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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>
1.28 marc 448: See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t20/">http://www.snafu.org/t20/</a>
1.81 ! marc 449: for out-of-date info on this laptop.<p>
1.28 marc 450:
1.78 jufi 451: Contact <a href="mailto:marc@snafu.org">Marco S Hyman</a>.
1.27 marc 452: </td>
1.72 marc 453: </tr><tr>
454: <td>
455: IBM Thinkpad T23
456: </td><td>
1.81 ! marc 457: Problem with some boot floppies: must boot with -c and disable ahc
! 458: or the machine hangs booting. This has not been a problem with
! 459: bootable CDs or the GENERIC kernel.<p>
1.72 marc 460:
461: Apm mostly works -- suspends OK, doesn't hibernate (needs OS
462: support). Attempts to hibernate results in nothing more than a
1.73 marc 463: keyboard beep. The audio chipset is supported (auich). Note:
464: there are 16 different mutes and most of them are set by default.
465: Best feature: built in 802.11b and fxp ethernet. Wireless
1.72 marc 466: uses PRISM 2.5 ISL3874A(PCI), Firmware 1.0.7 (primary), 1.3.6
467: (station).<p>
468:
469: X works (XF4). XF4 config file for OpenBSD can be found
1.81 ! marc 470: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpadt23">here</a>.</p>
1.72 marc 471:
472: See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t23/">http://www.snafu.org/t23/</a>
473: for more info.<p>
474:
1.78 jufi 475: Contact <a href="mailto:marc@snafu.org">Marco S Hyman</a>.
1.72 marc 476: </td>
1.54 ian 477: </tr>
478: <tr>
479: <td>
480: NEC Versa 2000
481: </td><td>
482: APM works fully.<p>
483:
484: Everything on the machine works.<p>
485:
1.78 jufi 486: Contact <a href="mailto:mickey@openbsd.org">Michael Shalayeff</a>.
1.54 ian 487: </td>
488: </tr>
489: <tr>
490: <td>
491: Siemens SCENIC Mobile 360
492: </td><td>
493: APM works fully.<p>
494:
495: Sound works, using OSS.<p>
496:
1.78 jufi 497: Contact <a href="mailto:b1000@softhome.net">Dan Carlsson</a>.
1.54 ian 498: </td>
499: </tr>
500: <tr>
501: <td>
502: Sony VAIO F430
503: </td><td>
1.80 david 504: As of OpenBSD 2.6-Current (Feb 17/00)<p>
1.54 ian 505:
506: APM: "<strong>zzz</strong>" suspend works, as does the keyboard
507: suspend. "<strong>halt -p</strong>" and "<strong>apm -S</strong>"
508: don't. (but I've yet to look for phdisk utilities below - will be
1.80 david 509: investigating shortly.) <p>
1.54 ian 510:
511: DVD drive, floppy all function. Ethernet works after wakeup with
1.80 david 512: the card I'm using (3Com 3c589). <p>
1.54 ian 513:
1.78 jufi 514: Contact <a href="mailto:beck@openbsd.org">Bob Beck</a>.
1.54 ian 515: </td>
516: </tr>
517: <tr>
518: <td>
519: Sony VAIO z505r
520: </td><td>
521: APM support: "<strong>zzz</strong>", suspend via keyboard, hibernation
522: via keyboard, and "<strong>halt -p</strong>" all work.
523: "<strong>apm -S</strong>" wakes up immediately.<p>
524:
525: Hibernation uses a block at the end of the disk, approximately
526: 3-5MB larger than the memory in your machine. To repair hibernation,
527: use "<strong>phdisk.exe /create /partition</strong>" to setup the
528: partition. The phdisk program is available on the boot
529: floppy image provided on the first recovery CD.<p>
530:
531: Built-in ethernet works fine, but occasionally requires reset
532: after suspend using
533: "<strong>ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up</strong>".<p>
534:
535: After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running. Patches are
536: being worked on.<p>
537:
538: Sound is supported using the <a
1.78 jufi 539: href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=neo&sektion=4">
1.54 ian 540: neo(4)</a> device driver. Sometimes upon boot, a hang happens
541: when trying to determine the AC97 mixer type.<p>
542:
543: When the memory stick slot is empty, it can cause errors which overflow
544: the dmesg buffer, and thus confuse the OpenBSD install program.
545: The BIOS Setup, (accessed using F2), has an option to disable the
546: memory stick.<p>
547:
548: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
549: found <a href="xf86configs/vaioz505r">here</a>.
550: <p>
551:
1.78 jufi 552: Contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>.
1.54 ian 553: </td>
554: </tr>
555: <tr>
556: <td>
557: Sony VAIO z505s
558: </td><td>
559: Similar to the VAIO z505r, except that the provided USB floppy has
560: some problems.<p>
1.78 jufi 561: Contact <a href="mailto:provos@openbsd.org">Niels Provos</a>.
1.54 ian 562: </td>
1.27 marc 563: </tr><tr>
564: <td>
1.54 ian 565: Sony VAIO 747</td>
1.78 jufi 566: <td>
1.54 ian 567: Ever since OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do work.<p>
568:
1.58 jsyn 569: Ships with a PCMCIA modem card (COM One MCC220 Platinum Card), which works.<p>
1.54 ian 570:
571: Sound works (8 bit only).<p>
572:
573: APM behaviour similar to the VAIO z505r,
574: except that hibernation has not been tested.<p>
575:
576: USB does not work.<p>
577:
578: An XF86Config file can be found
579: <a href="xf86configs/vaio747">here</a>.<p>
580:
1.78 jufi 581: Contact <a href="mailto:markus@openbsd.org">Markus Friedl</a>.
1.54 ian 582: </td>
583: </tr>
584: <tr>
585: <td>
586: Sony VAIO PCG 505-FX
587: </td><td>
588: Unknown.
589: </td>
590: </tr>
591: <tr>
592: <td>Sony VAIO PCG XG700K</td>
593: <td>
1.57 ian 594: <p>OpenBSD 2.9 works but had some problems with disklabel/fdisk,
595: similar to those reported for Thinkpad T21.
596: <p>Requires sysctl machdep.apmhalt=1 in order to power off.
1.54 ian 597:
598: <p>apm -z only puts the system into light sleep
599: (this may be fixable with phdisk); apm -s does nothing.
600:
601: <p>XFree86 4.0 using the S3 savage driver works fine at 1024x768.
602: 1200x1024 should be possible but I haven't tried it.
603: My XF86Config for XFree86 4.0 may be found
604: <a href="xf86configs/vaioxg700k">here</a>.
605:
1.56 ian 606: <p>Sound and USB work nicely.
1.54 ian 607:
608: <p>All three cardbus slots are configured when docked (two when undocked).
609: Sometimes locks up when removing my cheap NE card.
610:
611: <p>The internal WinModem is not supported, nor is there yet
612: any support for Firewire or the "Jog Dialer".
613:
614: <p>Contact Ian Darwin.
615: </td>
616: </tr>
617: <tr>
1.79 millert 618: <td>Sony VAIO PCG-SRX77</td>
619: <td>
620: <p>OpenBSD 3.3 works but there are some quirks.
621: <ul>
622: <li>XFree86 works, I use the following
623: <a href="xf86configs/sonysrx77">XF86Config</a>.
624: <li>Audio works, using the
625: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=auich&sektion=4%2fi386&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386">auich(4)</a>
626: driver.
627: <li>The built-in ethernet works, using the
628: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fxp&sektion=4%2fi386&apropos=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386">fxp(4)</a>
629: driver.
630: <li>The cardbus and built-in wireless do <strong>not</strong> work
631: without an <a href="ftp://ftp.courtesan.com/pub/millert/OpenBSD/srx77/cardbus.diff">awful hack</a>.
632: <li>USB and the memory stick port work.
633: <li>Firewire is currently untested.
634: <li>The jog dial is not currently supported.
635: <li>The built-in software modem does not work.
636: <li>APM does not work; the laptop goes to sleep but does not wake up.
637: <li>"halt -p" does halt the machine.
638: </ul>
639:
640: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
641: </td>
642: </tr>
643: <tr>
1.54 ian 644: <td>
1.11 millert 645: Toshiba Libretto 50CT
646: </td><td>
647: APM works but you need to be careful not to use the last
648: 32meg or so of the disk since that's where the BIOS dumps
649: the long time hibernation image. You can take a look at
650: the bios geometry in disklabel to see exactly how many sectors
651: it wants. Failure to do so will cause filesystem corruption
652: during suspend.
653: <p>
1.50 horacio 654: The libretto uses a single IRQ for both
1.78 jufi 655: <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>
656: 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 657: so the best thing to do is to choose one and disable the other
658: in the kernel.
1.11 millert 659: The pcmcia external floppy drive is not currently supported
660: by OpenBSD, but it can be used during the install.
661: <p>
662: Installation can be a bit tricky with only a single pcmcia
663: slot. The best way to do this is to do a network install.
664: To do this, load the boot floppy and at the boot prompt,
665: enter <em>boot -c</em>. When you see the <em>UKC</em>
666: prompt, unplug the floppy drive, plug in your network card,
667: and then type exit. The kernel will then probe the network
668: card and you should be able to do a normal network install.
669: You may find it necessary to disable the sound devices in
670: the BIOS in order for the boot floppy to correctly detect
671: your network card.
672: <p>
1.62 millert 673: There are sample XF86Config files for both
674: <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct">XFree86 4.X</a> and
675: <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct-xf3">XFree86 3.3.X</a>.
1.18 millert 676: <p>
1.65 millert 677: Note that the chips driver was broken in XFree86 4.1 (it
678: is fixed in XFree86 4.2) and hence the XFree86 that ships
679: with OpenBSD 3.0 does not work on the libretto. I have
1.66 jufi 680: compiled the old XFree86 4.01 chips driver (which does work)
1.65 millert 681: for XFree86 4.1. Just grab <a
682: href="ftp://ftp.courtesan.com/pub/todd/OpenBSD/chips_drv.o">
683: chips_drv.o</a> and copy it to
684: <pre>
685: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/chips_drv.o
686: </pre>
687: That will make XFree86 4.1 work on the 50CT and 70CT.
688: <p>
1.78 jufi 689: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
1.11 millert 690: </td>
691: </tr><tr>
692: <td>
1.20 millert 693: Toshiba Libretto 100CT
694: </td><td>
695: Most of the information listed in the Libretto 50CT entry
696: apply to the 100CT as well.
697: <p>
1.62 millert 698: X11 works in 800x400 mode. There are sample XF86Config files for both
699: <a href="xf86configs/libretto100ct">XFree86 4.X</a> and
700: <a href="xf86configs/libretto100ct-xf3">XFree86 3.3.X</a>.
1.20 millert 701: <p>
1.78 jufi 702: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
1.20 millert 703: </td>
704: </tr><tr>
705: <td>
1.68 millert 706: Toshiba Portege 2000
707: </td><td>
708: Builtin wavelan and 10/100 ethernet (fxp) work.<p>
709: Audio is not supported.<p>
1.71 millert 710: APM works ("<strong>zzz</strong>"), as does "<strong>halt -p</strong>".
711: However, battery life is reported incorrectly--it always reports
712: that the laptop is connected to A/C power.<p>
1.68 millert 713: USB attaches but is currently untested.<p>
1.70 millert 714: The bundled pcmcia CD-ROM does not currently work.<p>
1.71 millert 715: XFree86 4.2 and higher works. There is a sample
1.68 millert 716: <a href="xf86configs/portege2000">XF86Config</a> file.
717: However, the keyboard repeat rate is a little too fast.
718: </td>
719: </tr><tr>
720: <td>
1.1 deraadt 721: Toshiba Portege 660CDT
722: </td><td>
723: APM is completely broken.<p>
724:
1.78 jufi 725: 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>
726: 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 727: hardware can cause some grief. Newer versions of the flash
728: BIOS are worse, since they are less flexible about what interrupts
729: they allow.<p>
730:
1.78 jufi 731: Contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>.
1.1 deraadt 732: </td>
1.77 espie 733: </tr><tr>
734: <td>
735: Toshiba Satellite 320CDS
736: </td><td>
737: <p>
738: Trusty old model. Keep windows around, in at least a minimal
739: incarnation, as the BIOS setup is done in software, through a
740: <code>TSETUP</code> program.</p>
741: <p>X works fine in 800x600, 16 bits.</p>
742: <p>The sound chip can be handled as a windows sound system clone (wss).
743: This entails disabling the soundblaster clone recognition.
744: The BIOS setup must also be set to separate channels for playing
745: and recording. I haven't tried recording.</p>
746: <p>
747: PCMCIA cards work. Cardbus models work as well, provided the BIOS
748: is set to cardbus mode, and not auto-detection.
749: </p>
750: Contact <a href="mailto:espie@openbsd.org">Marc Espie</a>.
751: </td>
1.54 ian 752: </tr>
753: <tr>
1.6 ericj 754: <td>
755: Toshiba Tecra 500CS
756: </td><td>
1.7 brad 757: APM is broken, However it <b>halt -p</b> does work.<p>
1.6 ericj 758:
1.7 brad 759: Sound works by default with the GENERIC kernel, but with the speakers
760: is not really worth it. X runs nicely as well.<p>
1.6 ericj 761:
1.78 jufi 762: Contact <a href="mailto:ericj@monkey.org">Eric Jackson</a>.
1.6 ericj 763: </td>
1.7 brad 764: </tr><tr>
765: <td>
766: Toshiba Tecra 500CDT
767: </td><td>
1.14 d 768: APM is completely broken (and can trash your disk).<p>
769:
770: XFree86 works (800x600 16bpp).<p>
1.7 brad 771:
1.14 d 772: Sound works (21739 Hz, half duplex stereo).<p>
1.7 brad 773:
1.14 d 774: <!-- Serial IR is said to work, needs verification. -->
1.7 brad 775:
1.78 jufi 776: Contact <a href="mailto:d@openbsd.org">David Leonard</a>.
1.7 brad 777: </td>
1.10 aaron 778: </tr><tr>
779: <td>
780: Toshiba Tecra 550CDT
781: </td><td>
782: APM deep sleep (<b>zzz</b>) works, but <b>-S</b> wakes up immediately.<p>
783:
784: XFree86 works beautifully.<p>
785:
786: Sound works, after some IRQ tinkering in the BIOS.<p>
787:
1.50 horacio 788: USB works; at least, I plugged a digital camera in, and the
1.78 jufi 789: <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 790:
1.16 aaron 791: 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 792:
793: The pcic is broken in this machine, so I cannot accurately comment on PCMCIA attach/detach.<p>
794:
1.78 jufi 795: Contact <a href="mailto:aaron@openbsd.org">Aaron Campbell</a>.
1.10 aaron 796: </td>
1.54 ian 797: </tr>
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