Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:53:08 -0700 From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> To: aaron lewis <aaron.lewis1989@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: About FreeBSD hardware compatibility? Message-ID: <49742354.1090305@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <922d8fe50901181815g1a6d3331n3c04539159b24134@mail.gmail.com> References: <922d8fe50901181815g1a6d3331n3c04539159b24134@mail.gmail.com>
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aaron lewis wrote: > Hi, > I'm a freebsd lovers , i wonna install fbsd7.1 to my laptop (IBM > Thinkpad R400 a18). > There's no available informations on laptop compatibility lists. So do you > have any solutions to make a quick check if everything will work? > I know Solaris has a Install_check tool which will give a list whether a > hardware has solaris drivers ,third-part driver or not supported. > Does Fbsd has something likely? > Thk in advance! > > The most reliable way to check, is by booting the livefs cd and checking pciconf -lvvv for any none* devices. the none* devices may be given a driver if you load a module, but what's in GENERIC on the livefs, is what's in GENERIC when you first boot it from the hard disk. This is an invaluable tool when I am just curious. It's also the invaluable tool for disaster recovery. Try the CD, and post to -questions when you get stuck with a device that should be recognized. --Tim
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