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16: <h2><font color=#e00000>i386 Laptop Status</font><hr></h2>
17:
18: <p>
19: This is a list of laptops known to be working with OpenBSD 2.6.
20:
21: <p>
22: If your laptop isn't listed below that doesn't mean that it isn't working,
23: and you will most likely find a similar model that is listed below. As of
24: OpenBSD 2.6, we know of no laptops that do not work minimally. Of those that
25: have problems..
26: <ul>
1.5 deraadt 27: <li>Some exhibit problems with APM support. Note that <strong>apm -S</strong>
28: fails to suspend some laptops, but this is not a major concern.
1.1 deraadt 29: <li>Many lack sound support
30: <li>A few have subtle bugs with their PCMCIA support
31: <li>XFree86 does not support their displays properly
32: <li>Or some other built-in device doesn't work..
33: <li>Cardbus is not supported at all. However, pcmcia works fine.
34: <li>Some have problems with pcmcia card eject interrupts.
35: </ul>
36:
37: <p>
38: If you have your laptop working (or not working) and it isn't listed below,
1.4 deraadt 39: please mail <a href="mailto:chris@openbsd.org">chris@openbsd.org</a> so that it
1.1 deraadt 40: can be listed. Please supply as much information as possible.
41:
42: <p>
43: APM problem reports should be sent to our APM developers,
44: <a href=mailto:mickey@openbsd.org>Michael Shalayeff</a> and
45: <a href=mailto:weingart@openbsd.org>Tobias Weingartner</a>.
46:
47: <p>
48: <table border=1>
49: <tr>
50: <th>Laptop</th>
51: <th>Notes</th>
52: </tr>
53: </tr><tr>
54: <td>
1.15 beck 55: Sony VAIO F430
56: </td><td>
57: As of OpenBSD 2.6-Current (Feb 17/00)<P>
58:
59: APM: "<strong>zzz</strong>" suspend works, as does the keyboard
60: suspend. "<strong>halt -p</strong>" and "<strong>apm -S</strong>"
61: don't. (but I've yet to look for phdisk utilities below - will be
62: investigating shortly.) <P>
63:
64: DVD drive, floppy all function. Ethernet works after wakeup with
65: the card I'm using (3Com 3c589). <P>
66:
67: Contact <a href=mailto:beck@openbsd.org>Bob Beck</a>.
68: </td>
69: </tr><tr>
70: <td>
1.1 deraadt 71: Sony VAIO z505r
72: </td><td>
73: APM support: "<strong>zzz</strong>", suspend via keyboard, hibernation
74: via keyboard, and "<strong>halt -p</strong>" all work.
75: "<strong>apm -S</strong>" wakes up immediately.<p>
76:
77: Hibernation uses a block at the end of the disk, approximately
78: 3-5MB larger than the memory in your machine. To repair hibernation,
79: use "<strong>phdisk.exe /create /partition</strong>" to setup the
80: partition. The phdisk program is available on the boot
81: floppy image provided on the first recovery CD.<p>
82:
83: Built-in ethernet works fine, but requires reset after suspend using
84: "<strong>ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up</strong>".<p>
85:
86: After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running. Patches are
87: being worked on.<p>
88:
89: Sound is not supported.<p>
90:
91: When the memory stick slot is empty, it can cause errors which overflow
92: the dmesg buffer, and thus confuse the OpenBSD install program.
93: The BIOS Setup, (accessed using F2), has an option to disable the
94: memory stick.<p>
95:
1.19 ! deraadt 96: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
! 97: found <a href="xf86configs/viaoz505r">here</a>.
! 98: <p>
! 99:
1.1 deraadt 100: Contact <a href=mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org>Theo de Raadt</a>.
101: </td>
102: </tr><tr>
103: <td>
104: Sony VAIO z505s
105: </td><td>
106: Similar to the VAIO z505r, except that the provided USB floppy has
107: some problems.<p>
108: Contact <a href=mailto:provos@openbsd.org>Niels Provos</a>.
109: </td>
110: </tr><tr>
111: <td>
112: Sony VAIO 747</td>
113: </td><td>
1.2 markus 114: As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do work.<p>
115:
116: Ships with a PCMCIA modem card (COM One MCC220 Platinium Card), which works.<p>
117:
118: Sound works (8 bit only).<p>
119:
120: APM behaviour similar to the VAIO z505r,
121: except that hibernation has not been tested.<p>
122:
123: USB does not work.<p>
124:
125: Contact <a href=mailto:markus@openbsd.org>Markus Friedl</a>.
1.1 deraadt 126: </td>
127: </tr><tr>
128: <td>
129: Sony VAIO PCG 505-FX
130: </td><td>
131: Unknown.
132: </td>
133: </tr><tr>
134: <td>
135: IBM Thinkpad 701C
136: </td><td>
137: All features including hibernation and APM work.<p>
138:
139: Contact <a href=mailto:todd@openbsd.org>Todd Fries</a>.
140: </td>
141: </tr><tr>
142: <td>
143: IBM Thinkpad 770Z
144: </td><td>
145: As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work.<p>
146:
147: Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available.<p>
148:
149: APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming.<p>
150:
1.12 chris 151: Sound works fine.<P>
152:
1.1 deraadt 153: Contact <a href=mailto:angelos@openbsd.org>Angelos Keromytis</a>.
154: </td>
155: </tr><tr>
156: <td>
157: IBM Thinkpad 760
158: </td><td>
159: As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work.<p>
160:
161: Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available.<p>
162:
163: MWave modem/sound does not work.<p>
164:
165: APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming.<p>
166:
167: Contact <a href=mailto:todd@openbsd.org>Todd Fries</a>.
168: </td>
169: </tr><tr>
170: <td>
1.11 millert 171: Toshiba Libretto 50CT
172: </td><td>
173: APM works but you need to be careful not to use the last
174: 32meg or so of the disk since that's where the BIOS dumps
175: the long time hibernation image. You can take a look at
176: the bios geometry in disklabel to see exactly how many sectors
177: it wants. Failure to do so will cause filesystem corruption
178: during suspend.
179: <p>
180: The libretto uses a single IRQ for both <strong>sb</strong>
181: and <strong>wss</strong> so the best thing to do is to
182: choose one and disable the other in the kernel.
183: The pcmcia external floppy drive is not currently supported
184: by OpenBSD, but it can be used during the install.
185: <p>
186: Installation can be a bit tricky with only a single pcmcia
187: slot. The best way to do this is to do a network install.
188: To do this, load the boot floppy and at the boot prompt,
189: enter <em>boot -c</em>. When you see the <em>UKC</em>
190: prompt, unplug the floppy drive, plug in your network card,
191: and then type exit. The kernel will then probe the network
192: card and you should be able to do a normal network install.
193: You may find it necessary to disable the sound devices in
194: the BIOS in order for the boot floppy to correctly detect
195: your network card.
196: <p>
1.18 millert 197: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
198: found <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct">here</a>.
199: <p>
1.11 millert 200: Contact <a href=mailto:millert@openbsd.org>Todd Miller</a>.
201: </td>
202: </tr><tr>
203: <td>
1.1 deraadt 204: Toshiba Portege 660CDT
205: </td><td>
206: APM is completely broken.<p>
207:
208: The mixed <strong>sb</strong> and <strong>wss</strong> sound
209: hardware can cause some grief. Newer versions of the flash
210: BIOS are worse, since they are less flexible about what interrupts
211: they allow.<p>
212:
213: Contact <a href=mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org>Theo de Raadt</a>.
214: </td>
215: </tr><tr>
216: <td>
217: Digital HiNote VP735
218: </td><td>
219: APM works fully.<p>
220:
221: Everything on the machine works except for USB.<p>
222:
223: Contact <a href=mailto:mickey@openbsd.org>Michael Shalayeff</a>.
224: </td>
1.3 deraadt 225: </tr><tr>
226: <td>
227: Fujitsu Lifebook C325
228: </td><td>
229: APM works fully.<p>
230:
231: Sound works when the BIOS is told to activate SB emulation mode.
232:
233: Everything else on the machine works.<p>
234:
235: Contact <a href=mailto:tom@knienieder.com>Tom Knienieder</a>.
236: </td>
1.4 deraadt 237: </tr><tr>
238: <td>
1.14 d 239: Fujitsu Stylistic 500
240: </td><td>
241: APM works.<p>
242:
243: Serial port doesn't work.<p>
244:
245: Some tweaks needed for small memory kernel (4Mb).<p>
246:
247: X 'works' (thrashes like crazy). <p>
248:
249: Contact <a href=mailto:d@openbsd.org>David Leonard</a>.
250: </td>
251: </tr><tr>
252: <td>
1.4 deraadt 253: Siemens SCENIC Mobile 360
254: </td><td>
255: APM works fully.<p>
256:
257: Sound works, using OSS.<p>
258:
259: Contact <a href=mailto:b1000@softhome.net>Dan Carlsson</a>.
260: </td>
1.5 deraadt 261: </tr><tr>
262: <td>
263: Dell Inspiron 3200 D233XT (Bios release: A10)
264: </td><td>
265: APM works fully.<p>
266:
267: Suspend (to ram or disk) does not work under X (X server does not
268: restore screen upon resume), but DPMS do (screen is turned off after
269: a while if the machine isn't used). BIOS APM settings (for automatic
270: suspend) interfere with X server, and should be disabled.<p>
271:
272: Suspend to disk needs a DOS (FAT16) partition containing a file named
273: "SAVE2DSK.BIN". This file which is created via Dell tools under
274: Windows 98 (it's present out of factory), is sized (ram size + 2 or 3
275: MB). An ad hoc DOS partition is thus required (it must be the first
276: partition on disk).<p>
277:
278: PCMCIA: works except "live" card ejection or insertion (which lock
279: the machine, a hard reset is required).<p>
280:
281: USB: does not work, if enabled, kernel hangs at boot during USB
282: controller detection.<p>
283:
284: Contact <a href=mailto:b1000@softhome.net>Dan Carlsson</a>.
285: </td>
1.6 ericj 286: </tr><tr>
287: <td>
288: Toshiba Tecra 500CS
289: </td><td>
1.7 brad 290: APM is broken, However it <b>halt -p</b> does work.<p>
1.6 ericj 291:
1.7 brad 292: Sound works by default with the GENERIC kernel, but with the speakers
293: is not really worth it. X runs nicely as well.<p>
1.6 ericj 294:
1.7 brad 295: Contact <a href=mailto:ericj@monkey.org>Eric Jackson</a>.
1.6 ericj 296: </td>
1.7 brad 297: </tr><tr>
298: <td>
299: Toshiba Tecra 500CDT
300: </td><td>
1.14 d 301: APM is completely broken (and can trash your disk).<p>
302:
303: XFree86 works (800x600 16bpp).<p>
1.7 brad 304:
1.14 d 305: Sound works (21739 Hz, half duplex stereo).<p>
1.7 brad 306:
1.14 d 307: <!-- Serial IR is said to work, needs verification. -->
1.7 brad 308:
1.14 d 309: Contact <a href=mailto:brad@openbsd.org>Brad Smith</a>,
310: or <a href=mailto:d@openbsd.org>David Leonard</a>.
1.7 brad 311: </td>
1.10 aaron 312: </tr><tr>
313: <td>
314: Toshiba Tecra 550CDT
315: </td><td>
316: APM deep sleep (<b>zzz</b>) works, but <b>-S</b> wakes up immediately.<p>
317:
318: XFree86 works beautifully.<p>
319:
320: Sound works, after some IRQ tinkering in the BIOS.<p>
321:
322: USB works; at least, I plugged a digital camera in, and the <b>ugen</b> driver detected and configured it.<p>
323:
1.16 aaron 324: The built-in modem does not work since it requires software only available in Windows; that is, it does not implement a true RS232 communication port.<p>
1.10 aaron 325:
326: The pcic is broken in this machine, so I cannot accurately comment on PCMCIA attach/detach.<p>
327:
328: Contact <a href=mailto:aaron@openbsd.org>Aaron Campbell</a>.
329: </td>
1.13 mickey 330: </tr><tr>
331: <td>
332: NEC Versa 2000
333: </td><td>
334: APM works fully.<p>
1.1 deraadt 335:
1.13 mickey 336: Everything on the machine works.<p>
337:
338: Contact <a href=mailto:mickey@openbsd.org>Michael Shalayeff</a>.
339: </td>
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