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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,
1.38 ! deraadt 23: and you will most likely find a similar model that is listed below. Starting
! 24: with OpenBSD 2.6, almost all laptops worked very well, with only minimal
! 25: issues remaining. Later OpenBSD releases performed even better.
! 26: <p>
! 27: Of those that have problems..
1.1 deraadt 28: <ul>
1.5 deraadt 29: <li>Some exhibit problems with APM support. Note that <strong>apm -S</strong>
30: fails to suspend some laptops, but this is not a major concern.
1.38 ! deraadt 31: <li>Some lack sound support
! 32: <li>A few have subtle bugs with their PCMCIA and Cardbus support
! 33: <li>XFree86 does not support some displays properly. Sometimes XFree86 4.x helps.
1.1 deraadt 34: <li>Or some other built-in device doesn't work..
35: <li>Some have problems with pcmcia card eject interrupts.
36: </ul>
37:
38: <p>
39: If you have your laptop working (or not working) and it isn't listed below,
1.4 deraadt 40: please mail <a href="mailto:chris@openbsd.org">chris@openbsd.org</a> so that it
1.1 deraadt 41: can be listed. Please supply as much information as possible.
42:
43: <p>
44: APM problem reports should be sent to our APM developers,
45: <a href=mailto:mickey@openbsd.org>Michael Shalayeff</a> and
46: <a href=mailto:weingart@openbsd.org>Tobias Weingartner</a>.
47:
48: <p>
49: <table border=1>
50: <tr>
51: <th>Laptop</th>
52: <th>Notes</th>
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:
1.38 ! deraadt 83: Built-in ethernet works fine, but occasionally requires reset
! 84: after suspend using
1.1 deraadt 85: "<strong>ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up</strong>".<p>
86:
87: After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running. Patches are
88: being worked on.<p>
89:
1.38 ! deraadt 90: Sound is supported using the neo(4) device driver. Sometimes upon
! 91: boot, a hang happens when trying to determine the AC97 mixer type.<p>
1.1 deraadt 92:
93: When the memory stick slot is empty, it can cause errors which overflow
94: the dmesg buffer, and thus confuse the OpenBSD install program.
95: The BIOS Setup, (accessed using F2), has an option to disable the
96: memory stick.<p>
97:
1.19 deraadt 98: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
1.21 markus 99: found <a href="xf86configs/vaioz505r">here</a>.
1.19 deraadt 100: <p>
101:
1.1 deraadt 102: Contact <a href=mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org>Theo de Raadt</a>.
103: </td>
104: </tr><tr>
105: <td>
106: Sony VAIO z505s
107: </td><td>
108: Similar to the VAIO z505r, except that the provided USB floppy has
109: some problems.<p>
110: Contact <a href=mailto:provos@openbsd.org>Niels Provos</a>.
111: </td>
112: </tr><tr>
113: <td>
114: Sony VAIO 747</td>
115: </td><td>
1.33 markus 116: Ever since OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do work.<p>
1.2 markus 117:
118: Ships with a PCMCIA modem card (COM One MCC220 Platinium Card), which works.<p>
119:
120: Sound works (8 bit only).<p>
121:
122: APM behaviour similar to the VAIO z505r,
123: except that hibernation has not been tested.<p>
124:
125: USB does not work.<p>
126:
1.21 markus 127: An XF86Config file can be found
128: <a href="xf86configs/vaio747">here</a>.<p>
129:
1.2 markus 130: Contact <a href=mailto:markus@openbsd.org>Markus Friedl</a>.
1.1 deraadt 131: </td>
132: </tr><tr>
133: <td>
134: Sony VAIO PCG 505-FX
135: </td><td>
136: Unknown.
137: </td>
138: </tr><tr>
139: <td>
140: IBM Thinkpad 701C
141: </td><td>
142: All features including hibernation and APM work.<p>
143:
144: Contact <a href=mailto:todd@openbsd.org>Todd Fries</a>.
145: </td>
146: </tr><tr>
147: <td>
148: IBM Thinkpad 770Z
149: </td><td>
1.34 nate 150: As of OpenBSD 2.8, everything works fine.<p>
1.1 deraadt 151:
1.34 nate 152: The clcs driver is somewhat flakey, so you're best off
153: disabling it. It doesn't really matter though since the sb
154: will attach and work fine.<p>
1.1 deraadt 155:
1.34 nate 156: An XF86Config file can be found
157: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpad770z">here</a>.<p>
1.12 chris 158:
1.1 deraadt 159: Contact <a href=mailto:angelos@openbsd.org>Angelos Keromytis</a>.
160: </td>
161: </tr><tr>
162: <td>
163: IBM Thinkpad 760
164: </td><td>
165: As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work.<p>
166:
167: Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available.<p>
168:
169: MWave modem/sound does not work.<p>
170:
171: APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming.<p>
172:
173: Contact <a href=mailto:todd@openbsd.org>Todd Fries</a>.
174: </td>
175: </tr><tr>
176: <td>
1.27 marc 177: IBM Thinkpad T20
178: </td><td>
179: Running OpenBSD 2.7 (and later) apm mostly works. The only
180: thing that failed so far is halt -p (won't power down).
181: Goes into suspend mode when top is closed. Restores nicely
182: when top opened.<p>
183:
184: Built in modem is a winmodem... ignore it. Actually it is on
185: a `mini-pci' card so it can probably be removed.<p>
186:
1.30 marc 187: Audio works, but you have to turn off PCI sleep mode in the BIOS.<p>
1.27 marc 188:
1.36 marc 189: OpenBSD X11 supports this machine as of 2.8, but there is lots
190: of visual noise at 32bpp. Image is fine at 16 bpp.<p>
191:
1.28 marc 192: See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t20/">http://www.snafu.org/t20/</a>
1.36 marc 193: for more info.<p>
1.28 marc 194:
1.27 marc 195: Contact <a href=mailto:marc@snafu.org>Marco S Hyman</a>.
196: </td>
197: </tr><tr>
198: <td>
1.11 millert 199: Toshiba Libretto 50CT
200: </td><td>
201: APM works but you need to be careful not to use the last
202: 32meg or so of the disk since that's where the BIOS dumps
203: the long time hibernation image. You can take a look at
204: the bios geometry in disklabel to see exactly how many sectors
205: it wants. Failure to do so will cause filesystem corruption
206: during suspend.
207: <p>
208: The libretto uses a single IRQ for both <strong>sb</strong>
209: and <strong>wss</strong> so the best thing to do is to
210: choose one and disable the other in the kernel.
211: The pcmcia external floppy drive is not currently supported
212: by OpenBSD, but it can be used during the install.
213: <p>
214: Installation can be a bit tricky with only a single pcmcia
215: slot. The best way to do this is to do a network install.
216: To do this, load the boot floppy and at the boot prompt,
217: enter <em>boot -c</em>. When you see the <em>UKC</em>
218: prompt, unplug the floppy drive, plug in your network card,
219: and then type exit. The kernel will then probe the network
220: card and you should be able to do a normal network install.
221: You may find it necessary to disable the sound devices in
222: the BIOS in order for the boot floppy to correctly detect
223: your network card.
224: <p>
1.18 millert 225: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
226: found <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct">here</a>.
227: <p>
1.11 millert 228: Contact <a href=mailto:millert@openbsd.org>Todd Miller</a>.
229: </td>
230: </tr><tr>
231: <td>
1.20 millert 232: Toshiba Libretto 100CT
233: </td><td>
234: Most of the information listed in the Libretto 50CT entry
235: apply to the 100CT as well.
236: <p>
237: X11 works in 800x400 mode. An XF86Config file suitable for
238: use with XFree86 3.3.X may be found
239: <a href="xf86configs/libretto100ct">here</a>.
240: <p>
1.27 marc 241: Contact <a href=mailto:millert@openbsd.org>Todd Miller</a>.
1.20 millert 242: </td>
243: </tr><tr>
244: <td>
1.1 deraadt 245: Toshiba Portege 660CDT
246: </td><td>
247: APM is completely broken.<p>
248:
249: The mixed <strong>sb</strong> and <strong>wss</strong> sound
250: hardware can cause some grief. Newer versions of the flash
251: BIOS are worse, since they are less flexible about what interrupts
252: they allow.<p>
253:
254: Contact <a href=mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org>Theo de Raadt</a>.
255: </td>
256: </tr><tr>
257: <td>
258: Digital HiNote VP735
259: </td><td>
260: APM works fully.<p>
261:
1.23 mickey 262: Everything on the machine works.<p>
1.1 deraadt 263:
1.22 mickey 264: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
265: found <a href="xf86configs/hinotevp700">here</a>.
266: <p>
267:
1.1 deraadt 268: Contact <a href=mailto:mickey@openbsd.org>Michael Shalayeff</a>.
269: </td>
1.3 deraadt 270: </tr><tr>
271: <td>
272: Fujitsu Lifebook C325
273: </td><td>
274: APM works fully.<p>
275:
276: Sound works when the BIOS is told to activate SB emulation mode.
277:
278: Everything else on the machine works.<p>
279:
280: Contact <a href=mailto:tom@knienieder.com>Tom Knienieder</a>.
281: </td>
1.4 deraadt 282: </tr><tr>
283: <td>
1.14 d 284: Fujitsu Stylistic 500
285: </td><td>
286: APM works.<p>
287:
288: Serial port doesn't work.<p>
289:
290: Some tweaks needed for small memory kernel (4Mb).<p>
291:
292: X 'works' (thrashes like crazy). <p>
293:
294: Contact <a href=mailto:d@openbsd.org>David Leonard</a>.
295: </td>
296: </tr><tr>
297: <td>
1.4 deraadt 298: Siemens SCENIC Mobile 360
299: </td><td>
300: APM works fully.<p>
301:
302: Sound works, using OSS.<p>
303:
304: Contact <a href=mailto:b1000@softhome.net>Dan Carlsson</a>.
305: </td>
1.5 deraadt 306: </tr><tr>
307: <td>
308: Dell Inspiron 3200 D233XT (Bios release: A10)
309: </td><td>
310: APM works fully.<p>
311:
312: Suspend (to ram or disk) does not work under X (X server does not
313: restore screen upon resume), but DPMS do (screen is turned off after
314: a while if the machine isn't used). BIOS APM settings (for automatic
315: suspend) interfere with X server, and should be disabled.<p>
316:
317: Suspend to disk needs a DOS (FAT16) partition containing a file named
318: "SAVE2DSK.BIN". This file which is created via Dell tools under
319: Windows 98 (it's present out of factory), is sized (ram size + 2 or 3
320: MB). An ad hoc DOS partition is thus required (it must be the first
321: partition on disk).<p>
322:
323: PCMCIA: works except "live" card ejection or insertion (which lock
324: the machine, a hard reset is required).<p>
325:
326: USB: does not work, if enabled, kernel hangs at boot during USB
327: controller detection.<p>
328:
329: Contact <a href=mailto:b1000@softhome.net>Dan Carlsson</a>.
330: </td>
1.6 ericj 331: </tr><tr>
332: <td>
333: Toshiba Tecra 500CS
334: </td><td>
1.7 brad 335: APM is broken, However it <b>halt -p</b> does work.<p>
1.6 ericj 336:
1.7 brad 337: Sound works by default with the GENERIC kernel, but with the speakers
338: is not really worth it. X runs nicely as well.<p>
1.6 ericj 339:
1.7 brad 340: Contact <a href=mailto:ericj@monkey.org>Eric Jackson</a>.
1.6 ericj 341: </td>
1.7 brad 342: </tr><tr>
343: <td>
344: Toshiba Tecra 500CDT
345: </td><td>
1.14 d 346: APM is completely broken (and can trash your disk).<p>
347:
348: XFree86 works (800x600 16bpp).<p>
1.7 brad 349:
1.14 d 350: Sound works (21739 Hz, half duplex stereo).<p>
1.7 brad 351:
1.14 d 352: <!-- Serial IR is said to work, needs verification. -->
1.7 brad 353:
1.14 d 354: Contact <a href=mailto:brad@openbsd.org>Brad Smith</a>,
355: or <a href=mailto:d@openbsd.org>David Leonard</a>.
1.7 brad 356: </td>
1.10 aaron 357: </tr><tr>
358: <td>
359: Toshiba Tecra 550CDT
360: </td><td>
361: APM deep sleep (<b>zzz</b>) works, but <b>-S</b> wakes up immediately.<p>
362:
363: XFree86 works beautifully.<p>
364:
365: Sound works, after some IRQ tinkering in the BIOS.<p>
366:
367: USB works; at least, I plugged a digital camera in, and the <b>ugen</b> driver detected and configured it.<p>
368:
1.16 aaron 369: 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 370:
371: The pcic is broken in this machine, so I cannot accurately comment on PCMCIA attach/detach.<p>
372:
373: Contact <a href=mailto:aaron@openbsd.org>Aaron Campbell</a>.
374: </td>
1.13 mickey 375: </tr><tr>
376: <td>
377: NEC Versa 2000
378: </td><td>
379: APM works fully.<p>
1.1 deraadt 380:
1.13 mickey 381: Everything on the machine works.<p>
382:
383: Contact <a href=mailto:mickey@openbsd.org>Michael Shalayeff</a>.
384: </td>
1.29 kevlo 385: </tr><tr>
386: <td>
387: Acer TravelMate 345
388: </td><td>
389: As of OpenBSD 2.7-CURRENT, APM works.<p>
390:
391: XFree86 works (800x600 16bpp).<p>
392:
393: Sounds works.<p>
394:
395: Lucent modem does not work.<p>
396:
397: Contact <a href=mailto:kevlo@openbsd.org>Kevin Lo</a>.
1.32 nate 398: </td>
399: </tr><tr>
400: <td>
401: Compaq Armada M700<p>
402: </td><td>
403: APM works correctly, but you cannot suspend while in X. You
404: must suspend from the console.
405:
406: CardBus works.<p>
407:
408: Internal 10/100 Ethernet (for those models that have it).
409: Works beautifully with the fxp driver. <p>
410:
411: No sound support as of now. People are supposedly working on
412: this.<p>
413:
414: No internal modem support as of now. (It's a winmodem.)
415: There is a binary only driver for Linux. There is also the
416: <a href="http://linmodems.org">linmodem project</a> that is
417: trying to make an opensource winmodem driver.<p>
418:
1.35 nate 419: An XF86Config file can be found
420: <a href="xf86configs/armadam700">here</a>.<p>
421:
1.32 nate 422: Contact <a href=mailto:nate@openbsd.org>Nathan Binkert</a>.
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