Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:17:23 +0800 From: Aaron Lewis <aaron.lewis1989@gmail.com> To: Programmer In Training <pit@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suitable laptop for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <4B8E7D83.7050004@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B8E709E.1080202@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1003031443170.18045@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> <4B8EDF8C.2050301@gmail.com> <4B8E709E.1080202@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us>
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Programmer In Training wrote: > On 03/03/10 16:15, Aaron Lewis wrote: > <snip> > >> Here's some suggestions , don't choose ATI video cards. ( No UNIX >> Drivers .. ) >> >> Well , i'm on ThinkPad R400 , ATI Mobile HD 3400 and an integrated Video >> Card , >> FBSD doesn't boot when i switched to ATI Video card. >> > > Is this only true of more recent ATI devices, or is this only affecting > laptops with ATI cards? I only ask because I'm running an ATI card for > my desktop with no problems. If this is true for more recent ATI cards > only, this puts a crimp in my plans for my "super"-computer. > > Yeah , it's too new, the open-source driver will not support it. Well , that's because my Thinkpad has two video card , one ATI , one Intel integrated card. The Default OS is Vista , it supports switch between these two without changing BIOS settings. But i kick windows off my laptop , i'm using Linux with ATI card someway ;-) So in my BIOS , i disabled intel integrated video card , only use ATI. Then FBSD hangs after boot menu , can't load kernel ;- ( Strongly recommand you try out NVIDIA , at least it has FreeBSD and Solaris drivers ATI has a bad support for Linux/UNIX .. -- Best Regards, Aaron Lewis - PGP: 0xA476D2E9 irc: A4r0n on freenode
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