Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:18:52 -0500 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> Cc: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Experience with Dell Latitude D620? Message-ID: <45401B0C.1050108@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <200610252343.k9PNhn1m079795@ambrisko.com> References: <200610252343.k9PNhn1m079795@ambrisko.com>
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On 10/25/06 18:43, Doug Ambrisko wrote: > Daniel Eischen writes: > | On Wed, 25 Oct 2006, 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? > | > | I have a similar Dell, you can search the mobile archives for > | some of my postings. I have a very alpha 3945 driver by Damien > | before he left the project that gets me by, and the sound just > | started working with the HDA stuff committed to current recently. > | Graphics works without AGP in the kernel, but with AGP, the > | 945 video driver in recent Xorg doesn't work. You also have to > | use 915resolution to set the video mode. > | > | Also, I didn't think the Core 2 Duo was 64-bit capable. Is > | it? > > The _2_ version is supposed to be 64-bit. I waiting to get such > a laptop from work with a 19.2x12 screen. I will be using > it in 64bit mode and compiling for both 32bit and 64bit stuff. > Since the other 64bit variants work Celeron etc. I would expect > the mobile version to just work. I have a D820 (and a D620 sitting around at the office). This D820 has a Core 2 Duo in it, and it does indeed support 64bit OS. Suspend/resume is not currently working, but I would *love* to have it work too. Bruno Ducrot (hangs out on acpi@) might have some input, and so might Nate Lawson on that. It suspends, but no resume. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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