Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 08:13:42 +0100 From: Bernd Rosauer <br@netland.sub.de> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: list of supported notebooks Message-ID: <199603300713.IAA00371@stiller.netland.sub.de>
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Nearly every day I read a request of someone asking a question like "Does *BSD run on notebook brand *** model ***?" in one of the *BSD news groups or mailing lists. The usual reply is "1. Check the hardware specs of the notebook. 2. Check the list of supported hardware of a) *BSD, b) XFree86, and c) whatsoever" mostly followed by a statement like "the driver for *** is in current development". It might be of help for the people who are asking for advice but in the long run it is somewhat disappointing for those watching what is going on. Additionally, twice a year, the manufactures put new models on the market. Thus, who could keep up? In my opinion it would be nice to have a list of "successful installations" telling who runs which *BSD and which applications on which brand and model of notebook and what he/she did to make it work. Although I am short of time and surely do lack some expertise I would volunteer for compiling and posting such a list on a regular basis if we could develop and agree on a form asking the relevant questions which the notebook owners simply could fill in. Any suggestions? -Bernd
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