Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 17:22:45 +0800 From: jqdkf@army.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Centrino - Made for Microsoft Windows XP? Message-ID: <20040626092245.GB54758@cactus.homeunix.org> In-Reply-To: <20040626143912.24ea4d67.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> References: <20040626143912.24ea4d67.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 02:39:12PM +0800, Robert Storey wrote: > I recently purchased a new laptop, an IBM X31 ThinkPad, which uses the Centrino processor. I had high expectations for this machine. > > Alas, my expectations have been shattered. All attempts at installing FreeBSD 5.2.1 quickly end with a crash. Interestingly, I have an old FBSD 4.8 CD - that installs fine. Lest anybody think my 5.2.1 CDR is bad, I went and downloaded it a second time, plus I also tried a network install. Failure every time. > ... My laptop is R40 with a centrino CPU. I bought it a year ago and began to use FreeBSD-current until now. Centrino is not a problem, and I can also use the wireless card with ndis module. I should say that 5.2 has a lot of great features and can support more new devices, but it is still not very stable. By the way, I didn't install 5.2 directly from CD, but upgraded from a 5.1 disc. -- Zeng Nan Simple is Beautiful.
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