From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 13 05:16:59 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9D9516A417 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:16:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vlado@botka.homeunix.org) Received: from smtp-out3.iol.cz (smtp-out3.iol.cz [194.228.2.91]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 443CB13C4C4 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:16:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vlado@botka.homeunix.org) Received: from antivir5.iol.cz (unknown [192.168.30.212]) by smtp-out3.iol.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 564B663F03 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:17:29 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (antivir5.iol.cz [127.0.0.1]) by antivir5.iol.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44E4B66C034 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:17:29 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at iol.cz Received: from antivir5.iol.cz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (antivir5.iol.cz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10224) with LMTP id fIiw0-FztGBA for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:17:29 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtp-out3.iol.cz (mta-out3 [192.168.30.28]) by antivir5.iol.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27C5066C005 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:17:29 +0100 (CET) Received: from ace.botka.homeunix.org (3.77.broadband2.iol.cz [83.208.77.3]) by smtp-out3.iol.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE74C57DCD for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:17:24 +0100 (CET) Received: by ace.botka.homeunix.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 93585174; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:17:24 +0100 (CET) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8 (2007-02-13) on ace.botka.homeunix.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.3 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.8 Received: from srv.g1.netng.org (ac.botka.homeunix.org [192.168.1.5]) by ace.botka.homeunix.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD9A4170 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:17:21 +0100 (CET) Received: from srv (srv [10.1.0.10]) by srv.g1.netng.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88F25C303 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:17:21 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:17:21 +0100 From: Vladimir Botka To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071113051721.7825a40c@srv> In-Reply-To: <20071113014130.M61290@swaggi.com> References: <20071112203003.73ba3c5b.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <20071113014130.M61290@swaggi.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.2 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd6.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Looking for a new laptop: Thinkpad? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:16:59 -0000 Dne Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:02:41 -0500 "Yuri Lukin" napsal(a): > On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:30:03 -0500, Bill Moran wrote > > My old Thinkpad is starting to act a bit weird. Battery isn't > > always charging right ... sometimes it doesn't wake up ... CD-ROM > > is dead. > > > > So, I'm thinking it's time for a new one. > > > > Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) to share regarding the > > new Thinkpads? I'm considering either an R or T. > > I have a T61 with Core 2 Duo T7300 Widescreen with Nvidia Quadro NVS > 140 running fine with RELENG_7. I specifically ordered mine with the > Atheros-based MiniPCI card so wireless worked out of the box with the > ath driver. Bluetooth works (BCM2045B), just need to add > ubtbcmfw_load="YES" to loader.conf. Running Xorg 7.3 at 1680x1050 > using nvidia driver from nvnews.net. Have not yet tested built-in > firewire (fwohci) and LAN (em) ports but assuming they work since > they are detected by the kernel. The only thing that doesn't work is > the SD/MMC card reader (Ricoh chipset) but there was recently some > noise in freebsd-mobile@ I think so it looks to be a work in > progress. Mine also came with built-in WUSB but afaik there's no > support for it yet. I get about 2 hours on the standard battery and > have not played around with power settings just yet. You can load > acpi_ibm for some additional knobs, have not looked into very much so > not sure what you can do with that. > > > Also, anyone have any experience getting a Windows refund after > > buying one of these? Mine will _not_ run Windows, and I'd like to > > get refunded for their monopoly. There seems to be some bullshit > > where Micrsoft claims that the hardware vendor has to refund, and > > the vendor claims that it's MS' job. Anyone have any experience > > with this? > > I didn't realize you could do this, that's why I ordered mine with the > cheapest configuration: XP Home. > > Yuri > Many of them on http://tuxmobil.org/mobile_bsd.html -vlado