Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:05:00 -0800 From: David Horwitt <david@aogsquid.ucsd.edu> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sony laptop issues... Message-ID: <41F7CDBC.2040400@aogsquid.ucsd.edu> In-Reply-To: <BAY101-F3647CCA366E2B1D2D86566C3860@phx.gbl> References: <BAY101-F3647CCA366E2B1D2D86566C3860@phx.gbl>
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Digital Brain wrote: > Hello, > > I have recently installed FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE on my Sony laptop (and > would not like to go back to Linux). Most of the things are working, > including ACPI (mostly), pcmcia cards, usb ports. However, there were > some issues -- > > 1. Sound (Intel Integrated Sound, using "pcm" driver) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ... skipping > > Q: How can I get this to work? It does work in Linux, only thing is, I > had to mute the "External Amplifier" to hear anything (using alsamixer). > Maybe some kind of "hint" > to append in /boot/device.hints? See the comments on the FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility list (http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/index.pl); I had the same problem on my Vaio TR3 which were aided by the postings for the TR2 and TR5 which pointed me to a patch. Maybe the same patch works for you, and/or your Sony is listed there. > > > 2. Intel 2200BG integrated WIFI > ------------------------------------------------- > > I know there is a native ipw driver for *BSD, and also ndiswrapper, but > I didn't try either yet. > > Q: Which one do you recommend / gets most of the features to work OK > (i.e. AP scanning)? > I use ndiswrapper; my experience with the iwi driver was that it wasn't _quite_ ready for prime time yet. It was close when I tried it (a few revisions have been released since then). Ndiswrapper has been flawless for me. > > 3. Display (preferred 1280x800 resolution) > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Since I have an ATI Mobility graphics card, from the time I boot FreeBSD > until I start X, Don't know anything about this; I have i810. Advice is to visit compatibility list. > > 4. HP psc 1300 printer (USB Printer) > -------------------------------------------------------- > I know nothing about this printer nor CUPS. David Horwitt
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