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1.78 jufi 17: <h2><font color="#e00000">i386 Laptop Status</font></h2>
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1.1 deraadt 19:
1.92 nick 20: <p> This is a list of laptops known to be working with OpenBSD.
1.1 deraadt 21:
1.92 nick 22: <p> If your laptop isn't listed below doesn't mean that it won't work,
1.95 nick 23: and you will most likely find a similar model that is listed below.
24: Most laptops work very well, however some will still have minor issues.
1.92 nick 25:
26: <p> Of those that have problems,
1.1 deraadt 27: <ul>
1.5 deraadt 28: <li>Some exhibit problems with APM support. Note that <strong>apm -S</strong>
1.95 nick 29: fails to suspend some laptops.
1.38 deraadt 30: <li>Some lack sound support
1.84 mickey 31: <li>A few have subtle bugs with their PCMCIA and CardBus support
1.92 nick 32: <li>XFree86/X.org does not support some displays properly. Sometimes
1.94 nick 33: switching between both of them helps.
1.95 nick 34: <li>Some other built-in device doesn't work.
1.1 deraadt 35: <li>Some have problems with pcmcia card eject interrupts.
1.95 nick 36: <li>Almost all modern laptops with on-board modems have "winmodems",
37: which are not currently and are unlikely to ever be supported.
1.104 nick 38: Use a PCCard modem if you need one that works. You can
1.95 nick 39: assume any modem on the machines below does NOT work unless
40: indicated.
1.101 nick 41: <li>IBM Thinkpads (and perhaps other notebooks, too) with Phoenix-style
42: BIOSes offer a so-called "hibernation mode", where memory is
43: written to disk. You can use this feature with OpenBSD.
44: Generate the partition for hibernation using the
45: <tt>/usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk</tt> utility from the
46: ports collection.
47: <li>IBM Thinkpads with mini-PCI slots can be forced to work with
48: other cards than those supplied by the manufacturer by using
49: the <tt>/usr/ports/misc/tpwireless</tt> utility from ports.
1.1 deraadt 50: </ul>
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52: <p>
53: <table border=1>
1.106 nick 54: <tr valign="top">
1.1 deraadt 55: <th>Laptop</th>
56: <th>Notes</th>
1.106 nick 57: </tr><tr valign="top"><td>
1.94 nick 58: Acer Aspire 1360
1.92 nick 59: </td><td>
1.97 nick 60: <p><ul>
1.106 nick 61: <li>OpenBSD 3.7 works.
62: <li>It comes with AMD Sempron 2800+.
1.99 nick 63: <li>Everything works fine (mini-PCI slot, VIA S3 Unichrome PRO, VIA
1.94 nick 64: RhineII-2).
1.97 nick 65: </ul>
66: Contact <a href="mailto:maxim@unixconn.com">Maxim
1.94 nick 67: Bourmistrov</a>.
1.97 nick 68: <p align="left">
69: <font size=2>
70: <a href="http://www.unixconn.com/aa1360-dmesg">dmesg</a>
71: ¦
72: <a href="http://www.unixconn.com/aa1360-xorg">xorg.conf</a>
73: </font>
1.106 nick 74: </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
1.94 nick 75: Dell Inspiron 4100
1.92 nick 76: </td><td>
1.97 nick 77: <p><ul>
78: <li>OpenBSD 3.7 works.
79: <li>apmd(8) is fully functional.
80: <li>Integrated xl(4) works fine.
81: <li>Integrated auich(4) works fine.
82: <li>USB works fine with my mouse.
83: <li>Both PCMCIA slots work.
84: <li>The Modem does not work.
85: </ul>
1.96 nick 86: Contact <a href="mailto:robert@openbsd.org">Robert Nagy</a>.
1.105 nick 87: <p align="left">
88: <font size=2>
89: <a href="http://cybersport.hu/~robert/dmesg.notebook">dmesg</a>
90: ¦
91: <a href="http://cybersport.hu/~robert/xorg.conf">xorg.conf</a>
92: </font>
1.106 nick 93: </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
1.90 nick 94: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo D 7820
1.92 nick 95: </td><td>
1.97 nick 96: <p><ul>
1.106 nick 97: <li>OpenBSD 3.6 works.
98: <li>APM is not working (boot with boot -c and then disable apm).
1.97 nick 99: <li>Sound works fine.
100: <li>Everything else on the machine works.
101: </ul>
102: Contact <a href="mailto:salex@hackerhippie.de">Alexander Schmid</a>.
103: <p align="left">
104: <font size=2>
1.90 nick 105: <a href="http://softbandit.com/~pw/users/salex/dmesg">dmesg</a>
1.97 nick 106: ¦
107: <a href="http://softbandit.com/~pw/users/salex/XF86Config">XF86Config</a>
108: </font>
1.106 nick 109: </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
1.94 nick 110: IBM Thinkpad T23 model 26478NU.
1.92 nick 111: </td><td>
1.97 nick 112: <p><ul>
1.101 nick 113: <li>Works fine with OpenBSD 3.7-current (April 2005).
1.97 nick 114: <li>If using a boot floppy the system may hang when probing ahc.
1.94 nick 115: Workaround: boot with -c and disable ahc.
116: A GENERIC kernel does not have this issue.
1.101 nick 117: <li>Serial ports must be enabled in BIOS.
118: <li>"ctrl:nocaps" in X puts the control key in a proper location
119: <li>Apm mostly works -- suspends OK
120: <li>Hibernation not tested, but should work with
121: <tt>/usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk</tt> from the ports collection.
1.97 nick 122: <li>The audio chipset is supported (auich).
1.72 marc 123:
1.97 nick 124: <li>See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t23/">http://www.snafu.org/t23/</a>
1.94 nick 125: for more info.
1.97 nick 126: </ul>
127: Contact <a href="mailto:marc@snafu.org">Marco S Hyman</a>.
128: <p align="left">
129: <font size=2>
1.101 nick 130: <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t23/dmesg">dmesg</a>
131: ¦
132: <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t23/xorg.conf">xorg.conf</a>
1.97 nick 133: </font>
1.106 nick 134: </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
1.94 nick 135: IBM Thinkpad X31
136: </td><td>
1.97 nick 137: <p><ul>
1.106 nick 138: <li>Works with OpenBSD 3.7-current (April 2005).
139: <li>Nearly all Hardware is supported, except FireWire.
1.97 nick 140: <li>APM is well supported. Suspend mode (apm -s/zzz) works without
1.94 nick 141: problems. Hibernation (suspend to disk) works also fine but
142: requires a small MS-DOS partition with a hibernation file at the
143: beginning of the harddisk. You can create this file with tphdisk
1.97 nick 144: from ports (/usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk).
145:
146: <li>The two extra keys around the cursor block can be configured via
147: xmodmap.
148: <li>Example:
1.94 nick 149:
150: <pre>
1.96 nick 151: xmodmap -e "keycode 233 = Page_Down"
152: xmodmap -e "keycode 234 = Page_Up"
1.94 nick 153: </pre>
154:
1.97 nick 155: <li>The integrated Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 in my X31 (Model 2672-C8G)
1.98 nick 156: works with the
157: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipw&sektion=4">ipw(4)</a>
158: driver. But you need to download the unfree firmware first to get
159: it working. For more details read
160: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipw&sektion=4#FILES">ipw(4)</a>.
161:
162: <li>I'm planning to replace this card with a
163: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ral&sektion=4">ral(4)</a>
164: or an
165: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&sektion=4">ath(4)</a>.
1.94 nick 166: For these cards, no unfree firmware required. To replace it,
167: I'll have to <i>unlock</i> the bios first because IBM allows only
168: <i>special</i> IBM wireless cards to be installed. The bios can
1.97 nick 169: be patched with the tpwireless program
170: (/usr/ports/misc/tpwireless, <b>use on your own risk!</b>).
1.94 nick 171:
1.97 nick 172: <li>The integrated CF-Card reader (really nice!) is supported
173: as well.
1.94 nick 174:
1.97 nick 175: <li>Enhanced SpeedStep is supported. You can adjust the cpu speed
176: via sysctl (<tt>sysctl hw.setperf</tt>).
1.94 nick 177:
1.98 nick 178: <li>The on-board
179: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4">fxp(4)</a>
180: and
181: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=auich&sektion=4">auich(4)</a>
1.99 nick 182: are working without problems.
1.94 nick 183:
1.97 nick 184: <li>The keys for mute, volume up and volume down are working fine.
1.94 nick 185: No special software is required. If you'd like to get the big
186: "Access IBM" button to work and have a nice on-screen display, you
187: can install tpb from ports. (/usr/ports/sysutils/tpb) This works just
188: fine and you have nice on-screen messages when you change volume and
1.97 nick 189: brightness settings or enable/disable the ThinkLight.
190: </ul>
191: Contact <a href="mailto:b.ahlers@ba-net.org">Bernd Ahlers</a>.
192: <p align="left">
193: <font size=2>
194: <a href="http://www.ba-net.org/x31/dmesg">dmesg</a>
195: ¦
196: <a href="http://www.ba-net.org/x31/xorg.conf">xorg.conf</a>
197: </font>
1.106 nick 198: </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
1.102 nick 199: IBM Thinkpad X40
200: </td><td>
201: <p><ul>
202: <li>OpenBSD 3.7 works fine.
1.109 jolan 203: <li>SD Card Slot is not presently supported.
1.102 nick 204: <li>The built-in "Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG" works only with additional
205: firmware. See
206: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iwi&sektion=4">iwi(4)</a>
207: for more information.
1.110 nick 208: <li>The use of other 802.11 cards may be restricted by the BIOS.
209: However, non-IBM supplied cards can be used after running the
210: <tt>/usr/ports/misc/tpwireless</tt> utility.
1.108 djm 211: <li>APM works fine, including suspend to hard-disk (hibernation)
1.102 nick 212: <li>If you want to use Hibernation, you must have a small
1.103 nick 213: msdos partition with a save2dsk.bin. For this, you can use
1.102 nick 214: <tt>/usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk</tt>.
1.104 nick 215: <li>Perhaps one of the best supported notebooks because several
1.110 nick 216: developers also use it.
1.102 nick 217: </ul>
218: Contact <a href="mailto:marcus.popp@paranoidbsd.org">Marcus Popp</a>.
219: <p align="left">
220: <font size=2>
221: <a href="http://www.paranoidbsd.org/x40/dmesg.37.txt">dmesg</a>
222: ¦
223: <a href="http://www.paranoidbsd.org/x40/xorg.conf.37.txt">xorg.conf</a>
224: </font>
1.106 nick 225: </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
1.112 ! reyk 226: IBM Thinkpad T42 model 2373
! 227: </td><td>
! 228: <p><ul>
! 229: <li>OpenBSD 3.7 works fine.
! 230: <li>See entry for the X40 for the built-in
! 231: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=iwi&sektion=4">iwi(4)</a>
! 232: 802.11 card and APM/Hibernation support.
! 233: <li>See entry for the X31 for Enhanced SpeedStep and the extra Thinkpad buttons.
! 234: <li>The alternatively built-in "Atheros AR5212 (IBM MiniPCI)" 802.11 card works with the
! 235: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&sektion=4">ath(4)</a>
! 236: driver.
! 237: <li>X.org with ATI Radeon Mobility works fine (1024x768, 24bpp).
! 238: <li>The built-in USB Bluetooth and infrared are not presently supported.
! 239: <li>The built-in
! 240: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&sektion=4">em(4)</a>
! 241: gigabit ethernet device works fine.
! 242: <li>The built-in
! 243: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&sektion=4">auich(4)</a>
! 244: audio device works fine.
! 245: <li>The built-in fingerprint scanner found in some models is not supported.
! 246: </ul>
! 247: Contact <a href="mailto:reyk@openbsd.org">Reyk Floeter</a>.
! 248: <p align="left">
! 249: <font size=2>
! 250: <a href="http://reyk.wlsec.net/dmesg-t42">dmesg</a>
! 251: ¦
! 252: <a href="http://reyk.wlsec.net/xorg.conf-t42">xorg.conf</a>
! 253: </font>
! 254: </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
1.91 nick 255: JVC MP-XP 7250DE
1.92 nick 256: </td><td>
1.97 nick 257: <p><ul>
1.107 nick 258: <li>OpenBSD 3.6-current (October 2004) works.
1.97 nick 259: <li>Everything works fine except APM and the built-in
260: SD card reader.
261: <li>Since OpenBSD 3.4 the boot loader does not boot correctly from
1.91 nick 262: USB CDROM on this machine -- workaround: take 3.3 and upgrade or
1.97 nick 263: boot via network or PCMCIA floppy.
264: <li>The audio chipset is supported. Wireless 802.11b PRISM 2.5 (USB)
265: is supported, too.
266: </ul>
267: Contact <a href="mailto:umaxx@oleco.net">Joerg Zinke</a>.
1.111 nick 268: <p align="left">
269: <font size=2>
270: <a href="http://people.freenet.de/umaxx/jvc-dmesg.txt">dmesg</a>
271: ¦
272: <a href="http://people.freenet.de/umaxx/jvc-xfconfig.txt">xorg.conf</a>
273: ¦
274: <a href="http://umaxx.um.funpic.de/howtos/howto_openbsd-on-jvc-mp-xp7250de.php">
275: more info</a>.
276: </font>
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1.102 nick 278: Sony Vaio z505n
1.92 nick 279: </td><td>
1.97 nick 280: <p><ul>
281: <li>OpenBSD 3.6-current (as of August 2004) runs. Installation is
1.92 nick 282: cumbersome, though. The Sony CD drive does not boot the snapshot CD.
1.97 nick 283: <li>Installation by USB floppy:
1.89 nick 284: The floppy36.fs of the snapshot (august 2004)
1.92 nick 285: can be brought to boot if one disables the
286: following (boot -c, wait for the UKC> prompt):
1.89 nick 287: <pre>
288: disable pcibios
289: disable fxp
290: disable pcic
291: </pre>
1.97 nick 292: <li>After this there is no USB, no PCMCIA, no Cardbus
1.89 nick 293: and no network. This means that the laptop has
294: no input/output! So you have to put the install sets
295: on a partition from some other OS or earlier installations
296: of OpenBSD. The install script can mount ffs and msdos
297: partitions. The kernel as supplied with the snapshot
298: boots alright and recognizes all the relevant hardware
1.95 nick 299: (no firewire, no memorystick, no JogDial).
1.97 nick 300: <li>Sound (yds) works. The XFConfig from the OpenBSD install
301: works without modification.
302: </ul>
1.89 nick 303: Contact <a href="mailto:vaio@weggla.franken.de">Matthias Bauer</a>.
1.106 nick 304: </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
1.89 nick 305: Sony VAIO PCG C1XD
1.92 nick 306: </td><td>
1.97 nick 307: <p><ul>
308: <li>OpenBSD 3.6 works, but there are some minor issues.
1.89 nick 309: <li>USB and built-in sound (Yamaha) work just fine.
1.110 nick 310: <li>My 3com Megahertz Cardbus LAN Card
311: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=xl">xl(4)</a>
312: works ok.
1.89 nick 313: <li>Jog Dial and the mini camera were useless to me, so I never
314: tested them.
315: <li>While the GENERIC Kernel works fine, the installation ramdisk
316: kernel hangs on booting since OpenBSD 3.3 or so. Disabling the
317: cardslot and PCMCIA subsystem in UKC before booting makes the ramdisk
318: come up, too. But then you have to install from images you left on
319: the hard disk before (e. g. in a discardable filesystem in the
320: partition you want to use for swapping later), because you can't
321: access LAN or WLAN without the cardslot.
322: <li>Removing cards from the PCMCIA/Cardbus slot on a running
323: system may cause system freeze or instant reboot sometimes.
324: <li>My D-Link DWL-650 (PrismII) works for some time, but then
325: locks up and has to be reinserted to work again. This, however,
326: causes the problems mentioned above.
327: <li>APM works partly: "<b>halt -p</b>" switches off the machine, but
328: sometimes, you can't wake up from "<b>zzz</b>".
1.97 nick 329: </ul>
1.89 nick 330: Contact <a href="mailto:grunk@pestilenz.org">Alexander von Gernler</a>.
1.97 nick 331: <p align="left">
332: <font size=2>
333: <a href="http://pestilenz.org/~grunk/openbsd/vario/dmesg">dmesg</a>
334: ¦
335: <a href="http://pestilenz.org/~grunk/openbsd/vario/XF86Config">XF86Config</a>
336: </font>
1.106 nick 337: </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
1.94 nick 338: Toshiba Satellite 2410S
1.92 nick 339: </td><td>
1.97 nick 340: <p><ul>
1.111 nick 341: <li>It's running OpenBSD 3.7-current (April 2005).
1.97 nick 342: <li>All stuff are working fine (graphics, sound, PCMCIA, APM,
1.106 nick 343: ethernet), except infrared and the built-in SD card reader.
1.97 nick 344: <li>There's a bug with certain toshiba laptops and XFree/X.org. Ratio is
1.94 nick 345: too quick, and some chars are repeated. To avoid that, disable
1.96 nick 346: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=X&sektion=7">X</a>'s
1.110 nick 347: kbd handling, and load a modmap with xmodmap if needed.
1.97 nick 348: </ul>
349: Contact <a href="mailto:aanriot@atlantilde.com">Alexandre Anriot</a>.
350: <p align="left">
351: <font size=2>
352: <a href="http://www.atlantilde.com/dmesg/albatros.txt">dmesg</a>
353: ¦
354: <a href="http://www.atlantilde.com/repository/config/xorg.conf">xorg.conf</a>
355: </font>
1.92 nick 356: </td></tr>
1.1 deraadt 357: </table>
358:
1.110 nick 359: <p> If your laptop under OpenBSD is not listed above, feel free to mail
360: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a> to cure this.
1.111 nick 361: Please supply as much information as possible, such as:
1.110 nick 362: <ul>
363: <li>Notebook exact manufacturer, name and model.
364: <li>Latest OpenBSD version known to work on it (must be the latest
365: release or -current).
366: <li>List of working/not working things with OpenBSD.
367: <li>List of hacks you used to get certain things running.
368: <li>Links to your dmesg and xorg.conf.
369: <li>Contact name and email address.
370: </ul>
371:
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