Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:40:36 +0800 From: "fdu.xiaojf@gmail.com" <fdu.xiaojf@gmail.com> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD suitable for my thinkpad T61 ? Message-ID: <4850E104.2090201@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080611211821.GB25793@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <484FCA1C.2080506@gmail.com> <20080611211821.GB25793@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 08:50:36PM +0800, fdu.xiaojf@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I brought a new ThinkPad T61 for work, the hardware is as follows: >> >> T7300(2GHz), 2GB RAM, 120GB 5400rpm HD, 15.4in 1680x1050 LCD, 128MB nVIDIA >> Quadro NVS 140M, CDRW/DVDRW, Intel 802.11agn(n-disabled), Bluetooth, Modem, >> 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, Intel Turbo, 9c Li-Ion, >> >> My current working involves scientific calculation and programming. I'm >> from a linux background(redhat, debian, ubuntu), but after some googling >> and comparison, I found FreeBSD more stable and I want to try FreeBSD. I >> am tired of a dual-boot system, so I want to just install FreeBSD or >> another linux distribution(maybe ubuntu) on my notebook. >> >> My questions are: >> 1) Can FreeBSD work well with my hardware? The display card, CDRW/DVDRW, >> wireless, Ethernet and battery managment are the most important. >> >> 2) I have read the FreeBSD Handbook. According to Chapter 10: Linux Binary >> Compatibility, it seems that FreeBSD lacks support of many commercial >> softwares such as MATLAB, Oracle, Mathematica. Is the linux binary >> compatibility stable enough for work ? > > It should run FreeBSD just fine. Check the hardware compatibility > lists to check for specific peripherals. > > The Linux compatibility layer worked well. Should be no problem. > > ////jerry > >> Thanks a lot. Thank you guys. I will try to install FreeBSD on a second hard disk to have a test. Is FreeBSD going to enhance himself on the desktop ? It seems that FreeBSD focuses mainly on server, while Linux has improved a lot in the past a few years both on server and desktop. But I'm still eager to try FreeBSD on my notebook :P
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