From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 10 15:36:56 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E38137B401 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 15:36:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from carver.gumbysoft.com (carver.gumbysoft.com [66.220.23.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B61343FD7 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 15:36:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@gumbysoft.com) Received: by carver.gumbysoft.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 2186572DD4; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 15:36:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by carver.gumbysoft.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EDD472DD2; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 15:36:56 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 15:36:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White To: Doug In-Reply-To: <20030810150226.2b82cb1e.lists@m-c.lake.mn.us> Message-ID: <20030810153556.C69012@carver.gumbysoft.com> References: <20030810150226.2b82cb1e.lists@m-c.lake.mn.us> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Docked or undocked installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:36:56 -0000 On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Doug wrote: > I am planning on replacing my Mandrake Linux installation with FreeBSD > (4.8, 5.1???), this on an IBM ThinkPad A20p. I have a docking station > with (currently) a firewire pc-card in one of the additional pc-card > slots on the docking station (with a hd at the other end of it). Should > I install freebsd with my laptop docked or undocked? (I installed Linux > with it docked and that didn't work brilliantly, so now I am really > unsure.) > > The related question is, of course, how do I undock? (The docking > station locks when the laptop is connected and needs to be sent an > undock command, I assume. Is that available in freebsd????) I don't think this is currently implemented. Undock is an ACPI function, and would need something to call the appropriate undock ACPI calls, not to mention making sure the devices that will be disappearing understand device detach. Not all devices do. You'll probably have to shutdown to undock for now. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org