Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:50:55 -0700 From: Waitman Gobble <gobble.wa@gmail.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is There Any Buyable Laptop for FreeBSD 9.1 That Is Simple to Set Up? Message-ID: <CAFuo_fwGBviG7TmQpazy0Dhbp1gF5%2B_PezOTB1KzhTKjUY7HQQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <86obavbrur.fsf@gly.ath.cx> References: <1372057377.55381.YahooMailBasic@web120504.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <86obavbrur.fsf@gly.ath.cx>
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On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 5:44 AM, Joseph Mingrone <jrm@ftfl.ca> wrote: > -Edwin Hale <thucidydes@yahoo.com> writes: >> Therefore, my question is ultimately:- >> Is there any 17"64-bit laptop that will readily support FreeBSD 9.1 with wireless connectivity to an external hotspot? > You may wish to consider running PC-BSD. It seems there has been work to support RTL8188CE, but I'm not sure it's available in 9.1. Buying a supported wireless card on ebay will cost about 10 to 20 dollars US, and replacing it takes 5 to 15 minutes. Some of the laptops have a list of 'allowed' hardware burned into the BIOS, which may cause an issue booting with a different wireless card, but it's probably not the situation on your L755. -- Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA 510-830-7975
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