From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 28 16:13:58 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A5B016A4CE for ; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:13:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtpq3.home.nl (smtpq3.home.nl [213.51.128.198]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF0B543D46 for ; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:13:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@mhueck.demon.nl) Received: from [213.51.128.136] (port=37731 helo=smtp5.home.nl) by smtpq3.home.nl with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CYRgS-0003sL-FQ for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:13:56 +0100 Received: from cc731484-a.groni1.gr.home.nl ([217.120.199.34]:1829 helo=me) by smtp5.home.nl with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CYRgR-00047s-Hl for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:13:55 +0100 From: "M. Hueck" To: Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:11:55 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcTVY+ol8E9Q4vZuRhaoYN6Ry2LyEgAAA2yg In-Reply-To: <86is7qot95.fsf@ewido.net> X-AtHome-MailScanner-Information: Neem contact op met support@home.nl voor meer informatie X-AtHome-MailScanner: Found to be clean Message-Id: <20041128161357.DF0B543D46@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: How do Dell-Notebooks work with FreeBSD (video/audio/wlan)? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:13:58 -0000 ... > Has anyone any experience with them? > Is all of the build-in hardware supported? What about accelerated video? I'm using an Inspiron 8200 with a nvidia card and the nvidia driver works fine. > There is some choice about different displays, and some of them have > very very high resolutions like 1600x1200 on a 15"-screen. Is such a > display usable under X? I'm using a 1600x1200 15" screen right now with X and its definitely usable, not too small at all, and _VERY_ sharp. > And another very important question: ... > Especially I would like to know whether Dell-Notebooks have > an line-in, since I'm not certain from the descriptions on the web-site. My 8200 has a line-in and a mic-in. > Also: is the audio-output very noisy or can I use the line in for any > recordings? (I don't need very high quality, but I'd like to record > Myself playing guitar and use that as background-music for > improvisations). Audio quality is decent, but not great. ... > I'm not entirely sure, but I think that the wlan hardware kinda works, > even if I have to use ndisulator, right? Is there any hope that I don't > have use it one day? I have had the 54 mbit mini-pci card working under linux with ndiswrapper. I'd say the same should be possible in FreeBSD, but I yet have to try to get it to work. M. Hueck