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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
1.84 mickey 34: <li>A few have subtle bugs with their PCMCIA and CardBus support
1.38 deraadt 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>
1.85 robert 155: Dell Inspiron 4100
156: </td><td>
157: apmd(8) is fully functional.<p>
158:
159: Integrated xl(4) works fine.
160: Integrated auich(4) works fine.<p>
161:
162: USB works fine with my mouse.
163: Both PCMCIA slots work.<p>
164:
1.86 robert 165: The Modem does not work.<p>
1.85 robert 166:
1.86 robert 167: Contact <a href="mailto:robert@openbsd.org">Robert Nagy</a>
1.85 robert 168: </td>
169: </tr>
170: <tr>
171: <td>
1.54 ian 172: Dell Latitude CPt<p>
1.1 deraadt 173: </td><td>
1.54 ian 174: apm -z and -S work.<p>
1.2 markus 175:
1.54 ian 176: Sound works.<p>
1.2 markus 177:
1.54 ian 178: XFree86 v3 works in 1024x768x24bpp. XF4 looks better in 16bpp.<p>
1.2 markus 179:
1.54 ian 180: Both PCMCIA slots work.<p>
1.2 markus 181:
1.54 ian 182: USB is detected, but untested. It does not appear to work after
183: a suspend.<p>
1.2 markus 184:
1.54 ian 185: An XF4 config file can be found
186: <a href="xf86configs/latitudecpt">here</a>.<p>
1.21 markus 187:
1.78 jufi 188: Contact <a href="mailto:op21@squish.org">Paul Wang</a>.
1.1 deraadt 189: </td>
1.53 ian 190: </tr>
191: <tr>
1.1 deraadt 192: <td>
1.55 ian 193: Dell Lattitude LMP-133ST
194: </td><td>
195: Generic kernel works. APM mostly works.
196: XFree86 v3 worked fine (8 bit only).
197: XF4.0 works with several problems, a band of pixels shifted down
198: and unreadability of the alternate virtual consoles (the latter
199: apparently fixed in current XF4; not tested on this machine).
200: <p>
201: An XF4 config file can be found
202: <a href="xf86configs/latitudelmp">here</a> and one for XFree86 R3
203: <a href="xf86configs/latitudelmp-xf3">here</a>.
204: <p>
205: Contact Ian Darwin.
206: </td>
207: </tr>
208: <tr>
209: <td>
1.54 ian 210: Digital HiNote VP735
1.1 deraadt 211: </td><td>
1.54 ian 212: APM works fully.<p>
213:
214: Everything on the machine works.<p>
215:
216: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
217: found <a href="xf86configs/hinotevp700">here</a>.
218: <p>
219:
1.78 jufi 220: Contact <a href="mailto:mickey@openbsd.org">Michael Shalayeff</a>.
1.1 deraadt 221: </td>
1.54 ian 222: </tr><tr>
223: <td>
224: Fujitsu Lifebook C325
225: </td><td>
226: APM works fully.<p>
1.53 ian 227:
1.54 ian 228: Sound works when the BIOS is told to activate SB emulation mode.
1.53 ian 229:
1.54 ian 230: Everything else on the machine works.<p>
1.53 ian 231:
1.78 jufi 232: Contact <a href="mailto:tom@knienieder.com">Tom Knienieder</a>.
1.54 ian 233: </td>
234: </tr><tr>
235: <td>
236: Fujitsu Stylistic 500
237: </td><td>
238: APM works.<p>
1.53 ian 239:
1.54 ian 240: Serial port doesn't work.<p>
1.53 ian 241:
1.54 ian 242: Some tweaks needed for small memory kernel (4Mb).<p>
1.53 ian 243:
1.54 ian 244: X 'works' (thrashes like crazy). <p>
1.53 ian 245:
1.78 jufi 246: Contact <a href="mailto:d@openbsd.org">David Leonard</a>.
1.54 ian 247: </td>
1.53 ian 248: </tr>
249: <tr>
1.1 deraadt 250: <td>
251: IBM Thinkpad 701C
252: </td><td>
253: All features including hibernation and APM work.<p>
254:
1.78 jufi 255: Contact <a href="mailto:todd@openbsd.org">Todd Fries</a>.
1.1 deraadt 256: </td>
257: </tr><tr>
258: <td>
259: IBM Thinkpad 770Z
260: </td><td>
1.39 angelos 261: <p>As of OpenBSD 2.8, almost everything works fine.</p>
1.1 deraadt 262:
1.39 angelos 263: <p>This laptop does not really have a BIOS; most of the device
1.48 jufi 264: settings, like IRQ assignments etc. have to be done through
1.39 angelos 265: Windows.</p>
266:
267: <p>You can get the serial and infrared ports to be recognized
268: as com* devices by playing with the IRQ assignments in
269: Windows. Likewise for the parallel port (it's lpt2).</p>
270:
271: <p>You will need this line in your kernel configuration file for
272: APM to work at all:</p>
273:
274: <pre>
275: option APM_DISABLE_INTERRUPTS=0
276: </pre>
277:
278: <p>Hibernation (save to disk) works fine as long as you have a
279: Windows partition with enough disk space (a bit more than the
280: system memory). Suspend/resume/powerdown all work fine;
1.64 jufi 281: however, doing hibernation while in X Window System (tested in
1.39 angelos 282: XFree86 3.3.6) causes framebuffer corruption and it seems that
283: the only way to recover is to exit and restart the X server;
284: switching virtual terminals doesn't fix it. It has been
285: suggested that switching between different resolutions might
286: fix it. XFree86 4.0 fixes that problem, but last I checked did
287: not have accelerated support for the driver. The best
288: work-around is to switch to text mode before hibernating.</p>
289:
290: <p>If you enable the external monitor (Fn+F7), XFree86 3.3.6
291: goes into some weird rainbow pattern and eventually freezes
292: the system (unless you switch to text mode or otherwise kill
293: the server within a few seconds); if you switch to text mode,
294: you have to kill the X server (switching back to graphics mode
295: will cause a crash). Enabling the external monitor while in
296: video mode causes no side effects; you can then start X or
297: switch to it if it's already running.</p>
298:
1.78 jufi 299: <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 300: disabling it. It doesn't really matter though since the
1.78 jufi 301: 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 302: to get that to work.</p>
1.1 deraadt 303:
1.34 nate 304: An XF86Config file can be found
305: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpad770z">here</a>.<p>
1.12 chris 306:
1.78 jufi 307: Contact <a href="mailto:angelos@openbsd.org">Angelos Keromytis</a>.
1.1 deraadt 308: </td>
309: </tr><tr>
310: <td>
1.43 angelos 311: IBM Thinkpad A21p
312: </td><td>
313: See the entry for the T21. Everything is the same except for
314: the video card, which is an ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF. OpenBSD
315: 2.8 post mid-December with XFree86 4.0.2 works great at
316: 1600x1200 24bpp. You need to:
317: <pre>
318: sysctl -w machdep.allowaperture=2
319: </pre>
320: and enter the correct frequency ranges in the Monitor section
321: of XF86Config. Here's a sample working
322: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpada21p">XF86Config.</a>
323: </td>
324: </tr><tr>
325: <td>
1.76 espie 326: IBM Thinkpad A30p
327: </td><td>
328: <p>On my model, most things work fine with OpenBSD 3.1 and later. </p>
329: <p>Beware that IBM does ship variations of the basic model, though.</p>
330: <p>The usual setup as other Thinkpad models is required if one wishes
331: to keep Windows around. As usual, multibooting Windows NT works. I
332: have kept the restore partition around for now, and I recommend
333: burning the recovery partition to CD, as a backup. </p>
334: <p>The video card (ATI Radeon Mobility) needs to be told explicitly
335: to run in 1600x1200 (which is just a two line addition to XF86Config).
336: Sometimes, X doesn't start correctly, and needs to be killed and
337: restarted.
338: The XVideo extension works, so DVDs can be run full-screen with ogle.
339: In -current, mplayer can display most other kinds of video as well.</p>
340: <p>Sound works. The integrated Ethernet card works.
341: The integrated Prism WiFi works. Suspend works.
342: The special keys (sound volume, light intensity...) are handled
343: by the hardware and work under OpenBSD as well.
344: The CD Burner works.</p>
345: <p>IDE dma is not recognized in 3.1, as the chipset is a new revision
346: of the Intel 82801. This was fixed right after I got the laptop.
347: I haven't even tried to get the modem or the infrared working.</p>
348: Contact <a href="mailto:espie@openbsd.org">Marc Espie</a>.
349: </td>
350: </tr><tr>
351: <td>
1.87 ! robert 352: Toshiba Satellite 2410S
! 353: </td><td>
! 354: <p>
! 355: All stuff tested are working fine (Graphics, Sound, PCMCIA, APM,
! 356: ethernet).
! 357: <p>
! 358: Infrared and 56K modem are untested.
! 359: <p>
! 360: There's a bug with certain toshiba laptops and XFree/X.org. Ratio is
! 361: too quick, and some chars are repeated. To avoid that, disable
! 362: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-
! 363: bin/man.cgi?query=X&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch-=i386&format=html">X</a>'s
! 364: kbd handling, and load a modmap with xmodmap. A sample Xorg config
! 365: file can be found here
! 366: <a
! 367: href="http://www.atlantilde.com/repository/config/xorg.conf">here</a>.
! 368: <p>
! 369: Contact <a href="mailto:aanriot@atlantilde.com">Alexandre Anriot</a>.
! 370: </td>
! 371: </tr><tr>
! 372: <td>
1.39 angelos 373: IBM Thinkpad T21
374: </td><td>
375: <p>As of OpenBSD 2.8, everything works fine.</p>
376:
377: <p>Here is the fdisk output; the easiest way of getting there is
378: to resize the Windows partition (I use PartitionMagic) and move
379: it to the end of the disk, then create an OpenBSD partition
380: (and ignore the partition resizing fdisk does -- just go ahead
381: and create all the filesystems you need with disklabel).</p>
382:
383: <pre>
384: Starting Ending
385: #: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [ start - size]
386: -------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.50 horacio 387: 0: 1C 1023 1 1 - 1023 239 63 [ 42003423 - 20502657] <Unknown ID>
1.39 angelos 388: *1: A6 0 1 1 - 1021 239 63 [ 63 - 15452577] OpenBSD
389: 2: 00 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused
390: 3: 00 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused
391: </pre>
392:
393: <p>To get it to see the serial and infrared ports (both as com*
394: devices), you need to play with the IRQ assignments in the
395: BIOS; just set them to the default values as found in the
396: GENERIC config file. Likewise for the parallel port (OpenBSD
397: can see lpt2). You may have to play with the Windows
398: assignments for this as well.</p>
399:
1.44 angelos 400: <p>There's at least two miniPCI cards available at this point:
401: one is an (unsupported) WinModem, and the other is a combo
402: ethernet/modem card. The ethernet works just fine (detected
403: as an fxp/inphy card); the modem looks like it's a real one,
404: but it's not yet supported.</p>
1.39 angelos 405:
406: <p>Sound (CS4614) works fine. To avoid system freeze when using
1.84 mickey 407: CardBus and audio simultaneously, you *may* need to set at least
1.44 angelos 408: two IRQs for use by PCI devices, in the BIOS; I use 9 and 11. It
409: is also necessary to turn off PCI Power Management in the BIOS
410: Power configuration (that's the only menu that scrolls, so make
411: sure you go to the bottom of the page :-)</p>
1.39 angelos 412:
1.41 angelos 413: <p>APM works except for hibernation (requires OS support). To
414: get "halt -p" to work, you must set the sysctl variable
415: machdep.apmhalt to 1 (you need OpenBSD 2.8-current with
416: sources from mid-January, or later). You will need this line
417: in your kernel configuration file for APM to work at all:</p>
1.39 angelos 418:
419: <pre>
420: option APM_DISABLE_INTERRUPTS=0
421: </pre>
422:
423: <p>Although the video card is supposed to work with XFree86
424: 3.3.6pl8, I've only managed to get it to work with XFree86
425: 4.0.1 with the patches found <a
426: href="http://www.probo.com/timr/savagemx.html">here</a> (you
427: can also find binaries of the driver for OpenBSD 2.8 at the
1.40 angelos 428: same location). You need to have a kernel with "option
1.39 angelos 429: INSECURE" and set the securelevel to -1 in /etc/rc.securelevel
430: (so the X server can open /dev/mem and mmap() the BIOS). In
1.46 angelos 431: this configuration, it can do 1400x1050 at 16bpp (version 1.1.13
432: of the savage driver works fine at 24bpp as well).</p>
1.39 angelos 433:
1.41 angelos 434: <p><b>UPDATE:</b> The above-mentioned patches have been
435: included in XFree86 4.0.2, and work out of the box. You don'
436: need a kernel with the option INSECURE set, just set the
1.40 angelos 437: machdep.allowaperture sysctl variable to 2, typically in
438: /etc/sysctl.conf, if you have an OpenBSD 2.8 (or later) built
439: from sources updated after December 15th 2000.</p>
440:
1.39 angelos 441: <p>Note that some models only do 1024x768. Those that do
442: 1400x1050, can also do 1600x1200 using a virtual screen
443: (wherein the whole display shifts as you go "off-screen"); I
444: have not tested whether that works (it does in Windows).</p>
445:
446: <p>If you close the lid of the laptop, the system suspends;
447: under XFree86 4.0, resuming works fine with respect to the
448: display (XFree86 3.3.6 might not be able to cope with this --
449: it couldn't on the ThinkPad 770Z).</p>
450:
1.49 angelos 451: <p>An XF86Config file for XFree86 4.0 can be found <a
1.39 angelos 452: href="xf86configs/thinkpadt21">here</a>.</p>
453:
1.49 angelos 454: <p><b>UPDATE</b> Apparently, recent T21s have the ATI Rage
455: 3D Rage Mobility instead.
456: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpadt21-2">Here's</a> an XF86Config
457: for XFree86 4.0 for this configuration.</p>
458:
1.40 angelos 459: <p>One annoying thing is when you take out one of the UltraBay
460: 2000 devices; the system starts beeping. The only way to make it
461: stop is to suspend and then plug in a device in the UltraBay (not
462: necessarily the same one). Note that hot-swap of UltraBay 2000
463: devices is not currently supported in OpenBSD (as of 2.8), thus
464: it's only safe to hot-swap batteries.</p>
465:
1.78 jufi 466: <p>Contact <a href="mailto:angelos@openbsd.org">Angelos Keromytis</a>.</p>
1.39 angelos 467: </td>
468: </tr><tr>
469: <td>
1.1 deraadt 470: IBM Thinkpad 760
471: </td><td>
472: As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work.<p>
473:
474: Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available.<p>
475:
476: MWave modem/sound does not work.<p>
477:
478: APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming.<p>
479:
1.78 jufi 480: Contact <a href="mailto:todd@openbsd.org">Todd Fries</a>.
1.1 deraadt 481: </td>
482: </tr><tr>
483: <td>
1.27 marc 484: IBM Thinkpad T20
485: </td><td>
1.82 marc 486: <p>See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t20/">http://www.snafu.org/t20/</a>
487: for out-of-date info on this laptop.</p>
1.28 marc 488:
1.82 marc 489: <p>Contact <a href="mailto:marc@snafu.org">Marco S Hyman</a>.</p>
1.27 marc 490: </td>
1.72 marc 491: </tr><tr>
492: <td>
493: IBM Thinkpad T23
494: </td><td>
1.82 marc 495: <p>Problem with some boot floppies: must boot with -c and disable ahc
1.81 marc 496: or the machine hangs booting. This has not been a problem with
1.82 marc 497: bootable CDs or the GENERIC kernel.</p>
1.72 marc 498:
1.82 marc 499: <p>Apm mostly works -- suspends OK, doesn't hibernate (needs OS
1.72 marc 500: support). Attempts to hibernate results in nothing more than a
1.73 marc 501: keyboard beep. The audio chipset is supported (auich). Note:
502: there are 16 different mutes and most of them are set by default.
503: Best feature: built in 802.11b and fxp ethernet. Wireless
1.72 marc 504: uses PRISM 2.5 ISL3874A(PCI), Firmware 1.0.7 (primary), 1.3.6
1.82 marc 505: (station).</p>
1.72 marc 506:
1.82 marc 507: <p>X works (XF4). XF4 config file for OpenBSD can be found
1.81 marc 508: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpadt23">here</a>.</p>
1.72 marc 509:
1.82 marc 510: <p>See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t23/">http://www.snafu.org/t23/</a>
511: for more info.</p>
1.72 marc 512:
1.82 marc 513: <p>Contact <a href="mailto:marc@snafu.org">Marco S Hyman</a>.</p>
1.72 marc 514: </td>
1.54 ian 515: </tr>
516: <tr>
517: <td>
518: NEC Versa 2000
519: </td><td>
520: APM works fully.<p>
521:
522: Everything on the machine works.<p>
523:
1.78 jufi 524: Contact <a href="mailto:mickey@openbsd.org">Michael Shalayeff</a>.
1.54 ian 525: </td>
526: </tr>
527: <tr>
528: <td>
529: Siemens SCENIC Mobile 360
530: </td><td>
531: APM works fully.<p>
532:
533: Sound works, using OSS.<p>
534:
1.78 jufi 535: Contact <a href="mailto:b1000@softhome.net">Dan Carlsson</a>.
1.54 ian 536: </td>
537: </tr>
538: <tr>
539: <td>
540: Sony VAIO F430
541: </td><td>
1.80 david 542: As of OpenBSD 2.6-Current (Feb 17/00)<p>
1.54 ian 543:
544: APM: "<strong>zzz</strong>" suspend works, as does the keyboard
545: suspend. "<strong>halt -p</strong>" and "<strong>apm -S</strong>"
546: don't. (but I've yet to look for phdisk utilities below - will be
1.80 david 547: investigating shortly.) <p>
1.54 ian 548:
549: DVD drive, floppy all function. Ethernet works after wakeup with
1.80 david 550: the card I'm using (3Com 3c589). <p>
1.54 ian 551:
1.78 jufi 552: Contact <a href="mailto:beck@openbsd.org">Bob Beck</a>.
1.54 ian 553: </td>
554: </tr>
555: <tr>
556: <td>
557: Sony VAIO z505r
558: </td><td>
559: APM support: "<strong>zzz</strong>", suspend via keyboard, hibernation
560: via keyboard, and "<strong>halt -p</strong>" all work.
561: "<strong>apm -S</strong>" wakes up immediately.<p>
562:
563: Hibernation uses a block at the end of the disk, approximately
564: 3-5MB larger than the memory in your machine. To repair hibernation,
565: use "<strong>phdisk.exe /create /partition</strong>" to setup the
566: partition. The phdisk program is available on the boot
567: floppy image provided on the first recovery CD.<p>
568:
569: Built-in ethernet works fine, but occasionally requires reset
570: after suspend using
571: "<strong>ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up</strong>".<p>
572:
573: After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running. Patches are
574: being worked on.<p>
575:
576: Sound is supported using the <a
1.78 jufi 577: href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=neo&sektion=4">
1.54 ian 578: neo(4)</a> device driver. Sometimes upon boot, a hang happens
579: when trying to determine the AC97 mixer type.<p>
580:
581: When the memory stick slot is empty, it can cause errors which overflow
582: the dmesg buffer, and thus confuse the OpenBSD install program.
583: The BIOS Setup, (accessed using F2), has an option to disable the
584: memory stick.<p>
585:
586: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
587: found <a href="xf86configs/vaioz505r">here</a>.
588: <p>
589:
1.78 jufi 590: Contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>.
1.54 ian 591: </td>
592: </tr>
593: <tr>
594: <td>
595: Sony VAIO z505s
596: </td><td>
597: Similar to the VAIO z505r, except that the provided USB floppy has
598: some problems.<p>
1.78 jufi 599: Contact <a href="mailto:provos@openbsd.org">Niels Provos</a>.
1.54 ian 600: </td>
1.27 marc 601: </tr><tr>
602: <td>
1.54 ian 603: Sony VAIO 747</td>
1.78 jufi 604: <td>
1.54 ian 605: Ever since OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do work.<p>
606:
1.58 jsyn 607: Ships with a PCMCIA modem card (COM One MCC220 Platinum Card), which works.<p>
1.54 ian 608:
609: Sound works (8 bit only).<p>
610:
611: APM behaviour similar to the VAIO z505r,
612: except that hibernation has not been tested.<p>
613:
614: USB does not work.<p>
615:
616: An XF86Config file can be found
617: <a href="xf86configs/vaio747">here</a>.<p>
618:
1.78 jufi 619: Contact <a href="mailto:markus@openbsd.org">Markus Friedl</a>.
1.54 ian 620: </td>
621: </tr>
622: <tr>
623: <td>
624: Sony VAIO PCG 505-FX
625: </td><td>
626: Unknown.
627: </td>
628: </tr>
629: <tr>
630: <td>Sony VAIO PCG XG700K</td>
631: <td>
1.57 ian 632: <p>OpenBSD 2.9 works but had some problems with disklabel/fdisk,
633: similar to those reported for Thinkpad T21.
634: <p>Requires sysctl machdep.apmhalt=1 in order to power off.
1.54 ian 635:
636: <p>apm -z only puts the system into light sleep
637: (this may be fixable with phdisk); apm -s does nothing.
638:
639: <p>XFree86 4.0 using the S3 savage driver works fine at 1024x768.
640: 1200x1024 should be possible but I haven't tried it.
641: My XF86Config for XFree86 4.0 may be found
642: <a href="xf86configs/vaioxg700k">here</a>.
643:
1.56 ian 644: <p>Sound and USB work nicely.
1.54 ian 645:
646: <p>All three cardbus slots are configured when docked (two when undocked).
647: Sometimes locks up when removing my cheap NE card.
648:
649: <p>The internal WinModem is not supported, nor is there yet
650: any support for Firewire or the "Jog Dialer".
651:
652: <p>Contact Ian Darwin.
653: </td>
654: </tr>
655: <tr>
1.79 millert 656: <td>Sony VAIO PCG-SRX77</td>
657: <td>
658: <p>OpenBSD 3.3 works but there are some quirks.
659: <ul>
660: <li>XFree86 works, I use the following
661: <a href="xf86configs/sonysrx77">XF86Config</a>.
662: <li>Audio works, using the
663: <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>
664: driver.
665: <li>The built-in ethernet works, using the
666: <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>
667: driver.
668: <li>The cardbus and built-in wireless do <strong>not</strong> work
669: without an <a href="ftp://ftp.courtesan.com/pub/millert/OpenBSD/srx77/cardbus.diff">awful hack</a>.
670: <li>USB and the memory stick port work.
671: <li>Firewire is currently untested.
672: <li>The jog dial is not currently supported.
673: <li>The built-in software modem does not work.
674: <li>APM does not work; the laptop goes to sleep but does not wake up.
675: <li>"halt -p" does halt the machine.
676: </ul>
677:
678: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
679: </td>
680: </tr>
681: <tr>
1.54 ian 682: <td>
1.11 millert 683: Toshiba Libretto 50CT
684: </td><td>
685: APM works but you need to be careful not to use the last
686: 32meg or so of the disk since that's where the BIOS dumps
687: the long time hibernation image. You can take a look at
688: the bios geometry in disklabel to see exactly how many sectors
689: it wants. Failure to do so will cause filesystem corruption
690: during suspend.
691: <p>
1.50 horacio 692: The libretto uses a single IRQ for both
1.78 jufi 693: <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>
694: 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 695: so the best thing to do is to choose one and disable the other
696: in the kernel.
1.11 millert 697: The pcmcia external floppy drive is not currently supported
698: by OpenBSD, but it can be used during the install.
699: <p>
700: Installation can be a bit tricky with only a single pcmcia
701: slot. The best way to do this is to do a network install.
702: To do this, load the boot floppy and at the boot prompt,
703: enter <em>boot -c</em>. When you see the <em>UKC</em>
704: prompt, unplug the floppy drive, plug in your network card,
705: and then type exit. The kernel will then probe the network
706: card and you should be able to do a normal network install.
707: You may find it necessary to disable the sound devices in
708: the BIOS in order for the boot floppy to correctly detect
709: your network card.
710: <p>
1.62 millert 711: There are sample XF86Config files for both
712: <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct">XFree86 4.X</a> and
713: <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct-xf3">XFree86 3.3.X</a>.
1.18 millert 714: <p>
1.65 millert 715: Note that the chips driver was broken in XFree86 4.1 (it
716: is fixed in XFree86 4.2) and hence the XFree86 that ships
717: with OpenBSD 3.0 does not work on the libretto. I have
1.66 jufi 718: compiled the old XFree86 4.01 chips driver (which does work)
1.65 millert 719: for XFree86 4.1. Just grab <a
720: href="ftp://ftp.courtesan.com/pub/todd/OpenBSD/chips_drv.o">
721: chips_drv.o</a> and copy it to
722: <pre>
723: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/chips_drv.o
724: </pre>
725: That will make XFree86 4.1 work on the 50CT and 70CT.
726: <p>
1.78 jufi 727: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
1.11 millert 728: </td>
729: </tr><tr>
730: <td>
1.20 millert 731: Toshiba Libretto 100CT
732: </td><td>
733: Most of the information listed in the Libretto 50CT entry
734: apply to the 100CT as well.
735: <p>
1.62 millert 736: X11 works in 800x400 mode. There are sample XF86Config files for both
737: <a href="xf86configs/libretto100ct">XFree86 4.X</a> and
738: <a href="xf86configs/libretto100ct-xf3">XFree86 3.3.X</a>.
1.20 millert 739: <p>
1.78 jufi 740: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
1.20 millert 741: </td>
742: </tr><tr>
743: <td>
1.68 millert 744: Toshiba Portege 2000
745: </td><td>
746: Builtin wavelan and 10/100 ethernet (fxp) work.<p>
747: Audio is not supported.<p>
1.71 millert 748: APM works ("<strong>zzz</strong>"), as does "<strong>halt -p</strong>".
749: However, battery life is reported incorrectly--it always reports
750: that the laptop is connected to A/C power.<p>
1.68 millert 751: USB attaches but is currently untested.<p>
1.70 millert 752: The bundled pcmcia CD-ROM does not currently work.<p>
1.71 millert 753: XFree86 4.2 and higher works. There is a sample
1.68 millert 754: <a href="xf86configs/portege2000">XF86Config</a> file.
755: However, the keyboard repeat rate is a little too fast.
756: </td>
757: </tr><tr>
758: <td>
1.1 deraadt 759: Toshiba Portege 660CDT
760: </td><td>
761: APM is completely broken.<p>
762:
1.78 jufi 763: 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>
764: 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 765: hardware can cause some grief. Newer versions of the flash
766: BIOS are worse, since they are less flexible about what interrupts
767: they allow.<p>
768:
1.78 jufi 769: Contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>.
1.1 deraadt 770: </td>
1.77 espie 771: </tr><tr>
772: <td>
773: Toshiba Satellite 320CDS
774: </td><td>
775: <p>
776: Trusty old model. Keep windows around, in at least a minimal
777: incarnation, as the BIOS setup is done in software, through a
778: <code>TSETUP</code> program.</p>
779: <p>X works fine in 800x600, 16 bits.</p>
780: <p>The sound chip can be handled as a windows sound system clone (wss).
781: This entails disabling the soundblaster clone recognition.
782: The BIOS setup must also be set to separate channels for playing
783: and recording. I haven't tried recording.</p>
784: <p>
785: PCMCIA cards work. Cardbus models work as well, provided the BIOS
786: is set to cardbus mode, and not auto-detection.
787: </p>
788: Contact <a href="mailto:espie@openbsd.org">Marc Espie</a>.
789: </td>
1.54 ian 790: </tr>
791: <tr>
1.6 ericj 792: <td>
793: Toshiba Tecra 500CS
794: </td><td>
1.7 brad 795: APM is broken, However it <b>halt -p</b> does work.<p>
1.6 ericj 796:
1.7 brad 797: Sound works by default with the GENERIC kernel, but with the speakers
798: is not really worth it. X runs nicely as well.<p>
1.6 ericj 799:
1.78 jufi 800: Contact <a href="mailto:ericj@monkey.org">Eric Jackson</a>.
1.6 ericj 801: </td>
1.7 brad 802: </tr><tr>
803: <td>
804: Toshiba Tecra 500CDT
805: </td><td>
1.14 d 806: APM is completely broken (and can trash your disk).<p>
807:
808: XFree86 works (800x600 16bpp).<p>
1.7 brad 809:
1.14 d 810: Sound works (21739 Hz, half duplex stereo).<p>
1.7 brad 811:
1.14 d 812: <!-- Serial IR is said to work, needs verification. -->
1.7 brad 813:
1.78 jufi 814: Contact <a href="mailto:d@openbsd.org">David Leonard</a>.
1.7 brad 815: </td>
1.10 aaron 816: </tr><tr>
817: <td>
818: Toshiba Tecra 550CDT
819: </td><td>
820: APM deep sleep (<b>zzz</b>) works, but <b>-S</b> wakes up immediately.<p>
821:
822: XFree86 works beautifully.<p>
823:
824: Sound works, after some IRQ tinkering in the BIOS.<p>
825:
1.50 horacio 826: USB works; at least, I plugged a digital camera in, and the
1.78 jufi 827: <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 828:
1.16 aaron 829: 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 830:
831: The pcic is broken in this machine, so I cannot accurately comment on PCMCIA attach/detach.<p>
832:
1.78 jufi 833: Contact <a href="mailto:aaron@openbsd.org">Aaron Campbell</a>.
1.10 aaron 834: </td>
1.54 ian 835: </tr>
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