Suitable laptop for FreeBSD?

George Liaskos geo.liaskos at gmail.com
Wed Mar 3 22:12:20 UTC 2010


On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Andreas Davour <ante at update.uu.se> wrote:
>
> I am thinking of buying a new laptop, and want one which will work fine with
> FBSD. Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> It must have a connector for a external screen (i.e. a projector when doing
> presentations), wireless, ~15" screen, lots of memory, and optical unit, and
> preferable a long battery time (i.e. CPU speed is not that important).
>
> Webpages, own experiences or any other comparisons available?
>
> Please cc me if answering.
>
> /andreas
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I use a lenovo thinkpad T500 running 8.0-STABLE, with xrandr i can set
up external monitors in no time.
The ATi card works very well, i get over 2000fps on glxgears but it
does not have power management just yet, so it gets hot.

15.4" @ 1680x1050, 4GB DDR3, T9550  @ 2.66GHz

hostb0 at pci0:0:0:0:      class=0x060000 card=0x20e017aa chip=0x2a408086
rev=0x07 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Mobile Memory Controller Hub'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = HOST-PCI
pcib1 at pci0:0:1:0:       class=0x060400 card=0x20e217aa chip=0x2a418086
rev=0x07 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Mobile PCI Express Graphics Port'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
none0 at pci0:0:3:0:       class=0x078000 card=0x20e617aa chip=0x2a448086
rev=0x07 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Intel Management Engine Interface (Mobile 4 Series Chipset)'
    class      = simple comms
none1 at pci0:0:3:3:       class=0x070002 card=0x20ec17aa chip=0x2a478086
rev=0x07 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Active Management Technology - SOL (20EC17AA)'
    class      = simple comms
    subclass   = UART
em0 at pci0:0:25:0:        class=0x020000 card=0x20ee17aa chip=0x10f58086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Intel  82567LM-2 Gigabit Network Connection (82567LM)'
    class      = network
    subclass   = ethernet
uhci0 at pci0:0:26:0:      class=0x0c0300 card=0x20f017aa chip=0x29378086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) USB Universal Host Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
uhci1 at pci0:0:26:1:      class=0x0c0300 card=0x20f017aa chip=0x29388086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) USB Universal Host Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
uhci2 at pci0:0:26:2:      class=0x0c0300 card=0x20f017aa chip=0x29398086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) USB Universal Host Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
ehci0 at pci0:0:26:7:      class=0x0c0320 card=0x20f117aa chip=0x293c8086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
hdac0 at pci0:0:27:0:      class=0x040300 card=0x20f217aa chip=0x293e8086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller'
    class      = multimedia
    subclass   = HDA
pcib2 at pci0:0:28:0:      class=0x060400 card=0x20f317aa chip=0x29408086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) PCIe Root Port 1'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
pcib3 at pci0:0:28:1:      class=0x060400 card=0x20f317aa chip=0x29428086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) PCIe Root Port 2'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
pcib4 at pci0:0:28:2:      class=0x060400 card=0x20f317aa chip=0x29448086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) PCIe Root Port 3'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
pcib5 at pci0:0:28:3:      class=0x060400 card=0x20f317aa chip=0x29468086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) PCIe Root Port 4'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
pcib6 at pci0:0:28:4:      class=0x060400 card=0x20f317aa chip=0x29488086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) PCIe Root Port 5'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
uhci3 at pci0:0:29:0:      class=0x0c0300 card=0x20f017aa chip=0x29348086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) USB Universal Host Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
uhci4 at pci0:0:29:1:      class=0x0c0300 card=0x20f017aa chip=0x29358086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) USB Universal Host Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
uhci5 at pci0:0:29:2:      class=0x0c0300 card=0x20f017aa chip=0x29368086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) USB Universal Host Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
ehci1 at pci0:0:29:7:      class=0x0c0320 card=0x20f117aa chip=0x293a8086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
pcib7 at pci0:0:30:0:      class=0x060401 card=0x20f417aa chip=0x24488086
rev=0x93 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801 Family (ICH2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9-M) Hub Interface to
PCI Bridge'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
isab0 at pci0:0:31:0:      class=0x060100 card=0x20f517aa chip=0x29178086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'ICH9M-E LPC Interface Controller'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-ISA
ahci0 at pci0:0:31:2:      class=0x010601 card=0x20f817aa chip=0x29298086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) Mobile SATA AHCI Controller'
    class      = mass storage
    subclass   = SATA
none2 at pci0:0:31:3:      class=0x0c0500 card=0x20f917aa chip=0x29308086
rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = '82801IB/IR/IH (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = SMBus
vgapci0 at pci0:1:0:0:     class=0x030000 card=0x211717aa chip=0x95911002
rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'ATI Technologies Inc. / Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.'
    device     = 'ATI RADEON MOBILITY HD 3650 (16331043)'
    class      = display
    subclass   = VGA
iwn0 at pci0:3:0:0:        class=0x028000 card=0x10118086 chip=0x42368086
rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    class      = network
none3 at pci0:4:0:0:       class=0x058000 card=0x44438086 chip=0x444e8086
rev=0x11 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Intel TurboMemory (TurboMemory)'
    class      = memory
cbb0 at pci0:21:0:0:       class=0x060700 card=0x20c617aa chip=0x04761180
rev=0xba hdr=0x02
    vendor     = 'Ricoh Company, Ltd.'
    device     = 'Ricoh R/RL/5C476(II) (unknown)'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-CardBus
fwohci0 at pci0:21:0:1:    class=0x0c0010 card=0x20c717aa chip=0x08321180
rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Ricoh Company, Ltd.'
    device     = 'IEEE 1394 (4 pin firewire) chip) (30CF103C)'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = FireWire
sdhci0 at pci0:21:0:2:     class=0x080500 card=0x20c817aa chip=0x08221180
rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Ricoh Company, Ltd.'
    device     = 'SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller (R5C832, R5C843)'
    class      = base peripheral
    subclass   = SD host controller
none4 at pci0:21:0:3:      class=0x088000 card=0x20c917aa chip=0x08431180
rev=0x11 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Ricoh Company, Ltd.'
    device     = 'Ricoh SD/MMC Host Controller (R5C853)'
    class      = base peripheral
none5 at pci0:21:0:4:      class=0x088000 card=0x20ca17aa chip=0x05921180
rev=0x11 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Ricoh Company, Ltd.'
    device     = 'Ricoh Memory Stick Host Controller (13871043)'
    class      = base peripheral
none6 at pci0:21:0:5:      class=0x088000 card=0x20cb17aa chip=0x08521180
rev=0x11 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Ricoh Company, Ltd.'
    device     = 'Ricoh xD-Picture Card Host Controller (01cf1028)'
    class      = base peripheral

Regards


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