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1.78 ! jufi 17: <h2><font color="#e00000">i386 Laptop Status</font></h2>
! 18: <hr>
1.1 deraadt 19:
20: <p>
1.51 jufi 21: This is a list of laptops known to be working with OpenBSD 2.9
1.1 deraadt 22:
23: <p>
1.53 ian 24: If your laptop isn't listed below that doesn't mean that it won't work,
1.38 deraadt 25: and you will most likely find a similar model that is listed below. Starting
26: with OpenBSD 2.6, almost all laptops worked very well, with only minimal
1.45 chris 27: issues remaining. Later OpenBSD releases perform even better.
1.38 deraadt 28: <p>
29: Of those that have problems..
1.1 deraadt 30: <ul>
1.5 deraadt 31: <li>Some exhibit problems with APM support. Note that <strong>apm -S</strong>
32: fails to suspend some laptops, but this is not a major concern.
1.38 deraadt 33: <li>Some lack sound support
34: <li>A few have subtle bugs with their PCMCIA and Cardbus support
35: <li>XFree86 does not support some displays properly. Sometimes XFree86 4.x helps.
1.1 deraadt 36: <li>Or some other built-in device doesn't work..
37: <li>Some have problems with pcmcia card eject interrupts.
38: </ul>
39:
40: <p>
41: If you have your laptop working (or not working) and it isn't listed below,
1.45 chris 42: please mail <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a> so that it
1.1 deraadt 43: can be listed. Please supply as much information as possible.
44:
45: <p>
46: APM problem reports should be sent to our APM developers,
1.78 ! jufi 47: <a href="mailto:mickey@openbsd.org">Michael Shalayeff</a> and
! 48: <a href="mailto:weingart@openbsd.org">Tobias Weingartner</a>.
1.1 deraadt 49:
50: <p>
51: <table border=1>
52: <tr>
53: <th>Laptop</th>
54: <th>Notes</th>
1.54 ian 55: </tr>
56: <tr>
1.1 deraadt 57: <td>
1.54 ian 58: Acer TravelMate 345
1.15 beck 59: </td><td>
1.54 ian 60: As of OpenBSD 2.7-CURRENT, APM works.<p>
61:
62: XFree86 works (800x600 16bpp).<p>
63:
64: Sounds works.<p>
65:
66: Lucent modem does not work.<p>
1.15 beck 67:
1.78 ! jufi 68: Contact <a href="mailto:kevlo@openbsd.org">Kevin Lo</a>.
1.15 beck 69: </td>
1.53 ian 70: </tr>
1.78 ! jufi 71: <tr>
1.57 ian 72: <td>
73: Acer Travelmate 524TEV Laptop
74: </td>
75: <td>
76: <p>APM support works fully (under console and X)
77: <p>PCMCIA Card support (ne0) works fine
78: <p>Internal Intel Ethernet Express Pro 10/100 works
79: <p>XFree86 with ATI Rage Mobility AGP works (1024x768, 16bpp)
80: <p>Sound and winmodem do not work.
81: <p>Contact Matthias Schmidt <xhr@gmx.net>
82: </td>
83: </tr>
1.59 jufi 84:
85: <tr>
86: <td>
87: Asus L8400<p>
88: </td>
89: <td>
90: APM and suspend work completely (both in X and under console).<br>
91: Internal 10/100 Ethernet (Realtek 8139) works fine as well,
92: and so does the S3 Savage MX-MV graphics chip under XFree86 4.1.0.
93: <p>
1.75 jufi 94: Sound (ESS ES1989) works, while the winmodem does not.
1.59 jufi 95: <p>
1.60 jufi 96: The rest (PCMCIA, Infrared, USB) is untested.
1.59 jufi 97: <p>
98: Contact <a href="mailto:jufi@openbsd.org">Jan-Uwe Finck</a>.
99: </tr>
100:
1.53 ian 101: <tr>
1.15 beck 102: <td>
1.54 ian 103: Compaq Armada M700<p>
1.1 deraadt 104: </td><td>
1.54 ian 105: APM works correctly, but you cannot suspend while in X. You
106: must suspend from the console.
107:
108: CardBus works.<p>
109:
110: Internal 10/100 Ethernet (for those models that have it).
1.78 ! jufi 111: Works beautifully with the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4">fxp(4)</a> driver. <p>
1.54 ian 112:
113: No sound support as of now. People are supposedly working on
114: this.<p>
115:
116: No internal modem support as of now. (It's a winmodem.)
117: There is a binary only driver for Linux. There is also the
118: <a href="http://linmodems.org">linmodem project</a> that is
119: trying to make an opensource winmodem driver.<p>
1.1 deraadt 120:
1.54 ian 121: An XF86Config file can be found
122: <a href="xf86configs/armadam700">here</a>.<p>
1.1 deraadt 123:
1.78 ! jufi 124: Contact <a href="mailto:nate@openbsd.org">Nathan Binkert</a>.
1.54 ian 125: </td>
126: </tr>
127: <tr>
128: <td>
129: Dell Inspiron 3200 D233XT (Bios release: A10)
130: </td><td>
131: APM works fully.<p>
1.1 deraadt 132:
1.54 ian 133: Suspend (to ram or disk) does not work under X (X server does not
134: restore screen upon resume), but DPMS do (screen is turned off after
135: a while if the machine isn't used). BIOS APM settings (for automatic
136: suspend) interfere with X server, and should be disabled.<p>
1.1 deraadt 137:
1.54 ian 138: Suspend to disk needs a DOS (FAT16) partition containing a file named
139: "SAVE2DSK.BIN". This file which is created via Dell tools under
140: Windows 98 (it's present out of factory), is sized (ram size + 2 or 3
141: MB). An ad hoc DOS partition is thus required (it must be the first
142: partition on disk).<p>
1.1 deraadt 143:
1.54 ian 144: PCMCIA: works except "live" card ejection or insertion (which lock
145: the machine, a hard reset is required).<p>
1.1 deraadt 146:
1.54 ian 147: USB: does not work, if enabled, kernel hangs at boot during USB
148: controller detection.<p>
1.19 deraadt 149:
1.78 ! jufi 150: Contact <a href="mailto:b1000@softhome.net">Dan Carlsson</a>.
1.1 deraadt 151: </td>
1.53 ian 152: </tr>
153: <tr>
1.1 deraadt 154: <td>
1.54 ian 155: Dell Latitude CPt<p>
1.1 deraadt 156: </td><td>
1.54 ian 157: apm -z and -S work.<p>
1.2 markus 158:
1.54 ian 159: Sound works.<p>
1.2 markus 160:
1.54 ian 161: XFree86 v3 works in 1024x768x24bpp. XF4 looks better in 16bpp.<p>
1.2 markus 162:
1.54 ian 163: Both PCMCIA slots work.<p>
1.2 markus 164:
1.54 ian 165: USB is detected, but untested. It does not appear to work after
166: a suspend.<p>
1.2 markus 167:
1.54 ian 168: An XF4 config file can be found
169: <a href="xf86configs/latitudecpt">here</a>.<p>
1.21 markus 170:
1.78 ! jufi 171: Contact <a href="mailto:op21@squish.org">Paul Wang</a>.
1.1 deraadt 172: </td>
1.53 ian 173: </tr>
174: <tr>
1.1 deraadt 175: <td>
1.55 ian 176: Dell Lattitude LMP-133ST
177: </td><td>
178: Generic kernel works. APM mostly works.
179: XFree86 v3 worked fine (8 bit only).
180: XF4.0 works with several problems, a band of pixels shifted down
181: and unreadability of the alternate virtual consoles (the latter
182: apparently fixed in current XF4; not tested on this machine).
183: <p>
184: An XF4 config file can be found
185: <a href="xf86configs/latitudelmp">here</a> and one for XFree86 R3
186: <a href="xf86configs/latitudelmp-xf3">here</a>.
187: <p>
188: Contact Ian Darwin.
189: </td>
190: </tr>
191: <tr>
192: <td>
1.54 ian 193: Digital HiNote VP735
1.1 deraadt 194: </td><td>
1.54 ian 195: APM works fully.<p>
196:
197: Everything on the machine works.<p>
198:
199: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
200: found <a href="xf86configs/hinotevp700">here</a>.
201: <p>
202:
1.78 ! jufi 203: Contact <a href="mailto:mickey@openbsd.org">Michael Shalayeff</a>.
1.1 deraadt 204: </td>
1.54 ian 205: </tr><tr>
206: <td>
207: Fujitsu Lifebook C325
208: </td><td>
209: APM works fully.<p>
1.53 ian 210:
1.54 ian 211: Sound works when the BIOS is told to activate SB emulation mode.
1.53 ian 212:
1.54 ian 213: Everything else on the machine works.<p>
1.53 ian 214:
1.78 ! jufi 215: Contact <a href="mailto:tom@knienieder.com">Tom Knienieder</a>.
1.54 ian 216: </td>
217: </tr><tr>
218: <td>
219: Fujitsu Stylistic 500
220: </td><td>
221: APM works.<p>
1.53 ian 222:
1.54 ian 223: Serial port doesn't work.<p>
1.53 ian 224:
1.54 ian 225: Some tweaks needed for small memory kernel (4Mb).<p>
1.53 ian 226:
1.54 ian 227: X 'works' (thrashes like crazy). <p>
1.53 ian 228:
1.78 ! jufi 229: Contact <a href="mailto:d@openbsd.org">David Leonard</a>.
1.54 ian 230: </td>
1.53 ian 231: </tr>
232: <tr>
1.1 deraadt 233: <td>
234: IBM Thinkpad 701C
235: </td><td>
236: All features including hibernation and APM work.<p>
237:
1.78 ! jufi 238: Contact <a href="mailto:todd@openbsd.org">Todd Fries</a>.
1.1 deraadt 239: </td>
240: </tr><tr>
241: <td>
242: IBM Thinkpad 770Z
243: </td><td>
1.39 angelos 244: <p>As of OpenBSD 2.8, almost everything works fine.</p>
1.1 deraadt 245:
1.39 angelos 246: <p>This laptop does not really have a BIOS; most of the device
1.48 jufi 247: settings, like IRQ assignments etc. have to be done through
1.39 angelos 248: Windows.</p>
249:
250: <p>You can get the serial and infrared ports to be recognized
251: as com* devices by playing with the IRQ assignments in
252: Windows. Likewise for the parallel port (it's lpt2).</p>
253:
254: <p>You will need this line in your kernel configuration file for
255: APM to work at all:</p>
256:
257: <pre>
258: option APM_DISABLE_INTERRUPTS=0
259: </pre>
260:
261: <p>Hibernation (save to disk) works fine as long as you have a
262: Windows partition with enough disk space (a bit more than the
263: system memory). Suspend/resume/powerdown all work fine;
1.64 jufi 264: however, doing hibernation while in X Window System (tested in
1.39 angelos 265: XFree86 3.3.6) causes framebuffer corruption and it seems that
266: the only way to recover is to exit and restart the X server;
267: switching virtual terminals doesn't fix it. It has been
268: suggested that switching between different resolutions might
269: fix it. XFree86 4.0 fixes that problem, but last I checked did
270: not have accelerated support for the driver. The best
271: work-around is to switch to text mode before hibernating.</p>
272:
273: <p>If you enable the external monitor (Fn+F7), XFree86 3.3.6
274: goes into some weird rainbow pattern and eventually freezes
275: the system (unless you switch to text mode or otherwise kill
276: the server within a few seconds); if you switch to text mode,
277: you have to kill the X server (switching back to graphics mode
278: will cause a crash). Enabling the external monitor while in
279: video mode causes no side effects; you can then start X or
280: switch to it if it's already running.</p>
281:
1.78 ! jufi 282: <p>The <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=clcs&sektion=4">clcs(4)</a> driver is somewhat flakey, so you're best off
1.39 angelos 283: disabling it. It doesn't really matter though since the
1.78 ! jufi 284: soundblaster (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sb&sektion=4%2fi386&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Curren&arch=i386">sb(4)</a>) will attach and work fine. You may have to play with IRQ assignments
1.50 horacio 285: to get that to work.</p>
1.1 deraadt 286:
1.34 nate 287: An XF86Config file can be found
288: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpad770z">here</a>.<p>
1.12 chris 289:
1.78 ! jufi 290: Contact <a href="mailto:angelos@openbsd.org">Angelos Keromytis</a>.
1.1 deraadt 291: </td>
292: </tr><tr>
293: <td>
1.43 angelos 294: IBM Thinkpad A21p
295: </td><td>
296: See the entry for the T21. Everything is the same except for
297: the video card, which is an ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF. OpenBSD
298: 2.8 post mid-December with XFree86 4.0.2 works great at
299: 1600x1200 24bpp. You need to:
300: <pre>
301: sysctl -w machdep.allowaperture=2
302: </pre>
303: and enter the correct frequency ranges in the Monitor section
304: of XF86Config. Here's a sample working
305: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpada21p">XF86Config.</a>
306: </td>
307: </tr><tr>
308: <td>
1.76 espie 309: IBM Thinkpad A30p
310: </td><td>
311: <p>On my model, most things work fine with OpenBSD 3.1 and later. </p>
312: <p>Beware that IBM does ship variations of the basic model, though.</p>
313: <p>The usual setup as other Thinkpad models is required if one wishes
314: to keep Windows around. As usual, multibooting Windows NT works. I
315: have kept the restore partition around for now, and I recommend
316: burning the recovery partition to CD, as a backup. </p>
317: <p>The video card (ATI Radeon Mobility) needs to be told explicitly
318: to run in 1600x1200 (which is just a two line addition to XF86Config).
319: Sometimes, X doesn't start correctly, and needs to be killed and
320: restarted.
321: The XVideo extension works, so DVDs can be run full-screen with ogle.
322: In -current, mplayer can display most other kinds of video as well.</p>
323: <p>Sound works. The integrated Ethernet card works.
324: The integrated Prism WiFi works. Suspend works.
325: The special keys (sound volume, light intensity...) are handled
326: by the hardware and work under OpenBSD as well.
327: The CD Burner works.</p>
328: <p>IDE dma is not recognized in 3.1, as the chipset is a new revision
329: of the Intel 82801. This was fixed right after I got the laptop.
330: I haven't even tried to get the modem or the infrared working.</p>
331: Contact <a href="mailto:espie@openbsd.org">Marc Espie</a>.
332: </td>
333: </tr><tr>
334: <td>
1.39 angelos 335: IBM Thinkpad T21
336: </td><td>
337: <p>As of OpenBSD 2.8, everything works fine.</p>
338:
339: <p>Here is the fdisk output; the easiest way of getting there is
340: to resize the Windows partition (I use PartitionMagic) and move
341: it to the end of the disk, then create an OpenBSD partition
342: (and ignore the partition resizing fdisk does -- just go ahead
343: and create all the filesystems you need with disklabel).</p>
344:
345: <pre>
346: Starting Ending
347: #: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [ start - size]
348: -------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.50 horacio 349: 0: 1C 1023 1 1 - 1023 239 63 [ 42003423 - 20502657] <Unknown ID>
1.39 angelos 350: *1: A6 0 1 1 - 1021 239 63 [ 63 - 15452577] OpenBSD
351: 2: 00 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused
352: 3: 00 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused
353: </pre>
354:
355: <p>To get it to see the serial and infrared ports (both as com*
356: devices), you need to play with the IRQ assignments in the
357: BIOS; just set them to the default values as found in the
358: GENERIC config file. Likewise for the parallel port (OpenBSD
359: can see lpt2). You may have to play with the Windows
360: assignments for this as well.</p>
361:
1.44 angelos 362: <p>There's at least two miniPCI cards available at this point:
363: one is an (unsupported) WinModem, and the other is a combo
364: ethernet/modem card. The ethernet works just fine (detected
365: as an fxp/inphy card); the modem looks like it's a real one,
366: but it's not yet supported.</p>
1.39 angelos 367:
368: <p>Sound (CS4614) works fine. To avoid system freeze when using
1.44 angelos 369: Cardbus and audio simultaneously, you *may* need to set at least
370: two IRQs for use by PCI devices, in the BIOS; I use 9 and 11. It
371: is also necessary to turn off PCI Power Management in the BIOS
372: Power configuration (that's the only menu that scrolls, so make
373: sure you go to the bottom of the page :-)</p>
1.39 angelos 374:
1.41 angelos 375: <p>APM works except for hibernation (requires OS support). To
376: get "halt -p" to work, you must set the sysctl variable
377: machdep.apmhalt to 1 (you need OpenBSD 2.8-current with
378: sources from mid-January, or later). You will need this line
379: in your kernel configuration file for APM to work at all:</p>
1.39 angelos 380:
381: <pre>
382: option APM_DISABLE_INTERRUPTS=0
383: </pre>
384:
385: <p>Although the video card is supposed to work with XFree86
386: 3.3.6pl8, I've only managed to get it to work with XFree86
387: 4.0.1 with the patches found <a
388: href="http://www.probo.com/timr/savagemx.html">here</a> (you
389: can also find binaries of the driver for OpenBSD 2.8 at the
1.40 angelos 390: same location). You need to have a kernel with "option
1.39 angelos 391: INSECURE" and set the securelevel to -1 in /etc/rc.securelevel
392: (so the X server can open /dev/mem and mmap() the BIOS). In
1.46 angelos 393: this configuration, it can do 1400x1050 at 16bpp (version 1.1.13
394: of the savage driver works fine at 24bpp as well).</p>
1.39 angelos 395:
1.41 angelos 396: <p><b>UPDATE:</b> The above-mentioned patches have been
397: included in XFree86 4.0.2, and work out of the box. You don'
398: need a kernel with the option INSECURE set, just set the
1.40 angelos 399: machdep.allowaperture sysctl variable to 2, typically in
400: /etc/sysctl.conf, if you have an OpenBSD 2.8 (or later) built
401: from sources updated after December 15th 2000.</p>
402:
1.39 angelos 403: <p>Note that some models only do 1024x768. Those that do
404: 1400x1050, can also do 1600x1200 using a virtual screen
405: (wherein the whole display shifts as you go "off-screen"); I
406: have not tested whether that works (it does in Windows).</p>
407:
408: <p>If you close the lid of the laptop, the system suspends;
409: under XFree86 4.0, resuming works fine with respect to the
410: display (XFree86 3.3.6 might not be able to cope with this --
411: it couldn't on the ThinkPad 770Z).</p>
412:
1.49 angelos 413: <p>An XF86Config file for XFree86 4.0 can be found <a
1.39 angelos 414: href="xf86configs/thinkpadt21">here</a>.</p>
415:
1.49 angelos 416: <p><b>UPDATE</b> Apparently, recent T21s have the ATI Rage
417: 3D Rage Mobility instead.
418: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpadt21-2">Here's</a> an XF86Config
419: for XFree86 4.0 for this configuration.</p>
420:
1.40 angelos 421: <p>One annoying thing is when you take out one of the UltraBay
422: 2000 devices; the system starts beeping. The only way to make it
423: stop is to suspend and then plug in a device in the UltraBay (not
424: necessarily the same one). Note that hot-swap of UltraBay 2000
425: devices is not currently supported in OpenBSD (as of 2.8), thus
426: it's only safe to hot-swap batteries.</p>
427:
1.78 ! jufi 428: <p>Contact <a href="mailto:angelos@openbsd.org">Angelos Keromytis</a>.</p>
1.39 angelos 429: </td>
430: </tr><tr>
431: <td>
1.1 deraadt 432: IBM Thinkpad 760
433: </td><td>
434: As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work.<p>
435:
436: Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available.<p>
437:
438: MWave modem/sound does not work.<p>
439:
440: APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming.<p>
441:
1.78 ! jufi 442: Contact <a href="mailto:todd@openbsd.org">Todd Fries</a>.
1.1 deraadt 443: </td>
444: </tr><tr>
445: <td>
1.27 marc 446: IBM Thinkpad T20
447: </td><td>
1.42 marc 448: Running OpenBSD 2.7 (and later) apm mostly works. To
449: get "halt -p" to work, you must set the sysctl variable
450: machdep.apmhalt to 1 (you need OpenBSD 2.8-current with
451: sources from mid-January, or later). The unit goes into
452: suspend mode when top is closed. Restores nicely
1.27 marc 453: when top opened.<p>
454:
455: Built in modem is a winmodem... ignore it. Actually it is on
456: a `mini-pci' card so it can probably be removed.<p>
457:
1.30 marc 458: Audio works, but you have to turn off PCI sleep mode in the BIOS.<p>
1.27 marc 459:
1.36 marc 460: OpenBSD X11 supports this machine as of 2.8, but there is lots
1.47 marc 461: of visual noise at 32bpp. Image is fine at 16 bpp. XF4 config
462: file for OpenBSD 2.9 can be found
463: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpadt20">here</a><p>
1.36 marc 464:
1.28 marc 465: See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t20/">http://www.snafu.org/t20/</a>
1.36 marc 466: for more info.<p>
1.28 marc 467:
1.78 ! jufi 468: Contact <a href="mailto:marc@snafu.org">Marco S Hyman</a>.
1.27 marc 469: </td>
1.72 marc 470: </tr><tr>
471: <td>
472: IBM Thinkpad T23
473: </td><td>
474: Tested with OpenBSD 3.1-beta and later. Problem with boot floppy:
475: must boot with -c and disable ahc or the machine hangs booting.
476: This is not a problem with a GENERIC kernel.<p>
477:
478: Apm mostly works -- suspends OK, doesn't hibernate (needs OS
479: support). Attempts to hibernate results in nothing more than a
1.73 marc 480: keyboard beep. The audio chipset is supported (auich). Note:
481: there are 16 different mutes and most of them are set by default.
482: Best feature: built in 802.11b and fxp ethernet. Wireless
1.72 marc 483: uses PRISM 2.5 ISL3874A(PCI), Firmware 1.0.7 (primary), 1.3.6
484: (station).<p>
485:
486: X works (XF4). XF4 config file for OpenBSD can be found
487: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpadt23">here</a>. All X applications tried
1.73 marc 488: so far work. Ogle (DVD player) does not work at 24 bpp. It works
489: fine at 16 bpp.<p>
1.72 marc 490:
491: See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t23/">http://www.snafu.org/t23/</a>
492: for more info.<p>
493:
1.78 ! jufi 494: Contact <a href="mailto:marc@snafu.org">Marco S Hyman</a>.
1.72 marc 495: </td>
1.54 ian 496: </tr>
497: <tr>
498: <td>
499: NEC Versa 2000
500: </td><td>
501: APM works fully.<p>
502:
503: Everything on the machine works.<p>
504:
1.78 ! jufi 505: Contact <a href="mailto:mickey@openbsd.org">Michael Shalayeff</a>.
1.54 ian 506: </td>
507: </tr>
508: <tr>
509: <td>
510: Siemens SCENIC Mobile 360
511: </td><td>
512: APM works fully.<p>
513:
514: Sound works, using OSS.<p>
515:
1.78 ! jufi 516: Contact <a href="mailto:b1000@softhome.net">Dan Carlsson</a>.
1.54 ian 517: </td>
518: </tr>
519: <tr>
520: <td>
521: Sony VAIO F430
522: </td><td>
523: As of OpenBSD 2.6-Current (Feb 17/00)<P>
524:
525: APM: "<strong>zzz</strong>" suspend works, as does the keyboard
526: suspend. "<strong>halt -p</strong>" and "<strong>apm -S</strong>"
527: don't. (but I've yet to look for phdisk utilities below - will be
528: investigating shortly.) <P>
529:
530: DVD drive, floppy all function. Ethernet works after wakeup with
531: the card I'm using (3Com 3c589). <P>
532:
1.78 ! jufi 533: Contact <a href="mailto:beck@openbsd.org">Bob Beck</a>.
1.54 ian 534: </td>
535: </tr>
536: <tr>
537: <td>
538: Sony VAIO z505r
539: </td><td>
540: APM support: "<strong>zzz</strong>", suspend via keyboard, hibernation
541: via keyboard, and "<strong>halt -p</strong>" all work.
542: "<strong>apm -S</strong>" wakes up immediately.<p>
543:
544: Hibernation uses a block at the end of the disk, approximately
545: 3-5MB larger than the memory in your machine. To repair hibernation,
546: use "<strong>phdisk.exe /create /partition</strong>" to setup the
547: partition. The phdisk program is available on the boot
548: floppy image provided on the first recovery CD.<p>
549:
550: Built-in ethernet works fine, but occasionally requires reset
551: after suspend using
552: "<strong>ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up</strong>".<p>
553:
554: After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running. Patches are
555: being worked on.<p>
556:
557: Sound is supported using the <a
1.78 ! jufi 558: href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=neo&sektion=4">
1.54 ian 559: neo(4)</a> device driver. Sometimes upon boot, a hang happens
560: when trying to determine the AC97 mixer type.<p>
561:
562: When the memory stick slot is empty, it can cause errors which overflow
563: the dmesg buffer, and thus confuse the OpenBSD install program.
564: The BIOS Setup, (accessed using F2), has an option to disable the
565: memory stick.<p>
566:
567: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
568: found <a href="xf86configs/vaioz505r">here</a>.
569: <p>
570:
1.78 ! jufi 571: Contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>.
1.54 ian 572: </td>
573: </tr>
574: <tr>
575: <td>
576: Sony VAIO z505s
577: </td><td>
578: Similar to the VAIO z505r, except that the provided USB floppy has
579: some problems.<p>
1.78 ! jufi 580: Contact <a href="mailto:provos@openbsd.org">Niels Provos</a>.
1.54 ian 581: </td>
1.27 marc 582: </tr><tr>
583: <td>
1.54 ian 584: Sony VAIO 747</td>
1.78 ! jufi 585: <td>
1.54 ian 586: Ever since OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do work.<p>
587:
1.58 jsyn 588: Ships with a PCMCIA modem card (COM One MCC220 Platinum Card), which works.<p>
1.54 ian 589:
590: Sound works (8 bit only).<p>
591:
592: APM behaviour similar to the VAIO z505r,
593: except that hibernation has not been tested.<p>
594:
595: USB does not work.<p>
596:
597: An XF86Config file can be found
598: <a href="xf86configs/vaio747">here</a>.<p>
599:
1.78 ! jufi 600: Contact <a href="mailto:markus@openbsd.org">Markus Friedl</a>.
1.54 ian 601: </td>
602: </tr>
603: <tr>
604: <td>
605: Sony VAIO PCG 505-FX
606: </td><td>
607: Unknown.
608: </td>
609: </tr>
610: <tr>
611: <td>Sony VAIO PCG XG700K</td>
612: <td>
1.57 ian 613: <p>OpenBSD 2.9 works but had some problems with disklabel/fdisk,
614: similar to those reported for Thinkpad T21.
615: <p>Requires sysctl machdep.apmhalt=1 in order to power off.
1.54 ian 616:
617: <p>apm -z only puts the system into light sleep
618: (this may be fixable with phdisk); apm -s does nothing.
619:
620: <p>XFree86 4.0 using the S3 savage driver works fine at 1024x768.
621: 1200x1024 should be possible but I haven't tried it.
622: My XF86Config for XFree86 4.0 may be found
623: <a href="xf86configs/vaioxg700k">here</a>.
624:
1.56 ian 625: <p>Sound and USB work nicely.
1.54 ian 626:
627: <p>All three cardbus slots are configured when docked (two when undocked).
628: Sometimes locks up when removing my cheap NE card.
629:
630: <p>The internal WinModem is not supported, nor is there yet
631: any support for Firewire or the "Jog Dialer".
632:
633: <p>Contact Ian Darwin.
634: </td>
635: </tr>
636: <tr>
637: <td>
1.11 millert 638: Toshiba Libretto 50CT
639: </td><td>
640: APM works but you need to be careful not to use the last
641: 32meg or so of the disk since that's where the BIOS dumps
642: the long time hibernation image. You can take a look at
643: the bios geometry in disklabel to see exactly how many sectors
644: it wants. Failure to do so will cause filesystem corruption
645: during suspend.
646: <p>
1.50 horacio 647: The libretto uses a single IRQ for both
1.78 ! jufi 648: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sb&sektion=4%2fi386&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386">sb(4)</a>
! 649: and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wss&sektion=4%2fi386&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386">wss</a>
1.50 horacio 650: so the best thing to do is to choose one and disable the other
651: in the kernel.
1.11 millert 652: The pcmcia external floppy drive is not currently supported
653: by OpenBSD, but it can be used during the install.
654: <p>
655: Installation can be a bit tricky with only a single pcmcia
656: slot. The best way to do this is to do a network install.
657: To do this, load the boot floppy and at the boot prompt,
658: enter <em>boot -c</em>. When you see the <em>UKC</em>
659: prompt, unplug the floppy drive, plug in your network card,
660: and then type exit. The kernel will then probe the network
661: card and you should be able to do a normal network install.
662: You may find it necessary to disable the sound devices in
663: the BIOS in order for the boot floppy to correctly detect
664: your network card.
665: <p>
1.62 millert 666: There are sample XF86Config files for both
667: <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct">XFree86 4.X</a> and
668: <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct-xf3">XFree86 3.3.X</a>.
1.18 millert 669: <p>
1.65 millert 670: Note that the chips driver was broken in XFree86 4.1 (it
671: is fixed in XFree86 4.2) and hence the XFree86 that ships
672: with OpenBSD 3.0 does not work on the libretto. I have
1.66 jufi 673: compiled the old XFree86 4.01 chips driver (which does work)
1.65 millert 674: for XFree86 4.1. Just grab <a
675: href="ftp://ftp.courtesan.com/pub/todd/OpenBSD/chips_drv.o">
676: chips_drv.o</a> and copy it to
677: <pre>
678: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/chips_drv.o
679: </pre>
680: That will make XFree86 4.1 work on the 50CT and 70CT.
681: <p>
1.78 ! jufi 682: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
1.11 millert 683: </td>
684: </tr><tr>
685: <td>
1.20 millert 686: Toshiba Libretto 100CT
687: </td><td>
688: Most of the information listed in the Libretto 50CT entry
689: apply to the 100CT as well.
690: <p>
1.62 millert 691: X11 works in 800x400 mode. There are sample XF86Config files for both
692: <a href="xf86configs/libretto100ct">XFree86 4.X</a> and
693: <a href="xf86configs/libretto100ct-xf3">XFree86 3.3.X</a>.
1.20 millert 694: <p>
1.78 ! jufi 695: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
1.20 millert 696: </td>
697: </tr><tr>
698: <td>
1.68 millert 699: Toshiba Portege 2000
700: </td><td>
701: Builtin wavelan and 10/100 ethernet (fxp) work.<p>
702: Audio is not supported.<p>
1.71 millert 703: APM works ("<strong>zzz</strong>"), as does "<strong>halt -p</strong>".
704: However, battery life is reported incorrectly--it always reports
705: that the laptop is connected to A/C power.<p>
1.68 millert 706: USB attaches but is currently untested.<p>
1.70 millert 707: The bundled pcmcia CD-ROM does not currently work.<p>
1.71 millert 708: XFree86 4.2 and higher works. There is a sample
1.68 millert 709: <a href="xf86configs/portege2000">XF86Config</a> file.
710: However, the keyboard repeat rate is a little too fast.
711: </td>
712: </tr><tr>
713: <td>
1.1 deraadt 714: Toshiba Portege 660CDT
715: </td><td>
716: APM is completely broken.<p>
717:
1.78 ! jufi 718: The mixed <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sb&sektion=4%2fi386&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386">sb(4)</a>
! 719: and <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=wss&sektion=4%2fi386&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386">wss(4)</a> sound
1.1 deraadt 720: hardware can cause some grief. Newer versions of the flash
721: BIOS are worse, since they are less flexible about what interrupts
722: they allow.<p>
723:
1.78 ! jufi 724: Contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>.
1.1 deraadt 725: </td>
1.77 espie 726: </tr><tr>
727: <td>
728: Toshiba Satellite 320CDS
729: </td><td>
730: <p>
731: Trusty old model. Keep windows around, in at least a minimal
732: incarnation, as the BIOS setup is done in software, through a
733: <code>TSETUP</code> program.</p>
734: <p>X works fine in 800x600, 16 bits.</p>
735: <p>The sound chip can be handled as a windows sound system clone (wss).
736: This entails disabling the soundblaster clone recognition.
737: The BIOS setup must also be set to separate channels for playing
738: and recording. I haven't tried recording.</p>
739: <p>
740: PCMCIA cards work. Cardbus models work as well, provided the BIOS
741: is set to cardbus mode, and not auto-detection.
742: </p>
743: Contact <a href="mailto:espie@openbsd.org">Marc Espie</a>.
744: </td>
1.54 ian 745: </tr>
746: <tr>
1.6 ericj 747: <td>
748: Toshiba Tecra 500CS
749: </td><td>
1.7 brad 750: APM is broken, However it <b>halt -p</b> does work.<p>
1.6 ericj 751:
1.7 brad 752: Sound works by default with the GENERIC kernel, but with the speakers
753: is not really worth it. X runs nicely as well.<p>
1.6 ericj 754:
1.78 ! jufi 755: Contact <a href="mailto:ericj@monkey.org">Eric Jackson</a>.
1.6 ericj 756: </td>
1.7 brad 757: </tr><tr>
758: <td>
759: Toshiba Tecra 500CDT
760: </td><td>
1.14 d 761: APM is completely broken (and can trash your disk).<p>
762:
763: XFree86 works (800x600 16bpp).<p>
1.7 brad 764:
1.14 d 765: Sound works (21739 Hz, half duplex stereo).<p>
1.7 brad 766:
1.14 d 767: <!-- Serial IR is said to work, needs verification. -->
1.7 brad 768:
1.78 ! jufi 769: Contact <a href="mailto:d@openbsd.org">David Leonard</a>.
1.7 brad 770: </td>
1.10 aaron 771: </tr><tr>
772: <td>
773: Toshiba Tecra 550CDT
774: </td><td>
775: APM deep sleep (<b>zzz</b>) works, but <b>-S</b> wakes up immediately.<p>
776:
777: XFree86 works beautifully.<p>
778:
779: Sound works, after some IRQ tinkering in the BIOS.<p>
780:
1.50 horacio 781: USB works; at least, I plugged a digital camera in, and the
1.78 ! jufi 782: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ugen&sektion=4">ugen(4)</a> driver detected and configured it.<p>
1.10 aaron 783:
1.16 aaron 784: 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 785:
786: The pcic is broken in this machine, so I cannot accurately comment on PCMCIA attach/detach.<p>
787:
1.78 ! jufi 788: Contact <a href="mailto:aaron@openbsd.org">Aaron Campbell</a>.
1.10 aaron 789: </td>
1.54 ian 790: </tr>
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