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Date:      Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:14:31 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Nathan Ahlstrom <nrahlstr@winternet.com>
To:        Bryan Parks <bparks@dimensional.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD on laptops?
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.980911161029.19551A-100000@tundra.winternet.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.96.980911143625.16790A-100000@flatland.dimensional.com>

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> Please excuse me. I was unable to find any information on the internet
> about running FreeBSD on a laptop. I have worked with Linux for about a

The URL below is a collection of laptop hardware that FreeBSD is known to
run on and any troubles that may be encountered.

http://www.jp.freebsd.org/PAO/latest/docs/LAPTOP_SURVEY/LTS.txt

Also you may wish to subscribe to the freebsd-mobile mailing list or read
the archives for this list.

> site), but I want to know more about PCMCIA slots and such. Where might I
> find this sort of information, if it indeed exists?

I think that recent releases should run out of the box on many laptops. 
You may have to tweak sone configuration information in the
/etc/pccard.conf file.  

Also multi-function cards (i.e. modem/ethernet combo's) do not work at
this time. 


> (FreeBSD convert)

Cool. :)

Good Luck,

Nathan


Nathan Ahlstrom
nrahlstr@winternet.com
Run FreeBSD: http://www.freebsd.org/



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