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1.78 jufi 17: <h2><font color="#e00000">i386 Laptop Status</font></h2>
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1.1 deraadt 19:
1.92 nick 20: <p> This is a list of laptops known to be working with OpenBSD.
1.1 deraadt 21:
1.92 nick 22: <p> If your laptop isn't listed below doesn't mean that it won't work,
1.38 deraadt 23: and you will most likely find a similar model that is listed below. Starting
24: with OpenBSD 2.6, almost all laptops worked very well, with only minimal
1.45 chris 25: issues remaining. Later OpenBSD releases perform even better.
1.92 nick 26:
27: <p> Of those that have problems,
1.1 deraadt 28: <ul>
1.5 deraadt 29: <li>Some exhibit problems with APM support. Note that <strong>apm -S</strong>
30: fails to suspend some laptops, but this is not a major concern.
1.38 deraadt 31: <li>Some lack sound support
1.84 mickey 32: <li>A few have subtle bugs with their PCMCIA and CardBus support
1.92 nick 33: <li>XFree86/X.org does not support some displays properly. Sometimes
34: switching between both of them helps.
1.1 deraadt 35: <li>Or some other built-in device doesn't work..
36: <li>Some have problems with pcmcia card eject interrupts.
37: </ul>
38:
39: <p>
40: If you have your laptop working (or not working) and it isn't listed below,
1.45 chris 41: please mail <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a> so that it
1.1 deraadt 42: can be listed. Please supply as much information as possible.
43:
1.92 nick 44: <p> APM problem reports should be sent to our APM developers,
1.78 jufi 45: <a href="mailto:mickey@openbsd.org">Michael Shalayeff</a> and
46: <a href="mailto:weingart@openbsd.org">Tobias Weingartner</a>.
1.1 deraadt 47:
48: <p>
49: <table border=1>
50: <tr>
51: <th>Laptop</th>
52: <th>Notes</th>
1.92 nick 53: </tr><tr><td>
1.54 ian 54: Acer TravelMate 345
1.92 nick 55: </td><td>
1.54 ian 56: As of OpenBSD 2.7-CURRENT, APM works.<p>
57: XFree86 works (800x600 16bpp).<p>
58: Sounds works.<p>
59: Lucent modem does not work.<p>
1.78 jufi 60: Contact <a href="mailto:kevlo@openbsd.org">Kevin Lo</a>.
1.92 nick 61: </td></tr><tr><td>
62: Acer Travelmate 524TEV Laptop
63: </td><td>
1.57 ian 64: <p>APM support works fully (under console and X)
65: <p>PCMCIA Card support (ne0) works fine
66: <p>Internal Intel Ethernet Express Pro 10/100 works
67: <p>XFree86 with ATI Rage Mobility AGP works (1024x768, 16bpp)
68: <p>Sound and winmodem do not work.
69: <p>Contact Matthias Schmidt <xhr@gmx.net>
1.92 nick 70: </td></tr><tr><td>
71: Asus L8400<p>
72: </td><td>
1.59 jufi 73: APM and suspend work completely (both in X and under console).<br>
74: Internal 10/100 Ethernet (Realtek 8139) works fine as well,
75: and so does the S3 Savage MX-MV graphics chip under XFree86 4.1.0.
1.92 nick 76: <p> Sound (ESS ES1989) works, while the winmodem does not.
77: <p> The rest (PCMCIA, Infrared, USB) is untested.
78: <p> Contact <a href="mailto:jufi@openbsd.org">Jan-Uwe Finck</a>.
79: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.85 robert 80: Dell Inspiron 4100
1.92 nick 81: </td><td>
1.85 robert 82: apmd(8) is fully functional.<p>
1.92 nick 83:
1.85 robert 84: Integrated xl(4) works fine.
85: Integrated auich(4) works fine.<p>
86:
87: USB works fine with my mouse.
88: Both PCMCIA slots work.<p>
1.92 nick 89:
1.86 robert 90: The Modem does not work.<p>
1.92 nick 91:
1.86 robert 92: Contact <a href="mailto:robert@openbsd.org">Robert Nagy</a>
1.92 nick 93: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.54 ian 94: Dell Latitude CPt<p>
1.92 nick 95: </td><td>
1.54 ian 96: apm -z and -S work.<p>
97: Sound works.<p>
98: XFree86 v3 works in 1024x768x24bpp. XF4 looks better in 16bpp.<p>
99: Both PCMCIA slots work.<p>
100: USB is detected, but untested. It does not appear to work after
101: a suspend.<p>
102: An XF4 config file can be found
103: <a href="xf86configs/latitudecpt">here</a>.<p>
1.78 jufi 104: Contact <a href="mailto:op21@squish.org">Paul Wang</a>.
1.92 nick 105: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.54 ian 106: Fujitsu Lifebook C325
1.92 nick 107: </td><td>
1.54 ian 108: APM works fully.<p>
109: Sound works when the BIOS is told to activate SB emulation mode.
110: Everything else on the machine works.<p>
1.78 jufi 111: Contact <a href="mailto:tom@knienieder.com">Tom Knienieder</a>.
1.92 nick 112: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.90 nick 113: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo D 7820
1.92 nick 114: </td><td>
1.90 nick 115: APM is not working with 3.6<br>
116: (Boot with boot -c and then disable apm)<p>
117: Sound works fine.<br>
118: Everything else on the machine works.<p>
119: For OpenBSD 3.6, you can download
120: <a href="http://softbandit.com/~pw/users/salex/dmesg">dmesg</a>
121: and
122: <a href="http://softbandit.com/~pw/users/salex/XF86Config">XF86Config</a>.<p>
123: Contact <a href="mailto:salex@hackerhippie.de">Alexander Schmid</a>.
1.92 nick 124: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.1 deraadt 125: IBM Thinkpad 701C
1.92 nick 126: </td><td>
1.1 deraadt 127: All features including hibernation and APM work.<p>
1.78 jufi 128: Contact <a href="mailto:todd@openbsd.org">Todd Fries</a>.
1.92 nick 129: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.1 deraadt 130: IBM Thinkpad 770Z
1.92 nick 131: </td><td>
1.39 angelos 132: <p>As of OpenBSD 2.8, almost everything works fine.</p>
1.1 deraadt 133:
1.39 angelos 134: <p>This laptop does not really have a BIOS; most of the device
1.48 jufi 135: settings, like IRQ assignments etc. have to be done through
1.39 angelos 136: Windows.</p>
137:
138: <p>You can get the serial and infrared ports to be recognized
139: as com* devices by playing with the IRQ assignments in
140: Windows. Likewise for the parallel port (it's lpt2).</p>
141:
142: <p>You will need this line in your kernel configuration file for
143: APM to work at all:</p>
144:
145: <pre>
146: option APM_DISABLE_INTERRUPTS=0
147: </pre>
148:
149: <p>Hibernation (save to disk) works fine as long as you have a
150: Windows partition with enough disk space (a bit more than the
151: system memory). Suspend/resume/powerdown all work fine;
1.64 jufi 152: however, doing hibernation while in X Window System (tested in
1.39 angelos 153: XFree86 3.3.6) causes framebuffer corruption and it seems that
154: the only way to recover is to exit and restart the X server;
155: switching virtual terminals doesn't fix it. It has been
156: suggested that switching between different resolutions might
157: fix it. XFree86 4.0 fixes that problem, but last I checked did
158: not have accelerated support for the driver. The best
159: work-around is to switch to text mode before hibernating.</p>
160:
161: <p>If you enable the external monitor (Fn+F7), XFree86 3.3.6
162: goes into some weird rainbow pattern and eventually freezes
163: the system (unless you switch to text mode or otherwise kill
164: the server within a few seconds); if you switch to text mode,
165: you have to kill the X server (switching back to graphics mode
166: will cause a crash). Enabling the external monitor while in
167: video mode causes no side effects; you can then start X or
168: switch to it if it's already running.</p>
169:
1.78 jufi 170: <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 171: disabling it. It doesn't really matter though since the
1.78 jufi 172: 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 173: to get that to work.</p>
1.1 deraadt 174:
1.34 nate 175: An XF86Config file can be found
176: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpad770z">here</a>.<p>
1.12 chris 177:
1.78 jufi 178: Contact <a href="mailto:angelos@openbsd.org">Angelos Keromytis</a>.
1.92 nick 179: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.43 angelos 180: IBM Thinkpad A21p
1.92 nick 181: </td><td>
1.43 angelos 182: See the entry for the T21. Everything is the same except for
183: the video card, which is an ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF. OpenBSD
184: 2.8 post mid-December with XFree86 4.0.2 works great at
185: 1600x1200 24bpp. You need to:
186: <pre>
187: sysctl -w machdep.allowaperture=2
188: </pre>
189: and enter the correct frequency ranges in the Monitor section
190: of XF86Config. Here's a sample working
191: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpada21p">XF86Config.</a>
1.92 nick 192: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.76 espie 193: IBM Thinkpad A30p
1.92 nick 194: </td><td>
195: <p>On my model, most things work fine with OpenBSD 3.1 and later. </p>
1.76 espie 196: <p>Beware that IBM does ship variations of the basic model, though.</p>
197: <p>The usual setup as other Thinkpad models is required if one wishes
198: to keep Windows around. As usual, multibooting Windows NT works. I
1.92 nick 199: have kept the restore partition around for now, and I recommend
1.76 espie 200: burning the recovery partition to CD, as a backup. </p>
1.92 nick 201: <p>The video card (ATI Radeon Mobility) needs to be told explicitly
202: to run in 1600x1200 (which is just a two line addition to XF86Config).
203: Sometimes, X doesn't start correctly, and needs to be killed and
1.76 espie 204: restarted.
1.92 nick 205: The XVideo extension works, so DVDs can be run full-screen with ogle.
1.76 espie 206: In -current, mplayer can display most other kinds of video as well.</p>
1.92 nick 207: <p>Sound works. The integrated Ethernet card works.
208: The integrated Prism WiFi works. Suspend works.
209: The special keys (sound volume, light intensity...) are handled
1.76 espie 210: by the hardware and work under OpenBSD as well.
211: The CD Burner works.</p>
1.92 nick 212: <p>IDE dma is not recognized in 3.1, as the chipset is a new revision
213: of the Intel 82801. This was fixed right after I got the laptop.
1.76 espie 214: I haven't even tried to get the modem or the infrared working.</p>
215: Contact <a href="mailto:espie@openbsd.org">Marc Espie</a>.
1.92 nick 216: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.39 angelos 217: IBM Thinkpad T21
1.92 nick 218: </td><td>
1.39 angelos 219: <p>As of OpenBSD 2.8, everything works fine.</p>
220: <p>Here is the fdisk output; the easiest way of getting there is
221: to resize the Windows partition (I use PartitionMagic) and move
222: it to the end of the disk, then create an OpenBSD partition
223: (and ignore the partition resizing fdisk does -- just go ahead
224: and create all the filesystems you need with disklabel).</p>
225: <pre>
226: Starting Ending
227: #: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [ start - size]
228: -------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.50 horacio 229: 0: 1C 1023 1 1 - 1023 239 63 [ 42003423 - 20502657] <Unknown ID>
1.92 nick 230: *1: A6 0 1 1 - 1021 239 63 [ 63 - 15452577] OpenBSD
231: 2: 00 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused
232: 3: 00 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused
1.39 angelos 233: </pre>
234: <p>To get it to see the serial and infrared ports (both as com*
235: devices), you need to play with the IRQ assignments in the
236: BIOS; just set them to the default values as found in the
237: GENERIC config file. Likewise for the parallel port (OpenBSD
238: can see lpt2). You may have to play with the Windows
239: assignments for this as well.</p>
240:
1.44 angelos 241: <p>There's at least two miniPCI cards available at this point:
242: one is an (unsupported) WinModem, and the other is a combo
243: ethernet/modem card. The ethernet works just fine (detected
244: as an fxp/inphy card); the modem looks like it's a real one,
245: but it's not yet supported.</p>
1.39 angelos 246:
247: <p>Sound (CS4614) works fine. To avoid system freeze when using
1.84 mickey 248: CardBus and audio simultaneously, you *may* need to set at least
1.92 nick 249: two IRQs for use by PCI devices, in the BIOS; I use 9 and 11. It
1.44 angelos 250: is also necessary to turn off PCI Power Management in the BIOS
251: Power configuration (that's the only menu that scrolls, so make
252: sure you go to the bottom of the page :-)</p>
1.39 angelos 253:
1.41 angelos 254: <p>APM works except for hibernation (requires OS support). To
255: get "halt -p" to work, you must set the sysctl variable
256: machdep.apmhalt to 1 (you need OpenBSD 2.8-current with
257: sources from mid-January, or later). You will need this line
1.92 nick 258: in your kernel configuration file for APM to work at all:</p>
1.39 angelos 259:
260: <pre>
261: option APM_DISABLE_INTERRUPTS=0
262: </pre>
263:
264: <p>Although the video card is supposed to work with XFree86
265: 3.3.6pl8, I've only managed to get it to work with XFree86
1.92 nick 266: 4.0.1 with the patches found
267: <a href="http://www.probo.com/timr/savagemx.html">here</a> (you
1.39 angelos 268: can also find binaries of the driver for OpenBSD 2.8 at the
1.40 angelos 269: same location). You need to have a kernel with "option
1.39 angelos 270: INSECURE" and set the securelevel to -1 in /etc/rc.securelevel
271: (so the X server can open /dev/mem and mmap() the BIOS). In
1.46 angelos 272: this configuration, it can do 1400x1050 at 16bpp (version 1.1.13
273: of the savage driver works fine at 24bpp as well).</p>
1.39 angelos 274:
1.41 angelos 275: <p><b>UPDATE:</b> The above-mentioned patches have been
276: included in XFree86 4.0.2, and work out of the box. You don'
277: need a kernel with the option INSECURE set, just set the
1.40 angelos 278: machdep.allowaperture sysctl variable to 2, typically in
279: /etc/sysctl.conf, if you have an OpenBSD 2.8 (or later) built
280: from sources updated after December 15th 2000.</p>
281:
1.39 angelos 282: <p>Note that some models only do 1024x768. Those that do
283: 1400x1050, can also do 1600x1200 using a virtual screen
284: (wherein the whole display shifts as you go "off-screen"); I
285: have not tested whether that works (it does in Windows).</p>
286:
287: <p>If you close the lid of the laptop, the system suspends;
288: under XFree86 4.0, resuming works fine with respect to the
289: display (XFree86 3.3.6 might not be able to cope with this --
290: it couldn't on the ThinkPad 770Z).</p>
291:
1.49 angelos 292: <p>An XF86Config file for XFree86 4.0 can be found <a
1.39 angelos 293: href="xf86configs/thinkpadt21">here</a>.</p>
294:
1.49 angelos 295: <p><b>UPDATE</b> Apparently, recent T21s have the ATI Rage
296: 3D Rage Mobility instead.
297: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpadt21-2">Here's</a> an XF86Config
298: for XFree86 4.0 for this configuration.</p>
299:
1.40 angelos 300: <p>One annoying thing is when you take out one of the UltraBay
301: 2000 devices; the system starts beeping. The only way to make it
302: stop is to suspend and then plug in a device in the UltraBay (not
303: necessarily the same one). Note that hot-swap of UltraBay 2000
304: devices is not currently supported in OpenBSD (as of 2.8), thus
305: it's only safe to hot-swap batteries.</p>
306:
1.78 jufi 307: <p>Contact <a href="mailto:angelos@openbsd.org">Angelos Keromytis</a>.</p>
1.92 nick 308: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.1 deraadt 309: IBM Thinkpad 760
1.92 nick 310: </td><td>
1.1 deraadt 311: As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work.<p>
312: Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available.<p>
313: MWave modem/sound does not work.<p>
314: APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming.<p>
1.78 jufi 315: Contact <a href="mailto:todd@openbsd.org">Todd Fries</a>.
1.92 nick 316: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.27 marc 317: IBM Thinkpad T20
1.92 nick 318: </td><td>
1.82 marc 319: <p>See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t20/">http://www.snafu.org/t20/</a>
320: for out-of-date info on this laptop.</p>
321: <p>Contact <a href="mailto:marc@snafu.org">Marco S Hyman</a>.</p>
1.92 nick 322: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.72 marc 323: IBM Thinkpad T23
1.92 nick 324: </td><td>
1.82 marc 325: <p>Problem with some boot floppies: must boot with -c and disable ahc
1.81 marc 326: or the machine hangs booting. This has not been a problem with
1.82 marc 327: bootable CDs or the GENERIC kernel.</p>
1.72 marc 328:
1.82 marc 329: <p>Apm mostly works -- suspends OK, doesn't hibernate (needs OS
1.72 marc 330: support). Attempts to hibernate results in nothing more than a
1.73 marc 331: keyboard beep. The audio chipset is supported (auich). Note:
332: there are 16 different mutes and most of them are set by default.
333: Best feature: built in 802.11b and fxp ethernet. Wireless
1.72 marc 334: uses PRISM 2.5 ISL3874A(PCI), Firmware 1.0.7 (primary), 1.3.6
1.82 marc 335: (station).</p>
1.72 marc 336:
1.82 marc 337: <p>X works (XF4). XF4 config file for OpenBSD can be found
1.81 marc 338: <a href="xf86configs/thinkpadt23">here</a>.</p>
1.72 marc 339:
1.82 marc 340: <p>See <a href="http://www.snafu.org/t23/">http://www.snafu.org/t23/</a>
341: for more info.</p>
1.72 marc 342:
1.82 marc 343: <p>Contact <a href="mailto:marc@snafu.org">Marco S Hyman</a>.</p>
1.92 nick 344: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.91 nick 345: JVC MP-XP 7250DE
1.92 nick 346: </td><td>
1.91 nick 347: <p>Everything works fine except APM and the built-in
348: SD card reader.</p>
349:
350: <p>Since OpenBSD 3.4 the boot loader does not boot correctly from
351: USB CDROM on this machine -- workaround: take 3.3 and upgrade or
352: boot via network or PCMCIA floppy.</p>
353:
354: <p>The audio chipset is supported. Wireless 802.11b PRISM 2.5 (USB)
355: is supported, too.</p>
356:
357: <p>X (XF4) works fine. More infos (dmesg and XF86Config)
358: can be found
359: <a href="http://umaxx.um.funpic.de/howtos/howto_openbsd-on-jvc-mp-xp7250de.php">
360: here</a>.</p>
361:
362: <p>Contact <a href="mailto:umaxx@oleco.net">Joerg Zinke</a>.</p>
1.92 nick 363: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.54 ian 364: Sony VAIO F430
1.92 nick 365: </td><td>
1.80 david 366: As of OpenBSD 2.6-Current (Feb 17/00)<p>
1.92 nick 367:
1.54 ian 368: APM: "<strong>zzz</strong>" suspend works, as does the keyboard
1.92 nick 369: suspend. "<strong>halt -p</strong>" and "<strong>apm -S</strong>"
1.54 ian 370: don't. (but I've yet to look for phdisk utilities below - will be
1.80 david 371: investigating shortly.) <p>
1.54 ian 372:
373: DVD drive, floppy all function. Ethernet works after wakeup with
1.80 david 374: the card I'm using (3Com 3c589). <p>
1.54 ian 375:
1.78 jufi 376: Contact <a href="mailto:beck@openbsd.org">Bob Beck</a>.
1.92 nick 377: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.54 ian 378: Sony VAIO z505r
1.92 nick 379: </td><td>
1.54 ian 380: APM support: "<strong>zzz</strong>", suspend via keyboard, hibernation
381: via keyboard, and "<strong>halt -p</strong>" all work.
382: "<strong>apm -S</strong>" wakes up immediately.<p>
383:
384: Hibernation uses a block at the end of the disk, approximately
385: 3-5MB larger than the memory in your machine. To repair hibernation,
386: use "<strong>phdisk.exe /create /partition</strong>" to setup the
387: partition. The phdisk program is available on the boot
388: floppy image provided on the first recovery CD.<p>
389:
390: Built-in ethernet works fine, but occasionally requires reset
391: after suspend using
392: "<strong>ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up</strong>".<p>
393:
394: After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running. Patches are
395: being worked on.<p>
396:
397: Sound is supported using the <a
1.78 jufi 398: href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=neo&sektion=4">
1.54 ian 399: neo(4)</a> device driver. Sometimes upon boot, a hang happens
400: when trying to determine the AC97 mixer type.<p>
401:
402: When the memory stick slot is empty, it can cause errors which overflow
403: the dmesg buffer, and thus confuse the OpenBSD install program.
404: The BIOS Setup, (accessed using F2), has an option to disable the
405: memory stick.<p>
406:
407: An XF86Config file suitable for use with XFree86 3.3.X may be
1.92 nick 408: found <a href="xf86configs/vaioz505r">here</a>.<p>
1.54 ian 409:
1.78 jufi 410: Contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>.
1.92 nick 411: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.89 nick 412: Sony Vaio z505n:
1.92 nick 413: </td><td>
414: <p> OpenBSD 3.6-current (as of August 2004) runs. Installation is
415: cumbersome, though. The Sony CD drive does not boot the snapshot CD.
416: <p>Installation by USB floppy:
1.89 nick 417: The floppy36.fs of the snapshot (august 2004)
1.92 nick 418: can be brought to boot if one disables the
419: following (boot -c, wait for the UKC> prompt):
1.89 nick 420: <pre>
421: disable pcibios
422: disable fxp
423: disable pcic
424: </pre>
425: After this there is no USB, no PCMCIA, no Cardbus
426: and no network. This means that the laptop has
427: no input/output! So you have to put the install sets
428: on a partition from some other OS or earlier installations
429: of OpenBSD. The install script can mount ffs and msdos
430: partitions. The kernel as supplied with the snapshot
431: boots alright and recognizes all the relevant hardware
432: (no softmodem, no firewire, no memorystick, no JogDial).
433: Sound (yds) works. The XFConfig from the OpenBSD install
1.92 nick 434: works without modification.<p>
1.89 nick 435: Contact <a href="mailto:vaio@weggla.franken.de">Matthias Bauer</a>.
1.92 nick 436: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.54 ian 437: Sony VAIO z505s
1.92 nick 438: </td><td>
1.54 ian 439: Similar to the VAIO z505r, except that the provided USB floppy has
440: some problems.<p>
1.78 jufi 441: Contact <a href="mailto:provos@openbsd.org">Niels Provos</a>.
1.92 nick 442: </td></tr><tr><td>
443: Sony VAIO 747
444: </td><td>
1.54 ian 445: Ever since OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do work.<p>
1.92 nick 446: Ships with a PCMCIA modem card (COM One MCC220 Platinum Card),
447: which works.<p>
1.54 ian 448: Sound works (8 bit only).<p>
449: APM behaviour similar to the VAIO z505r,
450: except that hibernation has not been tested.<p>
451: USB does not work.<p>
452: An XF86Config file can be found
453: <a href="xf86configs/vaio747">here</a>.<p>
1.78 jufi 454: Contact <a href="mailto:markus@openbsd.org">Markus Friedl</a>.
1.92 nick 455: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.89 nick 456: Sony VAIO PCG C1XD
1.92 nick 457: </td><td>
1.89 nick 458: OpenBSD 3.6 works, but there are some minor issues:
459: <ul>
460: <li>USB and built-in sound (Yamaha) work just fine.
461: <li>Firewire works with the experimental kernel support
462: <li>My 3com Megahertz Cardbus LAN Card works ok.
463: <li>Here are my <a href="http://pestilenz.org/~grunk/openbsd/vario/dmesg">dmesg</a> with -current and my <a href="http://pestilenz.org/~grunk/openbsd/vario/XF86Config">XF86Config</a>.
464: <li>Jog Dial and the mini camera were useless to me, so I never
465: tested them.
466: <li>While the GENERIC Kernel works fine, the installation ramdisk
467: kernel hangs on booting since OpenBSD 3.3 or so. Disabling the
468: cardslot and PCMCIA subsystem in UKC before booting makes the ramdisk
469: come up, too. But then you have to install from images you left on
470: the hard disk before (e. g. in a discardable filesystem in the
471: partition you want to use for swapping later), because you can't
472: access LAN or WLAN without the cardslot.
473: <li>Removing cards from the PCMCIA/Cardbus slot on a running
474: system may cause system freeze or instant reboot sometimes.
475: <li>My D-Link DWL-650 (PrismII) works for some time, but then
476: locks up and has to be reinserted to work again. This, however,
477: causes the problems mentioned above.
478: <li>APM works partly: "<b>halt -p</b>" switches off the machine, but
479: sometimes, you can't wake up from "<b>zzz</b>".
1.93 ! nick 480: </ul><p>
1.89 nick 481: Contact <a href="mailto:grunk@pestilenz.org">Alexander von Gernler</a>.
1.92 nick 482: </td></tr><tr><td>
483: Sony VAIO PCG-SRX77
484: </td><td>
1.79 millert 485: <p>OpenBSD 3.3 works but there are some quirks.
486: <ul>
487: <li>XFree86 works, I use the following
488: <a href="xf86configs/sonysrx77">XF86Config</a>.
1.92 nick 489: <li>Audio works, using the
1.79 millert 490: <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>
491: driver.
492: <li>The built-in ethernet works, using the
493: <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>
494: driver.
495: <li>The cardbus and built-in wireless do <strong>not</strong> work
496: without an <a href="ftp://ftp.courtesan.com/pub/millert/OpenBSD/srx77/cardbus.diff">awful hack</a>.
497: <li>USB and the memory stick port work.
498: <li>Firewire is currently untested.
499: <li>The jog dial is not currently supported.
500: <li>The built-in software modem does not work.
501: <li>APM does not work; the laptop goes to sleep but does not wake up.
502: <li>"halt -p" does halt the machine.
503: </ul>
504: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
1.92 nick 505: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.11 millert 506: Toshiba Libretto 50CT
1.92 nick 507: </td><td>
1.11 millert 508: APM works but you need to be careful not to use the last
509: 32meg or so of the disk since that's where the BIOS dumps
510: the long time hibernation image. You can take a look at
511: the bios geometry in disklabel to see exactly how many sectors
512: it wants. Failure to do so will cause filesystem corruption
513: during suspend.
514: <p>
1.50 horacio 515: The libretto uses a single IRQ for both
1.78 jufi 516: <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>
517: 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 518: so the best thing to do is to choose one and disable the other
519: in the kernel.
1.11 millert 520: The pcmcia external floppy drive is not currently supported
521: by OpenBSD, but it can be used during the install.
522: <p>
1.92 nick 523: Installation can be a bit tricky with only a single pcmcia
524: slot. The best way to do this is to do a network install.
525: To do this, load the boot floppy and at the boot prompt,
526: enter <em>boot -c</em>. When you see the <em>UKC</em>
527: prompt, unplug the floppy drive, plug in your network card,
528: and then type exit. The kernel will then probe the network
529: card and you should be able to do a normal network install.
1.11 millert 530: You may find it necessary to disable the sound devices in
531: the BIOS in order for the boot floppy to correctly detect
532: your network card.
533: <p>
1.62 millert 534: There are sample XF86Config files for both
535: <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct">XFree86 4.X</a> and
536: <a href="xf86configs/libretto50ct-xf3">XFree86 3.3.X</a>.
1.18 millert 537: <p>
1.92 nick 538: Note that the chips driver was broken in XFree86 4.1 (it
539: is fixed in XFree86 4.2) and hence the XFree86 that ships
540: with OpenBSD 3.0 does not work on the libretto. I have
541: compiled the old XFree86 4.01 chips driver (which does work)
542: for XFree86 4.1. Just grab
543: <a href="ftp://ftp.courtesan.com/pub/todd/OpenBSD/chips_drv.o">
1.65 millert 544: chips_drv.o</a> and copy it to
545: <pre>
546: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/chips_drv.o
547: </pre>
548: That will make XFree86 4.1 work on the 50CT and 70CT.
549: <p>
1.78 jufi 550: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
1.92 nick 551: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.20 millert 552: Toshiba Libretto 100CT
1.92 nick 553: </td><td>
1.20 millert 554: Most of the information listed in the Libretto 50CT entry
555: apply to the 100CT as well.
556: <p>
1.62 millert 557: X11 works in 800x400 mode. There are sample XF86Config files for both
558: <a href="xf86configs/libretto100ct">XFree86 4.X</a> and
559: <a href="xf86configs/libretto100ct-xf3">XFree86 3.3.X</a>.
1.20 millert 560: <p>
1.78 jufi 561: Contact <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd Miller</a>.
1.92 nick 562: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.68 millert 563: Toshiba Portege 2000
1.92 nick 564: </td><td>
1.68 millert 565: Builtin wavelan and 10/100 ethernet (fxp) work.<p>
566: Audio is not supported.<p>
1.71 millert 567: APM works ("<strong>zzz</strong>"), as does "<strong>halt -p</strong>".
568: However, battery life is reported incorrectly--it always reports
569: that the laptop is connected to A/C power.<p>
1.68 millert 570: USB attaches but is currently untested.<p>
1.70 millert 571: The bundled pcmcia CD-ROM does not currently work.<p>
1.71 millert 572: XFree86 4.2 and higher works. There is a sample
1.68 millert 573: <a href="xf86configs/portege2000">XF86Config</a> file.
574: However, the keyboard repeat rate is a little too fast.
1.92 nick 575: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.1 deraadt 576: Toshiba Portege 660CDT
1.92 nick 577: </td><td>
1.1 deraadt 578: APM is completely broken.<p>
1.78 jufi 579: 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>
580: 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 581: hardware can cause some grief. Newer versions of the flash
582: BIOS are worse, since they are less flexible about what interrupts
583: they allow.<p>
1.78 jufi 584: Contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>.
1.92 nick 585: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.91 nick 586: Toshiba Satellite 2410S
1.92 nick 587: </td><td>
1.91 nick 588: <p>
589: All stuff tested are working fine (Graphics, Sound, PCMCIA, APM, ethernet).
1.92 nick 590: <p> Infrared and 56K modem are untested.
591: <p> There's a bug with certain toshiba laptops and XFree/X.org. Ratio is
1.91 nick 592: too quick, and some chars are repeated. To avoid that, disable
1.93 ! nick 593: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=X&format=html">X</a>'s
1.91 nick 594: kbd handling, and load a modmap with xmodmap. A sample Xorg config
595: file can be found
596: <a href="http://www.atlantilde.com/repository/config/xorg.conf">here</a>.
1.92 nick 597: <p> Contact <a href="mailto:aanriot@atlantilde.com">Alexandre Anriot</a>.
598: </td></tr><tr><td>
1.77 espie 599: Toshiba Satellite 320CDS
1.92 nick 600: </td><td>
601: <p> Trusty old model. Keep windows around, in at least a minimal
602: incarnation, as the BIOS setup is done in software, through a
1.77 espie 603: <code>TSETUP</code> program.</p>
1.92 nick 604: <p>X works fine in 800x600, 16 bits.</p>
605: <p>The sound chip can be handled as a windows sound system clone (wss).
606: This entails disabling the soundblaster clone recognition.
607: The BIOS setup must also be set to separate channels for playing
1.77 espie 608: and recording. I haven't tried recording.</p>
1.92 nick 609: <p> PCMCIA cards work. Cardbus models work as well, provided the BIOS
1.77 espie 610: is set to cardbus mode, and not auto-detection.
611: Contact <a href="mailto:espie@openbsd.org">Marc Espie</a>.
1.92 nick 612: </td></tr><tr><td>
613: Toshiba Tecra 500CS
614: </td><td>
1.7 brad 615: APM is broken, However it <b>halt -p</b> does work.<p>
616: Sound works by default with the GENERIC kernel, but with the speakers
617: is not really worth it. X runs nicely as well.<p>
1.78 jufi 618: Contact <a href="mailto:ericj@monkey.org">Eric Jackson</a>.
1.92 nick 619: </td></tr><tr><td>
620: Toshiba Tecra 550CDT
621: </td><td>
622: APM deep sleep (<b>zzz</b>) works, but <b>-S</b> wakes up
623: immediately.<p>
1.10 aaron 624: XFree86 works beautifully.<p>
625: Sound works, after some IRQ tinkering in the BIOS.<p>
1.50 horacio 626: USB works; at least, I plugged a digital camera in, and the
1.78 jufi 627: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ugen&sektion=4">ugen(4)</a> driver detected and configured it.<p>
1.92 nick 628: The built-in modem does not work since it requires software only
629: available in Windows; that is, it does not implement a true RS232
630: communication port.<p>
631: The pcic is broken in this machine, so I cannot accurately comment
632: on PCMCIA attach/detach.<p>
1.78 jufi 633: Contact <a href="mailto:aaron@openbsd.org">Aaron Campbell</a>.
1.92 nick 634: </td></tr>
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