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From: hosokawa@mt.cs.keio.ac.jp (HOSOKAWA Tatsumi)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.windows.x.i386unix
Subject: Re: FreeBSD/XFree86 on Notebook
Date: 3 Dec 1996 12:08:34 GMT
Organization: Tokoro Laboratory, Keio University, Yokohama Japan.
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In article <329C5544.41C67EA6@gusw.dialup.fu-berlin.de>
gunther@gusw.dialup.fu-berlin.de writes:

>> I want to buy a notebook to increase my mobility but I want to carry my
>> fine FreeBSD and XFree86 environment with me. I suspect there might be
>> problems:
>> 
>> * What graphics adapters are there for TFT displays? are there notebooks
>> for which XFree86 does not work?

Yes.  See supported chipset of XFree86.  I've used XFree86 on my
laptop for years.

>> * problems using a touchpad as pointer device?
>> ** are touchpads PS/2 or serial mouse compatible?
>> ** if not, are there touchpad drivers?

Most touchpad emulates PS/2 mouse hardware.

>> * APM problems fixed for FreeBSD now?

Please use 2.2-ALPHA (or wait for 2.2-RELEASE).  It has better APM
driver compared to 2.1.x.

>> * I suspect that PCMCIA cards need a FreeBSD device driver for each
>> card, like modem, CD, network (other than ze device for IBM's network
>> card). Is this true?
>> * any generic PCMCIA support for FreeBSD?

Please read PAO webpage (the URL is
http://www.mt.cs.keio.ac.jp/person/hosokawa/PAO).

I'm currently using Megahertz X-Jack Ethernet XJ10BT, Planet SmartCOM
3500 Ethernet, Megahertz XJ3288 FAX/modem, Flash ATA cards, etc. on my
FreeBSD laptop.

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HOSOKAWA, Tatsumi
hosokawa@mt.cs.keio.ac.jp
hosokawa@jp.FreeBSD.org