From owner-freebsd-mobile Thu Nov 7 3:28:36 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23E7537B401 for ; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 03:28:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from outside.albsmeier.net (outside.albsmeier.net [212.125.105.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51C7343E7B for ; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 03:28:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from andre@albsmeier.net) Received: from outside.albsmeier.net (uucp@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by outside.albsmeier.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gA7BRtxn022066; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 12:27:55 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from andre@albsmeier.net) Received: from schlappy.albsmeier.net (uucp@localhost) by outside.albsmeier.net (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with ESMTP id gA7BRo8d022065; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 12:27:52 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from andre@albsmeier.net) Received: from schlappy.albsmeier.net (schlappy.albsmeier.net [127.0.0.1]) by schlappy.albsmeier.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gA6EKG8E000858; Wed, 6 Nov 2002 15:20:16 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from andre@schlappy.albsmeier.net) Received: (from andre@localhost) by schlappy.albsmeier.net (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gA6EKGCj000857; Wed, 6 Nov 2002 15:20:16 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from andre) Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 15:20:16 +0100 From: Andre Albsmeier To: Andrew Y Ng Cc: Mike Harding , freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Laptop 'short list'? Message-ID: <20021106152016.A807@schlappy.albsmeier.net> References: <20021105144719.ADE431310B@netcom1.netcom.com> <1036512215.10720.6.camel@natewks2.ad.newisys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <1036512215.10720.6.camel@natewks2.ad.newisys.com>; from ayn@AndrewNg.com on Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 10:03:35AM -0600 X-Echelon: White House, 777, president, Encryption, Nuclear Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, 05-Nov-2002 at 10:03:35 -0600, Andrew Y Ng wrote: > I just setup FreeBSD on my Fujitsu E6550, I've pretty much gotten > everything to work besides USB printing. I can play DVD, wireless works > (the disconnect/reconnect problem doesn't really bother me), power > management with APM works way better than Windows. My ATI video card > works well with the "ati" XFree server. I have a Fujitsu E-6595 here and apm fails. I have it in the kernel and started apmd. When I do an apm -Z, it does nothing. An apm -z really seems to suspend it and when I press the button it tries to come back but freezes. I have to reset it with the typical fsck stuff being run later. However, I didn't dig into this a lot so far... Another thing is, that I don't have the button-press function on the touchpad. Under Windoze, I can hit the touchpad with the finger and it behaves like a click on the left button. Under X this doesn't work. Maybe it is only some option missing in the X11 config... Of course, the crappy internal modem is useless under FreeBSD. Apart from that, I am quite happy with this thing. When using an additional battery instead of the CDROM, I can get 5.5 hours of operation (if the CPU is idle most of the time). This is not as much as the 8 hours my old Fujitsu 510AGP did but it is ok. One note here: The E-6595 got a rather power intensive backlight. The operating current drops from 1,23A to 0,89A when the backlight is switched full bright to the darkest mode. -Andre > > I bought mine from Fuji's online outlet, paid less than $1k for it about > a year and a half ago. If I were to buy a notebook now I'd probably get > an iBook though. =) > > --Andrew > > On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 08:47, Mike Harding wrote: > > I don't currently have a laptop, but I need to get one soon. I'll > > probably be running XP/FreeBSD dual boot. I haven't found much into > > on the web, sorry about bothering the list. Had a few questions: > > > > - What are some good laptops for FreeBSD? By this I mean > > - installs > > - suspend and resume work (or whatever power functions, I don't know > > if suspend to disk is supported) > > - 3d Video is supported (maybe) meaning non-nvidia, right? > > - The ultra-lightweights have some appeal to me, I don't know that > > I'm looking to replace my desktop, so the really small laptops > > seem nice, unless they're not usable for extended periods because > > of a small screen or keyboard. > > > > Any stores that have good stock? I haven't really been able to look > > at laptops. Any good deals out there? > > > > Also, how much memory should I get for XP? I know that it's a pig - I > > will be using powerpoint, but mostly just Office. > > > > Thanks! > > > > - Mike H. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > -- > andrew y ng http://andrewng.com > > fingerprint : > 46a1 29ff 893a 0381 dc81 1e1e bed8 e882 9bfc 594c > > -- In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message