From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 14 13:40:54 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB41616A4DF for ; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:40:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bob.middaugh@comcast.net) Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc12.comcast.net [216.148.227.152]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 504AB43D46 for ; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:40:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bob.middaugh@comcast.net) Received: from freebsd (c7144428.state.nj.us[199.20.68.40]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <20060714134053m1200n78cte>; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:40:53 +0000 From: Bob To: Marwan Sultan In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 09:41:15 -0400 Message-Id: <1152884475.62961.3.camel@freebsd> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.2.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD & HP Laptop? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bob.middaugh@comcast.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:40:54 -0000 On Fri, 2006-07-14 at 06:36 +0000, Marwan Sultan wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I recently bought HP laptop dv5178us Media Center > It has builtin BlueTooth, wireless network device, lightscribe, and the > VGA is > nVIDIA GeForce GO 7400 512mb, s-video, some others 2, > I'm not sure from motherboard specs, > I want to format the XP media center edition and install FreeBSD 6.1R with > kde3 > > I wonder if someone can advice me and tell, if this specifications is > compatiable with freebsd > or not, or if i will have any problems with any devices drivers? > > I have a button on my keyboard that if pressed will turn the bluetooth and > wireless network on > and off, is this will work to with fbsd 6.1? > > I'm sorry If i will take from someone time to check my specs. > > Here is a link may help. > http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocumentcc=us&docname=c00619266&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN > > its the specs for the laptop. > > Thank you so much in advance. > > Marwan Sultan. > Maybe this gets you started: http://www.zapatec.com/freebsd/laptop/ http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile http://bsdlaptops.org/freebsd/fbsd.php Bob