Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 11:39:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Jay Kuri <jay@oneway.com> To: Noyan Kinayman <kinayman@macom.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Dell Inspiron Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908121131500.3484-100000@daedal.oneway.com> In-Reply-To: <19990812152504.7DFC1157CE@hub.freebsd.org>
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Hello, I have FreeBSD running on the Dell Inspiron I7k 15" display. It was an adventure, but it works fine. The ethernet card they send you does not work with FreeBSD. You will need to do a CDRom install, or get another pcmcia ethernet card that will work. If you choose to do a CD install, you will have to eject the CD right after you leave the kernel configuration screen. (For some reason, the install kernel has problems with the cd drive when booting) Once you see the blue install screen, you can put the CD back in and it will work fine. The current X server does not support the ATI Rage Mobility-P that the Dell Inspiron 7000 uses. But I have hacked up the X11R6.4 Mach64 server for use with this card. It seems to work fine. You can get the hacked-up binary at: http://oneway.com/jay/stuff/XF86_Mach64_FreeBSD-3.2.gz Or I can forward the patch, if you prefer. The patch will also install onto a X11R6.3 source tree. Good Luck, I love mine. Jay On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Noyan Kinayman wrote: > Hello, > > I am planning to install the FreeBSD > on my Dell Inspiron 7K laptop. I have > searched the WEB a little bit but I couldn't > find sufficient information about the > FreeBSD on this particular machine. > > I would greatly appreciate if anyone > forwards his/her experience on the intallation > of FreeBSD to a Dell Inspiron 7K with > a 15 inch display. > > Best regards, > > Noyan. > > +===============================+================================+ > | Noyan Kinayman | EMAIL: kinayman@macom.com | > | M/A-COM Division of AMP | noyan@ee.bilkent.edu.tr | > | Corporate R&D Center | | > | 100 Chelmsford St. | TEL: 978-656-2505 | > | Lowell, MA 01853-3294 | FAX: 978-656-2777 | > +===============================+================================+ > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UNIX: because reboots are for hardware upgrades Jay Kuri jay@oneway.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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