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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><tr>
53: <td>
1.15 beck 54: Sony VAIO F430
55: </td><td>
56: As of OpenBSD 2.6-Current (Feb 17/00)<P>
57:
58: APM: "<strong>zzz</strong>" suspend works, as does the keyboard
59: suspend. "<strong>halt -p</strong>" and "<strong>apm -S</strong>"
60: don't. (but I've yet to look for phdisk utilities below - will be
61: investigating shortly.) <P>
62:
63: DVD drive, floppy all function. Ethernet works after wakeup with
64: the card I'm using (3Com 3c589). <P>
65:
66: Contact <a href=mailto:beck@openbsd.org>Bob Beck</a>.
67: </td>
68: </tr><tr>
69: <td>
1.1 deraadt 70: Sony VAIO z505r
71: </td><td>
72: APM support: "<strong>zzz</strong>", suspend via keyboard, hibernation
73: via keyboard, and "<strong>halt -p</strong>" all work.
74: "<strong>apm -S</strong>" wakes up immediately.<p>
75:
76: Hibernation uses a block at the end of the disk, approximately
77: 3-5MB larger than the memory in your machine. To repair hibernation,
78: use "<strong>phdisk.exe /create /partition</strong>" to setup the
79: partition. The phdisk program is available on the boot
80: floppy image provided on the first recovery CD.<p>
81:
82: Built-in ethernet works fine, but requires reset after suspend using
83: "<strong>ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up</strong>".<p>
84:
85: After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running. Patches are
86: being worked on.<p>
87:
1.26 deraadt 88: Sound is not supported in 2.6. As of mid-April 2000, it is supported
89: with a neomagic device driver.<p>
1.1 deraadt 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
1.21 markus 97: found <a href="xf86configs/vaioz505r">here</a>.
1.19 deraadt 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>
1.33 ! markus 114: Ever since OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do work.<p>
1.2 markus 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:
1.21 markus 125: An XF86Config file can be found
126: <a href="xf86configs/vaio747">here</a>.<p>
127:
1.2 markus 128: Contact <a href=mailto:markus@openbsd.org>Markus Friedl</a>.
1.1 deraadt 129: </td>
130: </tr><tr>
131: <td>
132: Sony VAIO PCG 505-FX
133: </td><td>
134: Unknown.
135: </td>
136: </tr><tr>
137: <td>
138: IBM Thinkpad 701C
139: </td><td>
140: All features including hibernation and APM work.<p>
141:
142: Contact <a href=mailto:todd@openbsd.org>Todd Fries</a>.
143: </td>
144: </tr><tr>
145: <td>
146: IBM Thinkpad 770Z
147: </td><td>
148: As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work.<p>
149:
150: Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available.<p>
151:
152: APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming.<p>
153:
1.12 chris 154: Sound works fine.<P>
155:
1.1 deraadt 156: Contact <a href=mailto:angelos@openbsd.org>Angelos Keromytis</a>.
157: </td>
158: </tr><tr>
159: <td>
160: IBM Thinkpad 760
161: </td><td>
162: As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work.<p>
163:
164: Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available.<p>
165:
166: MWave modem/sound does not work.<p>
167:
168: APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming.<p>
169:
170: Contact <a href=mailto:todd@openbsd.org>Todd Fries</a>.
171: </td>
172: </tr><tr>
173: <td>
1.27 marc 174: IBM Thinkpad T20
175: </td><td>
176: Running OpenBSD 2.7 (and later) apm mostly works. The only
177: thing that failed so far is halt -p (won't power down).
178: Goes into suspend mode when top is closed. Restores nicely
179: when top opened.<p>
180:
181: Built in modem is a winmodem... ignore it. Actually it is on
182: a `mini-pci' card so it can probably be removed.<p>
183:
1.30 marc 184: Audio works, but you have to turn off PCI sleep mode in the BIOS.<p>
1.27 marc 185:
1.28 marc 186: See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t20/">http://www.snafu.org/t20/</a>
1.30 marc 187: for info regarding X11 support.<p>
1.28 marc 188:
1.27 marc 189: Contact <a href=mailto:marc@snafu.org>Marco S Hyman</a>.
190: </td>
191: </tr><tr>
192: <td>
1.11 millert 193: Toshiba Libretto 50CT
194: </td><td>
195: APM works but you need to be careful not to use the last
196: 32meg or so of the disk since that's where the BIOS dumps
197: the long time hibernation image. You can take a look at
198: the bios geometry in disklabel to see exactly how many sectors
199: it wants. Failure to do so will cause filesystem corruption
200: during suspend.
201: <p>
202: The libretto uses a single IRQ for both <strong>sb</strong>
203: and <strong>wss</strong> so the best thing to do is to
204: choose one and disable the other in the kernel.
205: The pcmcia external floppy drive is not currently supported
206: by OpenBSD, but it can be used during the install.
207: <p>
208: Installation can be a bit tricky with only a single pcmcia
209: slot. The best way to do this is to do a network install.
210: To do this, load the boot floppy and at the boot prompt,
211: enter <em>boot -c</em>. When you see the <em>UKC</em>
212: prompt, unplug the floppy drive, plug in your network card,
213: and then type exit. The kernel will then probe the network
214: card and you should be able to do a normal network install.
215: You may find it necessary to disable the sound devices in
216: the BIOS in order for the boot floppy to correctly detect
217: your network card.
218: <p>
1.18 millert 219: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
220: found <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct">here</a>.
221: <p>
1.11 millert 222: Contact <a href=mailto:millert@openbsd.org>Todd Miller</a>.
223: </td>
224: </tr><tr>
225: <td>
1.20 millert 226: Toshiba Libretto 100CT
227: </td><td>
228: Most of the information listed in the Libretto 50CT entry
229: apply to the 100CT as well.
230: <p>
231: X11 works in 800x400 mode. An XF86Config file suitable for
232: use with XFree86 3.3.X may be found
233: <a href="xf86configs/libretto100ct">here</a>.
234: <p>
1.27 marc 235: Contact <a href=mailto:millert@openbsd.org>Todd Miller</a>.
1.20 millert 236: </td>
237: </tr><tr>
238: <td>
1.1 deraadt 239: Toshiba Portege 660CDT
240: </td><td>
241: APM is completely broken.<p>
242:
243: The mixed <strong>sb</strong> and <strong>wss</strong> sound
244: hardware can cause some grief. Newer versions of the flash
245: BIOS are worse, since they are less flexible about what interrupts
246: they allow.<p>
247:
248: Contact <a href=mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org>Theo de Raadt</a>.
249: </td>
250: </tr><tr>
251: <td>
252: Digital HiNote VP735
253: </td><td>
254: APM works fully.<p>
255:
1.23 mickey 256: Everything on the machine works.<p>
1.25 mickey 257: The only hint is to enable PCIBIOS, BIOS32, PCIBIOS_INTR_FIXUP,
258: PCIBIOS_BUS_FIXUP, options in the kernel,
1.24 mickey 259: so it would assign irq to USB controller and configure cardbus
260: cotroller.
1.23 mickey 261: <p>
1.1 deraadt 262:
1.22 mickey 263: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
264: found <a href="xf86configs/hinotevp700">here</a>.
265: <p>
266:
1.1 deraadt 267: Contact <a href=mailto:mickey@openbsd.org>Michael Shalayeff</a>.
268: </td>
1.3 deraadt 269: </tr><tr>
270: <td>
271: Fujitsu Lifebook C325
272: </td><td>
273: APM works fully.<p>
274:
275: Sound works when the BIOS is told to activate SB emulation mode.
276:
277: Everything else on the machine works.<p>
278:
279: Contact <a href=mailto:tom@knienieder.com>Tom Knienieder</a>.
280: </td>
1.4 deraadt 281: </tr><tr>
282: <td>
1.14 d 283: Fujitsu Stylistic 500
284: </td><td>
285: APM works.<p>
286:
287: Serial port doesn't work.<p>
288:
289: Some tweaks needed for small memory kernel (4Mb).<p>
290:
291: X 'works' (thrashes like crazy). <p>
292:
293: Contact <a href=mailto:d@openbsd.org>David Leonard</a>.
294: </td>
295: </tr><tr>
296: <td>
1.4 deraadt 297: Siemens SCENIC Mobile 360
298: </td><td>
299: APM works fully.<p>
300:
301: Sound works, using OSS.<p>
302:
303: Contact <a href=mailto:b1000@softhome.net>Dan Carlsson</a>.
304: </td>
1.5 deraadt 305: </tr><tr>
306: <td>
307: Dell Inspiron 3200 D233XT (Bios release: A10)
308: </td><td>
309: APM works fully.<p>
310:
311: Suspend (to ram or disk) does not work under X (X server does not
312: restore screen upon resume), but DPMS do (screen is turned off after
313: a while if the machine isn't used). BIOS APM settings (for automatic
314: suspend) interfere with X server, and should be disabled.<p>
315:
316: Suspend to disk needs a DOS (FAT16) partition containing a file named
317: "SAVE2DSK.BIN". This file which is created via Dell tools under
318: Windows 98 (it's present out of factory), is sized (ram size + 2 or 3
319: MB). An ad hoc DOS partition is thus required (it must be the first
320: partition on disk).<p>
321:
322: PCMCIA: works except "live" card ejection or insertion (which lock
323: the machine, a hard reset is required).<p>
324:
325: USB: does not work, if enabled, kernel hangs at boot during USB
326: controller detection.<p>
327:
328: Contact <a href=mailto:b1000@softhome.net>Dan Carlsson</a>.
329: </td>
1.6 ericj 330: </tr><tr>
331: <td>
332: Toshiba Tecra 500CS
333: </td><td>
1.7 brad 334: APM is broken, However it <b>halt -p</b> does work.<p>
1.6 ericj 335:
1.7 brad 336: Sound works by default with the GENERIC kernel, but with the speakers
337: is not really worth it. X runs nicely as well.<p>
1.6 ericj 338:
1.7 brad 339: Contact <a href=mailto:ericj@monkey.org>Eric Jackson</a>.
1.6 ericj 340: </td>
1.7 brad 341: </tr><tr>
342: <td>
343: Toshiba Tecra 500CDT
344: </td><td>
1.14 d 345: APM is completely broken (and can trash your disk).<p>
346:
347: XFree86 works (800x600 16bpp).<p>
1.7 brad 348:
1.14 d 349: Sound works (21739 Hz, half duplex stereo).<p>
1.7 brad 350:
1.14 d 351: <!-- Serial IR is said to work, needs verification. -->
1.7 brad 352:
1.14 d 353: Contact <a href=mailto:brad@openbsd.org>Brad Smith</a>,
354: or <a href=mailto:d@openbsd.org>David Leonard</a>.
1.7 brad 355: </td>
1.10 aaron 356: </tr><tr>
357: <td>
358: Toshiba Tecra 550CDT
359: </td><td>
360: APM deep sleep (<b>zzz</b>) works, but <b>-S</b> wakes up immediately.<p>
361:
362: XFree86 works beautifully.<p>
363:
364: Sound works, after some IRQ tinkering in the BIOS.<p>
365:
366: USB works; at least, I plugged a digital camera in, and the <b>ugen</b> driver detected and configured it.<p>
367:
1.16 aaron 368: 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 369:
370: The pcic is broken in this machine, so I cannot accurately comment on PCMCIA attach/detach.<p>
371:
372: Contact <a href=mailto:aaron@openbsd.org>Aaron Campbell</a>.
373: </td>
1.13 mickey 374: </tr><tr>
375: <td>
376: NEC Versa 2000
377: </td><td>
378: APM works fully.<p>
1.1 deraadt 379:
1.13 mickey 380: Everything on the machine works.<p>
381:
382: Contact <a href=mailto:mickey@openbsd.org>Michael Shalayeff</a>.
383: </td>
1.29 kevlo 384: </tr><tr>
385: <td>
386: Acer TravelMate 345
387: </td><td>
388: As of OpenBSD 2.7-CURRENT, APM works.<p>
389:
390: XFree86 works (800x600 16bpp).<p>
391:
392: Sounds works.<p>
393:
394: Lucent modem does not work.<p>
395:
396: Contact <a href=mailto:kevlo@openbsd.org>Kevin Lo</a>.
1.32 nate 397: </td>
398: </tr><tr>
399: <td>
400: Compaq Armada M700<p>
401: </td><td>
402: APM works correctly, but you cannot suspend while in X. You
403: must suspend from the console.
404:
405: CardBus works.<p>
406:
407: Internal 10/100 Ethernet (for those models that have it).
408: Works beautifully with the fxp driver. <p>
409:
410: No sound support as of now. People are supposedly working on
411: this.<p>
412:
413: No internal modem support as of now. (It's a winmodem.)
414: There is a binary only driver for Linux. There is also the
415: <a href="http://linmodems.org">linmodem project</a> that is
416: trying to make an opensource winmodem driver.<p>
417:
418: Contact <a href=mailto:nate@openbsd.org>Nathan Binkert</a>.
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