Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 12:34:29 -0800 From: Daniel Zappala <zappala@cs.uoregon.edu> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Cardbus controller status request / notebook update Message-ID: <199712112034.MAA23709@cs.uoregon.edu>
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Can anyone tell me the status of the CS6832 and TI1131 support in PAO? I understand they are still in the testing phase, but what is working? I.e. can the controller be probed? Put into compatability mode? Any cards working yet? For those interested, here is my notebook update: In my quest to buy a notebook that I can dual boot W95/FreeBSD, I've been finding out which PC Card controllers and graphics chipsets the newer notebooks use. I'm trying to find one that has a P233 CPU. I haven't been able to find info on the PC Card controllers from a lot of sites (Dell, DEC, HP), but here are some that I've found the info for: Notebook PC Card Chipset Graphics Chipset =================================================================== IBM Thinkpad 560X TI 1250A NeoMagic 2160 / 2MB IBM Thinkpad 770 TI 1140 Trident Cyber 9397 /2MB Micron Transport XKE TI 1131 NeoMagic 2160 / 2MB Gateway 9100 CL 6832 Chips/Tech 65554 Gateway 9100 CL 6832 NeoMagic 2093 NEC Versa 5000 TI 1131 NeoMagic 2160 / 2MB (The 560X PC Card info isn't on IBM's site yet, but since a Thinkpad would automatically be my first choice, I called tech support on it and they gave me the info.) The Thinkpad 560X uses a new TI chip and since it is an ultraportable, the CDROM, modem, and NIC all use the PC Card slot. The TI1250A is not supported by PAO, so this means you are out of luck trying to load FreeBSD (except maybe by sticking it all on diskettes). The TP 770 models use the TI1440, which is also not supported, but do take a CDROM through a bay so you could load FreeBSD off CDROM. The 1AU model (top of the line, 14" screen) has an integrated modem, so you at least have some net access to fall back on if the PC Card NIC doesn't work, but it also costs $7k. All models use the Cyber 9387 chip, which is not supported by either XFree86 or XIG. The rest of the machines above use one of the chips that is undergoing testing in PAO and so it is possible the PC Card slot will be supported in the (near?) future. XFree86 doesn't support any NeoMagic chips, but XIG has a driver for the 2160 and I don't mind paying a little for the X server if I'm putting down a lot for the laptop anyway. XFree86 does support the Chips/Tech 65554. I think the NEC Versa has only a P166, so that machine is out. So it comes down to the Micron XKE and Gateway 9100. I like using a pointer instead of a touchpad, so I am leaning toward the Micron (which has both). It also comes with a CDROM, so I can load FreeBSD off that medium if I need to (i.e. if the PC Card NIC won't work), and an integrated modem so I can fall back to PPP for network access while getting the NIC to work. Comments welcome. Daniel Zappala zappala@cs.uoregon.edu
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