Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 08:07:03 -0500 From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 5000/7500 Message-ID: <20001004080703.A4077@horton.iaces.com>
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> Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 11:54:58 -0400 > From: Jan Knepper <jan@smartsoft.cc> > Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 5000/7500 > Kenneth Wayne Culver wrote: > > I installed it on an inspiron 3800, I don't know about the modem, but > > there is no cardbus support for the 3com ethernet that comes with it, > > There is support in the works though as far as I know. > OK, fair enough. Don't think I would need the 3Com ethernet that bad to > begin with. > Did you get X to work at all? > Don't worry, be Kneppie! > Jan I have it running (4.1) on a 5000. It works pretty well. The internal modem is a win modem, so it's useless. I don't have a 3Com card with it. The ethernet in the dock comes right up as fxp. I got sound working (only through the headphone jack - known problem) with the beta code for that sound chip set. I have only been able to get X to work, if I have an external monitor! Very strange, it comes up on an external monitor then you can hot swap to the built in. I don't get that. I think that's with 3.3.6. I have do have USB and PCCards working (16 bit not 32 bit CardBus). I have an Intel 10/100 PCCard, and I believe an old Megahertz modem. I haven't tried many others. I think I got an Adaptec 1460B working. My USB Microsoft Intelimouse Explorer works, but I haven't got the wheel working quite right. But I don't worry much about that. Hmm, that's about all I can think of at this time. Paul. > > On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Jan Knepper wrote: > > > > > Question... > > > Has any of you ever installed FreeBSD on a Dell Inspiron > > > 5000/7500? > > > Any particular problems with an internal 56K modem or 3Com > > > ethernet? > > > > > > I am thinking about buying one... Any better idea's? > - -- > Jan Knepper > Smartsoft, LLC > 88 Petersburg Road > Petersburg, NJ 08270 > U.S.A. -- HOW A PERSON LEARNS TO KISS "You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls." --Julia, age 7 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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