
> Compile the laptop kernel, and add sound support. I was able to use my
> Linksys ethernet card afterwards
3cXXX card, Flash cards, SlimSCSI, etc, the whole range works for me,
identical to my old thinkpad.
>
> > Sony lists the 505F at around 1700US$ and Toshiba the 3015CT at
> > 1800US$. The Sony 505G seem to be more expensive (why?).
> It looks cool :)
Dw
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