Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:32:31 +0000 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop recommendations for 6.x Message-ID: <45DD632F.2080708@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20070220191125.B2FB645042@ptavv.es.net> References: <20070220191125.B2FB645042@ptavv.es.net>
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Kevin Oberman wrote: >> * Suspend to disk doesn't work > > And is not going to until someone writes the suspend to disk software > for FreeBSD. Very few newer laptops do BIOS based suspend to > disk. It's moved to the OS in Windows, so manufacturers don't waste > money doing it any other way. When you say "Very few", do you have a list of those, know where I could find one, or know what I should be looking for (is there a particular standard, for example, that the laptop needs to support?). > Get a cheap Atheros mini-PCI card. It is supported on the T42 BIOS and > works well on FreeBSD. Much cheaper then a new laptop. The laptop's definitely going back -- it's owned by $employer, and I'm moving on to pastures new. N
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