Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 09:45:49 -0800 From: Eric Hedstrom <erich@peregrine.com> To: Gianmarco Giovannelli <gmarco@giovannelli.it> Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Any advice on Asus M8x00 ? Message-ID: <3895CA4D.ACA65FA5@peregrine.com> References: <4.2.0.58.20000131080012.015941f0@194.184.65.4>
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The Intel ethernet is supported with the fxp driver, but the Lucent modem probably won't work. PC Cards are supported, but Cardbus cards aren't yet. I don't know about your video and audio; you could check www.xfree86.org for a list of supported video chipsets. Eric Gianmarco Giovannelli wrote: > > I think I'll receive an Asus M8300 (it is not a choice that is depending on > my willing). > But I am very scared about the gardware it comes in these notebook because > I think there is a very few things that will be supported by FreeBSD. > Please let me know something more about FreeBSD and these components: > > 1) Integrated Modem/ether: > Lucent 1646 DSP > Integrated mobile Modem/Fax/LAN module board design (Manufacture's option) > Hardware (DSP) V.90 modem and Intel 82559 10/100 Fast-Ethernet > controller chip n Video-conferencing I/F V.80 Compliance > AC'97 2.1 and WfM 2.0 supported > > The modem is seen by Windog as WinLt (Lucent Tech.). I think it is not > supported now (and in the near future). > Ethernet board is the same I fear... > > 2) I can try to use my pccards modem/ether but the slot is: > RICOH R5C475II > PCMCIA 2.1 compliant, supports one Type II slot > 32-bit PC CardBus architecture and Zoomed VideoTM supported > > and I am scared that perhaps it is not supported, Any info ? > > 3) The video card is: > SMI 710 2D VGA chip > 128 bit graphic accelerationg engine; 4 MB video memory embedded > Dual view and dual application in Windows 95/98/NT with LCD and CRT > independent resolution and refresh rate > Portrait or landscape display to allowfor CRT 90-degree CRT rotation. > > Even if windows detects it as Lynx (or similar) as I remember well... > Info ? Any news of Xfree/Xig/Metrolink support ? > > 4) The Sound card: > AC ' 97 CODEC AD1881 > Built-in AC'97 stereo sound, with 3D sound effects > Full duplex audio > Built-in stereo speaker and microphone > > I can leave without sound and I think I'll do with this notebook... :-) > > More info at: http://www.asus.com/products/notebook/M8000/spec.html > > If someone can help me with these informations I can try to convince the > company to change idea at least for me :-) And if the situation is so bad > please suggest a good laptop with at least a 13.3 (1024x768) lcd in the > range of 2500-2800 USD that it is well supported by FreeBSD. > > Thanks for attention and sorry for the long post. > > Best Regards, > Gianmarco Giovannelli , "Unix expert since yesterday" > http://www.giovannelli.it/~gmarco > http://www2.masternet.it > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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