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 If your laptop isn't listed below that doesn't mean that it isn't working,  If your laptop isn't listed below that doesn't mean that it isn't working,
 and you will most likely find a similar model that is listed below.  As of  and you will most likely find a similar model that is listed below.  Starting
 OpenBSD 2.6, we know of no laptops that do not work minimally.  Of those that  with OpenBSD 2.6, almost all laptops worked very well, with only minimal
 have problems..  issues remaining.  Later OpenBSD releases performed even better.
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   Of those that have problems..
 <ul>  <ul>
 <li>Some exhibit problems with APM support.  Note that <strong>apm -S</strong>  <li>Some exhibit problems with APM support.  Note that <strong>apm -S</strong>
     fails to suspend some laptops, but this is not a major concern.      fails to suspend some laptops, but this is not a major concern.
 <li>Many lack sound support  <li>Some lack sound support
 <li>A few have subtle bugs with their PCMCIA support  <li>A few have subtle bugs with their PCMCIA and Cardbus support
 <li>XFree86 does not support their displays properly  <li>XFree86 does not support some displays properly.  Sometimes XFree86 4.x helps.
 <li>Or some other built-in device doesn't work..  <li>Or some other built-in device doesn't work..
 <li>Cardbus is not supported at all.  However, pcmcia works fine.  
 <li>Some have problems with pcmcia card eject interrupts.  <li>Some have problems with pcmcia card eject interrupts.
 </ul>  </ul>
   
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         partition.  The phdisk program is available on the boot          partition.  The phdisk program is available on the boot
         floppy image provided on the first recovery CD.<p>          floppy image provided on the first recovery CD.<p>
   
         Built-in ethernet works fine, but requires reset after suspend using          Built-in ethernet works fine, but occasionally requires reset
           after suspend using
         "<strong>ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up</strong>".<p>          "<strong>ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up</strong>".<p>
   
         After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running.  Patches are          After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running.  Patches are
         being worked on.<p>          being worked on.<p>
   
         Sound is not supported in 2.6.  As of mid-April 2000, it is supported          Sound is supported using the neo(4) device driver.  Sometimes upon
         with a neomagic device driver.<p>          boot, a hang happens when trying to determine the AC97 mixer type.<p>
   
         When the memory stick slot is empty, it can cause errors which overflow          When the memory stick slot is empty, it can cause errors which overflow
         the dmesg buffer, and thus confuse the OpenBSD install program.          the dmesg buffer, and thus confuse the OpenBSD install program.
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