OpenBSD/i386 Laptop Page

i386 Laptop Status

This is a list of laptops known to be working with OpenBSD.

If your laptop isn't listed below doesn't mean that it won't work, and you will most likely find a similar model that is listed below. Most laptops work very well, however some will still have minor issues.

Of those that have problems,

Some exhibit problems with APM support. Note that apm -S fails to suspend some laptops.
Some lack sound support
A few have subtle bugs with their PCMCIA and CardBus support
There is currently neither Firewire nor ACPI support in OpenBSD
XFree86/X.org does not support some displays properly. Sometimes switching between both of them helps.
Some other built-in devices don't work.
Some have problems with pcmcia card eject interrupts.
Almost all modern laptops with on-board modems have "winmodems", which are not currently and are unlikely to ever be supported. Use a PCCard modem if you need one that works. You can assume any modem on the machines below does NOT work unless indicated.
IBM Thinkpads (and perhaps other notebooks, too) with Phoenix-style BIOSes offer a so-called "hibernation mode", where memory is written to disk. You can use this feature with OpenBSD. Generate the partition for hibernation using the /usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk utility from the ports collection. The hibernation partition requires to be a MS-DOS partition at the beginning of the harddisk. This partition can be of type 16 bit FAT or FAT32 (as such it is possible that a Windows install lives in this partition).
IBM Thinkpads with mini-PCI slots will check PCI IDs against a built-in list of "allowed" devices, and thus will not work with third-party cards. This behavior can be changed by using the /usr/ports/misc/tpwireless utility from ports BEFORE inserting the third-party card. This utility sets a "magic bit" in the BIOS to disable this check.
In order to get the full native resolution of the LCD screen on some laptops, Intel i8x5/i9x5 chipsets can be adjusted using the x11/915resolution package. This software changes the resolution of an available vbios mode. It patches only the RAM version of the video bios, so the new resolution is lost upon rebooting.
Note that the 915resolution port is only available since 4.0, and that it supersedes 855resolution, which is still mentioned in a number of entries below.

Laptop Notes
Acer Aspire 1312XC

OpenBSD 3.9 works.
DMA problem with internal HD (Hitachi Travelstar) and another internal HD (Seagate Momentus). After lowering wd(4)'s flags everything works fine in OpenBSD. In Windows both HDs sound strange (loud klicking).
Graphics card (S3 ProSavage DDR) works with X.org's "S3 Savage (generic)" at full resolution 1024x768x24.
halt -p works.
On-board ethernet (VIA RhineII-2) works.
Sound (AC97) works.
Hard to find any technical data on Acer's website. Better info at VIA Arena. Start with the article "How to ID your chipset and motherboard".
Touchpad is slow, and tapping (klicking by tapping the touchpad) is always on. Rebooting from Windows after setting up stuff doesn't help, maybe all touchpad settings are reset at startup and need a driver.
USB doesn't work well with ASUS CD-RW - min driver buffer fill always reports ca 20% (even at low speed in single-user mode) and CD-RW often hangs on "fixating...".
USB doesn't work with Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse:
uhub0: device problem, disabling port 1

Contact Magnus Åhman.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Acer Aspire 1360

OpenBSD 3.9-current (Jun 5, 2006) works.
It comes with AMD Sempron 2800+.
APM works fine (speeds: 1600 MHz, 800 Mhz).
Most of the Fn keys work (brightness, sound, black screen).
Ethernet: built-in RhineII-2 works.
Graphics: VIA S3 Unichrome PRO works with vesa in xorg.conf.
CardBus doesn't work.
mini-PCI with WLAN card doesn't work. Can't enable radio transmitter using button on front panel.
mini-PCI with HiFn card works.
Contact Maxim Bourmistrov.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Acer Aspire 3003WLCi

OpenBSD 3.8 works (previous versions have DMA problems).
Integrated Broadcom wifi doesn't work.
ACPI-only machine, no APM.
Fn keys don't work, except for screen brightness adjustment and backlight switch.
USB 2.0 and Cardbus slot untested.
Everything else works.
Contact Stephen Takacs.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Acer TravelMate 2303LC

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 31, 2006) works.
ACPI-only machine, no APM support.
Ethernet: Broadcom BCM4401 10/100 works.
Graphics: Intel 82852/855GM, works with resolution 1024x768x24.
CD-RW works: burning tested, reading both CD and DVD is ok.
Touchpad works.
USB works: tested with many devices.
Sound works.
PCMCIA works.
Contact Dmitri Alenitchev.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Acer TravelMate 2403WXCi

OpenBSD 3.9-current (Apr 19, 2006) works.
ACPI-only machine, no APM support.
Ethernet: Broadcom BCM4401 10/100 works, but requires the AC adapter to be disconnected when powering on.
Graphics: Intel 82915GM works but requires the 855resolution utility to get 1280x800 widescreen.
USB works (several devices tested).
CD-RW: Philips SCB5265 CDRW/DVD works (see the test result).
Built-in sound and Touchpad work.
PCMCIA: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller does not work, because of the BIOS's way to handle IRQ-adressing.
Integrated modem and Broadcom WiFi do not work.
Contact Henrik Borgh.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Acer TravelMate 4654LMi

OpenBSD 4.0 works.
Ethernet: Broadcom BCM5788 10/100/1G works.
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600, works with resolution 1400x1050x24.
DVD-RW works.
Touchpad works.
USB 1.1 works. USB 2.0 (ehci) still doesn't work.
Sound works.
APM doesn't work (ACPI based computer)
Wireless (iwi) doesn't work. Can't enable radio transmitter using button on front panel.
Card reader doesn't work.
PCMCIA doesn't work: tested with ORINOCO wireless (wi) card that is working with my Thinkpad T40.
pccom3 at pcmcia0 function 0: can't allocate i/o space

Not all functional keys are workable.
Bluetooth, IrDA, internal modem: not tested.
Contact Alexey Vatchenko
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Clevo D410V

Works with OpenBSD 3.9-current (2006 May)
CPU: 2.8Ghz with HyperThreading. I use it with GENERIC kernel.
Graphics: ATI 9600. It's working fine with Xorg loaded glx. DRI not working. Resolution 1400x1050 works fine.
Ethernet: 100/1000 Realtek 8169. Working with re(4) fine.
PCMCIA: Working with Buffalo WLI-CB-B11 (11Mbps) WiFi Card. rtw(4)
USB: Working. I tried with Lexar JumpDrive and digital camera.
Sound: auich(4) working (AC'97)
apm(8) is not working properly. Cannot apm -S: apm0: APM set power state: unable to enter requested state (96)
apm -z freezes.
MMC: Card reader works excellent.
Infrared: not tested.
CD/DVD - QSI, CDRW/DVD SBW-242, UX02 SCSI0 5/cdrom removable I can write cd, and view dvd.
Contact Adam Papai
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Compaq Presario R4035

OpenBSD 3.9-current (July 2006) works in both i386 and amd64 mode. CardBus works. X works out of the box.
To make CardBus work on i386, you need to update the BIOS; failing that, change PCIBIOS to "flags 1" using UKC (see boot_config(8)) or using a custom kernel
Wireless card does not work (BroadCom 43xx chipset) and may never.
Sound works, sort of: the chipset seems to be stuck at 48KHz whereas most software expects to be able to set it to 44.1 KHz (so sound comes out at slightly wrong speed).
The SD host controller (sdhc(4)) memory slot does not work yet.
Contact Ian Darwin (ian at darwinsys point com).
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Compaq Presario 700EA

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Oct 3, 2006) works.
All components are detected except for the onboard modem
Xorg works with a modified xorg.conf
Apm does not show battery and A/C power status
Suspending sometimes works
Resuming after suspend prevents an external usb mouse from working
Contact Wijnand Wiersma ( wijnand at nedbsd point nl ).
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Compaq Presario V2405US

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 30, 2006) works.
Broadcom built-in wireless not supported.
Texas Instruments CardBus slot not supported.
Realtek built-in 10/100 ethernet works fine.
X.Org works perfectly without special config file (1280x768?).
Touchpad is very sensitive under X.Org! I typically disable it via config -e, disabling pms and pmsi.
Contact C. Bensend
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Compaq NX9030

OpenBSD 3.9 works.
APM does not work correctly. "Battery state: absent" and 0 percent charge when running on AC or battery.
Built-in wireless works with iwi firmware from Damien
Audio works good.
Contact Giovanni Bechis.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Inspiron 1000

OpenBSD 3.9 works.
APM causes kernel panic, no way to disable in BIOS, so disabled in kernel (see dmesg and bug i386/5084).
CD-RW/DVD-ROM works for burning CD-R/W and reading DVD-ROM and playing (though see more info, below).
PCMCIA, Touchpad, USB 2.0, Ethernet sis(4), and Audio (SiS 7012 AC'97) work.
Video (SiS 650L) works with X driver sis, VGA out works if configured properly in xorg.conf.
Fn keys:

Brightness keys work without any special configuration
Enable/disable system beep works (mixerctl inputs.phone.mute=off first)
Num Lock works (though see additional link for more info on using it)
mute and volume up/down don't seem to work (though configuration may be possible)
display change works (to a point; see link for more info)
SysRq and Break keys not tested

Contact Christian Jones.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf ¦ more info
Dell Latitude c400

OpenBSD 4.1-beta (Feb 16, 2007) works.
All hardware (including iwi(4), sound, X at 1024x768/24bit) works.
Suspend sort of works: the system will go to sleep (either by zzz(8), closing the lid, or Fn-Esc), but it won't wake up properly (I get a flashing _ cursor) ... so, I have to hold down the power button for a few seconds, reboot, and fsck.
For some reason, unless specifically told, X will default to a lower resolution. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace kicks it into gear. Hardcoding 1024x768 into xorg.conf fixes it for good though.
Contact Mark Peoples.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Latitude c610

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 27, 2006) works.
Audio, video, PCMCIA, and onboard NIC work.
halt -p works
apmd works
Standby (apm -S) does not work
Suspend (zzz, apm -z, suspend key) works with one caveat: shut the laptop promptly after starting suspend sequence, otherwise the fan runs at high speed after resume.
Contact Josh Grosse.
dmesg
Dell Latitude c840

OpenBSD 3.8 works.
NIC works.
USB 1.0 works.
X.org works at 1600x1200, 24bpp.
All Fn key combinations work, including numeric keypad, except audio controls, mute, volUp and volDn.
Contact Craig McCormick.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Latitude D410

3.9, 4.0, various snapshots and -current (Nov 5, 2006) work fine.
Wireless works with iwi(4).
Frequency scaling works since est.c improvements between 3.9 and 4.0.
i915GM dual-screen works with dock VGA output.
Sound and touchpad work out of the box.
Built-in Bluetooth is detected (not tested).
ACPI works when enabled in GENERIC (sensors, halt -p, battery levels, poweroff button, ...)
Suspend/hibernate doesn't work (apm -S / zzz does nothing).
Contact Landry Breuil.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Latitude D420

OpenBSD 4.0-release and 4.0-current (Dec 27, 2006) work.
Integrated 82945GM works ok, 1280x800 wide screen, after enabling the resolution using the x11/915resolution tool by invoking it in /etc/securelevel like:
/usr/local/sbin/915resolution 4d 1280 800 >/dev/null

sound card and bge work ok ("firmware handshake timed out" messages with 4.0-release, but no problems).
wpi (download firmware first) doesn't work (fatal firmware error)
error message with halt -p (not with halt)
cbb0: bad Vcc request. Sock_ctrl 0x501aa88, sock_status 0x50123e9

sysctl hw.setperf=... changes the CPU speed (from 800 to 1067).
integrated SD-Card reader works.
Contact Aurélien.
dmesg ¦ dmesg (snapshot) ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Latitude D500

OpenBSD 4.0-current (January 8, 2007) works.
The onboard NIC (fxp) works fine.
ACPI-only machine, no APM support.
Enhanced SpeedStep works.
The touchpad works fine (even on console).
USB 2.0 works: USB mouse and mobile connectivity tested.
Built-in CD/DVD player and writer works.
Sound (auich) works, but it's set to maximum volume by default. I've put outputs.master=100 in /etc/mixerctl.conf.
Built-in wireless (ipw) works fine with the firmware, see FAQ 6 - Wireless networking.
X.org 6.9.0 at 1024x768 by default. Switching from LCD to external display works.
Adjusting the display brightness with the fn keys works.
PCMCIA works: tested with D-Link (ne) adapter.
Contact Simon Dassow.
dmesg
Dell Latitude D505

OpenBSD 3.9-current (May 1, 2006) works.
The onboard NIC (fxp) works fine.
ACPI-only machine, no APM support.
The touchpad works fine, under X as well as under text consoles.
USB 2.0 works fine: DVD writing using an external USB DVD writer, as well as a USB flash device.
Built-in CD/DVD player works nicely.
Sound (auich) works, but it's very loud by default, especially the beep. For this reason, I've put outputs.master=30 in /etc/mixerctl.conf.
The Broadcom BCM4306 built-in wireless is not supported. Why? See FAQ 6 - Wireless networking.
X.org 6.9 works fine without a xorg.conf file. The maximum resolution of this machine is 1024x768. Switching from LCD to external display works fine, there were problems with this in X.org 6.8.2 (mouse pointer dying etc.) but they have been solved in 6.9.
Not tested: PCMCIA/Cardbus.
Contact Steven Mestdagh.
dmesg
Dell Latitude D600

OpenBSD 4.0-current (December 30, 2006) works well.
Audio, video (1280x1024), and onboard NIC (Gigabit Broadcom 570x) work just fine.
Built-in wireless (Dell TrueMobile 1300) not supported.
APM not supported.
Contact C. Bensend.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Latitude D620

OpenBSD 4.0 works.
Video works at native resolution with x11/915resolution.
Onboard bge(4) works.
Internal wireless (wpi) works, but requires firmware that is not free.
Sound works.
Cardbus slot works when pcibios has its flags set to 0x0001.
Contact Ben Lovett.
dmesg
Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook E8010 with i855/SXGA+

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 23, 2006) works.
SD card reader and SVGA are not supported.
Doesn't have APM, so there's no way to suspend or 'halt -p' the box.
needs X.Org as of May 2005 (and 915resolution for full 1400x1050 resolution). The laptop only does 1280x1024 by default.
Everything else on the machine works.
Contact Nikolay Sturm.
dmesg
HP nx7010

OpenBSD 3.9 works.
Everything worked out of the box, except the battery status:
apm0: AC on, battery charge unknown

Contact Xavier Mertens.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
HP Pavilion dv8120ca

OpenBSD 3.9-current (April 27th, 2006) works.
Working: touchpad, pcmcia (wireless card) , USB, hw.setperf, audio, Realtek 8139 NIC rl(4)
Not working: memory card reader, Broadcom wireless, apm suspend
Untested: Expresscard Slot
Hacks: Install failed repeatedly while reading kernel off CD. Going into BIOS first, then exiting and booting from CD worked for some reason.
Xorg -configure got everything right first try.
Contact Jon Simola.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
HP TC1100 Tablet PC

OpenBSD 3.8 works.
USB, Ethernet and X.org work fine.
Sound, PCMCIA and Modem untested.
Intel Pro Wireless 2200 Wifi does not work: The radio switch is done by software and ACPI support is needed.
Pen does not work. No wacom driver.
Contact Emilio Lopez.
dmesg
IBM Thinkpad 600E

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 15, 2006) works.
APM, X, and sound work fine.
One problem is sound: use the sb(4) driver for the sound card, because the clcs(4) driver does not work (clcs(4) driver expects to find it paired with an AC'97 codec chip, while instead the CS4610 is paired with the ISA CS4239).
Contact Dmitri Alenitchev.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf ¦ more info
IBM Thinkpad R50e type 1834-S5G

OpenBSD 3.9-beta (Feb 5, 2006) works.
ACPI-only machine, no APM support.
The built-in fxp(4) ethernet device works fine.
The built-in iwi(4) Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG works fine after downloading firmware files from Damien Bergamini's ipw page.
The built-in auich(4) audio device works fine.
ThinkLight works as well as volume up/down/mute buttons, for a nice on-screen display you can use tpb (/usr/ports/sysutils/tpb).
Contact Przemyslaw Nowaczyk.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad T23 model 26478NU.

Works well with OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 2006).
If using a boot floppy the system may hang when probing ahc. Workaround: boot with -c and disable ahc. A GENERIC kernel does not have this issue.
Serial port must be enabled in BIOS.
"ctrl:nocaps" in X puts the control key in a proper location
Wireless supported
Suspend works
Hibernation works with /usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk from the ports collection.
The audio chipset is supported (auich).
Contact Marco S Hyman.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf ¦ more info
IBM Thinkpad T40, Type 2373-7CG

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 22, 2006) works.
CD-RW/DVD-R: works as expected.
Ethernet: Intel 100Mb fxp device works fine.
Graphics: ATI Radion Mobility 7500, works with resolution 1024x768x24.
Sound works very well.
USB 2.0, PCMCIA, APM, touchpad, and trackpoint work.
Internal modem doesn't work.
IrDA works as COM port.
All functional keys are workable.
Contact Alexey Vatchenko.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad T40, Type 2374-2G7

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Nov 27 2006) works.
Everything works fine.
apm -S, apm -Z, auich and built-in DVD/CD-RW work fine.
Added Ralink RT2561S MiniPCI 802.11 ABG works fine with the tpwireless package.
Contact Renaud Allard.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad T41p type 2373-GEU

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Jan 4, 2007) works.
Everything works fine: APM, X, onboard ethernet (em), sound, USB, docking station.
onboard atheros works in 802.11b mode only.
Contact Matt Rowley.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad T42 model 2373

OpenBSD 3.7 and later works fine.
See entry for the X40 for the built-in iwi(4) or ipw(4) 802.11 card and APM/Hibernation support.
See entry for the X31 for Enhanced SpeedStep and the extra Thinkpad buttons.
The alternatively built-in "Atheros AR5212 (IBM MiniPCI)" 802.11 card works with the ath(4) driver.
X.org with ATI Radeon Mobility works fine (1024x768, 24bpp, Multihead).
The built-in aps(4) ThinkPad Active Protection System accelerometer output is available in sysctl.
The built-in USB Bluetooth and infrared are not presently supported.
The built-in em(4) gigabit ethernet device works fine.
The built-in auich(4) audio device works fine.
The built-in fingerprint scanner found in some models is not supported.
Contact Reyk Floeter.
dmesg (4.0-current) ¦ xorg.conf ¦ xorg.conf (Multihead)
IBM Thinkpad T43p type 2668-G5U

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Jan 4, 2007) works.
Everything works fine: APM, X, onboard ethernet (bge), sound, USB, docking station.
onboard atheros works in 802.11b mode only.
Contact Matt Rowley.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad X31

Works with OpenBSD 4.0-current (December 2006).
Nearly all Hardware is supported.
APM is well supported. Suspend mode (apm -s/zzz) works without problems. Hibernation (suspend to disk) works also fine but requires a small MS-DOS partition with a hibernation file at the beginning of the harddisk. You can create this file with tphdisk from ports (/usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk).
The two extra keys around the cursor block can be configured via xmodmap.
Example:
xmodmap -e "keycode 233 = Page_Down" xmodmap -e "keycode 234 = Page_Up"

The integrated Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 in my X31 (Model 2672-C8G) works with the ipw(4) driver. But you need to download the unfree firmware first to get it working. For more details read ipw(4).
I'm planning to replace this card with a ral(4) or an ath(4). For these cards, no unfree firmware required. To replace it, I'll have to unlock the bios first because IBM allows only special IBM mini-PCI cards to be installed. The bios can be patched with the tpwireless program (/usr/ports/misc/tpwireless, use on your own risk!).
The integrated CF-Card reader (really nice!) is supported as well.
Enhanced SpeedStep is supported. You can adjust the CPU speed via sysctl (sysctl hw.setperf).
The on-board fxp(4) and auich(4) are working without problems.
The keys for mute, volume up and volume down are working fine. No special software is required. If you'd like to get the big "Access IBM" button to work and have a nice on-screen display, you can install tpb from ports. (/usr/ports/sysutils/tpb) This works just fine and you have nice on-screen messages when you change volume and brightness settings or enable/disable the ThinkLight.
Contact Bernd Ahlers.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad X40

OpenBSD 3.7-current (June 12, 2005) works fine.
SD Card Slot is not presently supported.
The built-in "Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG" works only with additional firmware. See iwi(4) for more information.
The X40 model 2386-8WU 512MB RAM/40GB HD has an Atheros AR5212 wireless card built in. It works with 3.7-current, but not with 3.7 release.
UltraBase X4 works but is not hot-swappable. Machine locks up or becomes unstable when trying to hot-plug the base. Work is being done on a Linux ACPI driver.
The use of other mini-PCI cards may be restricted by the BIOS. However, non-IBM supplied cards can be used after running the /usr/ports/misc/tpwireless utility.
APM works fine, including suspend to hard-disk (hibernation)
If you want to use Hibernation, you must have a small msdos partition with a save2dsk.bin. For this, you can use /usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk.
Perhaps one of the best supported notebooks because several developers also use it.
Contact Marcus Popp (1) or Steve Fettig (2).
dmesg (1) ¦ xorg.conf (1) ¦ dmesg (2) ¦ xorg.conf (2)
IBM Thinkpad X41 (not tablet)

OpenBSD 3.8-current (Jan 16, 2006) works fine.
APM works (sleep and suspend).
Sound, wireless and accelerometer work. In order to switch between the speakers and headphone jack, the powerstate of the bluetooth module needs to be toggled once (Fn+F5).
Fingerprint scanner is detected as a ugen(4) device, but I haven't found software for it yet.
The built-in bluetooth module (comes from Broadcom) works with ubt(4)
Accelerated support for the i915 chipset was added in X.org 6.9 (merged into OpenBSD in January 2006), and everything works with the configuration file below.
Contact Spiros Thanasoulas (1) or Felix Kronlage (2).
dmesg (1) ¦ xorg.conf (1) ¦ dmesg (2)
Lenovo Thinkpad T43, "2668-F7G" or "UC3F7xx"

OpenBSD 3.9-beta (Feb 15, 2006) works.
X.Org 6.9.0 works without particular configuration tweaks (1400x1050), configured with X -configure and started with startx -- -depth 24
halt -p works.
iwi(4) Intel 2915 ABG works well, tested in several "b" and "g" networks (firmware and AP config hints from Damien Bergamini's ipw page).
bge(4) Gigabit ethernet works, not tested much beyond initial installation.
auich(4) sound works with base install and mplayer from packages.
aps(4) output is available in sysctl.
CardBus works: tested with CF adapter and card.
ExpressCard slot (upper card slot) not tested.
The system does not handle changes in removable (Ultrabay Slim) storage. When halted and subsequently warm booted, that IDE channel is disabled instead. A cold restart is required for a new device to be detected, this really is no big deal.
I'm uncertain whether APM (SpeedStep) works - sysctl(8) lacks hw.setperf, the dmesg identifies some "apm0 at bios0: Power Management spec V1.2" stuff anyway, BIOS settings at factory default of SpeedStep enabled.
Contact Åke Nordin.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Lenovo Thinkpad X60s (1702WEX)

OpenBSD 4.1 (March 5, 2007) works.
ACPI-only machine, no APM support.
wpi(4) Intel 3945 ABG works after installing the firmware as per the man page. Tested on "b" and "g" networks.
em(4) ethernet works.
azalia(4) audio works.
X works without config.
CardBus and ExpressCard untested.
sysctl(8) lacks hw.setperf, SpeedStep is likely not working.
Contact Jim Razmus II.
dmesg.uni ¦ dmesg.mp
Lenovo Thinkpad Z60m (2529-FBG)

OpenBSD 3.9-current (Jun 16, 2006) works.
ACPI-only machine, no APM support.
Wireless Intel 2915 ABG (iwi(4)) works after downloading the firmware.
X works without config.
aps(4) works.
SpeedStep works.
Audio works.
I believe this is the first Thinkpad that Lenovo made. Little things have me worried that this might be an end of the Thinkpad quality. Like the lack of APM support and the addition of Windows keys. Also the keyboard feels a little bit cheaper than my R40 but still it feels like a Thinkpad. The screen is better than the other Thinkpads I have seen.
Contact Jan Johansson.
dmesg
MSI Megabook S270

OpenBSD 4.0 works both in i386 and amd64 modes.
At least BIOS 6.70 is needed to fix an interrupt routing problem.
APM doesn't work.
X.Org 6.9.0 works on the LCD panel at 1280x800 out of the box (without configuration file). External VGA works if the monitor is connected before starting X.
Built-in wireless (ral(4)) works.
Sound works.

Contact Matthieu Herrb.
dmesg
NEC Versa S940

OpenBSD 4.0-release and 4.0-current (Dec 27, 2006) work.
Integrated 82852GM works ok, 1280x768 wide screen, after enabling the resolution using the x11/915resolution tool by invoking it in /etc/rc.securelevel like
/usr/local/sbin/915resolution 4d 1280 768 >/dev/null

sound card and rl work ok.
iwi works ok (including monitor mode), download firmware first.
APM is not detected, halt -p does not poweroff.
sysctl hw.setperf=... changes the CPU speed (from 600 to 1600)
Contact Aurélien.
dmesg ¦ dmesg (snapshot) ¦ xorg.conf
Sony VAIO PCG-505TR

OpenBSD 4.0 works.
Working: apm, audio, X, port extender.
Hacks: have to disable pcibios on UKC prompt for it to boot up (more details).
Contact Mayukh Bose.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Sony VAIO PCG-FX602

OpenBSD 3.7 works.
Audio does not work: you have to disable auvia* in GENERIC after installation.
APM, USB and PCMCIA work fine.
X.org runs out of the box, so no xorg.conf file supplied
Custom hack for hw.setperf:

Apply the ACPI-patches from Alexander Yurchenko.
Then edit /usr/src/sys/conf/files and add in line 21:
define acpibus {}

Add to /usr/src/sys/sys/malloc.conf
#define M_ACPI 122 /* ACPI */

Comment out the Sony SPIC stuff in /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/files.i386 and /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/GENERIC_ACPI (This stuff does not compile for me and i don't care about it;)
rebuild kernel, /usr/src/sbin/sysctl, /usr/src/usr.sbin/acpid[ump]
You are now able to set hw.setperf via sysctl.

I run additionally a utility I wrote to control this value automatically depending on cpu-load. It is based on Laurie Tratts' perfd. Just unpack and run make && sudo make install.
This way you are able to sustain Battery life up to 2 1/2 - 3 hours. And the fan stops to run permanently.
Contact Alf Schlichting.
dmesg
Sony VAIO PCG-N505X

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Feb 09, 2007) works.
Touchpad and X just work.
APM works except it needs the sysctl machdep.apmhalt=1 powerdown hack.
USB and Audio (AC'97) works.
PCMCIA NIC running with ep(4).
Contact Simon Dassow.
dmesg
Toshiba Libretto 70CT

OpenBSD 4.0 works.
X works - but swaps a lot with only 16Mb of RAM.
APM works OK.
Sound works once kernel has been configured using config(8).
Contact Fred Crowson.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf ¦ more info
Toshiba Satellite 2430-101

OpenBSD 4.0-current (Jan 19, 2007) works.
Cardbus works.
X works.
Sound is recognized (didn't try it).
USB works (new devices are recognized at least).
ACPI power button is recognized and works.
APM does not work (hard crash when resuming). Tried APM 1.1 and a few other APM flags without success.
Contact Nils Frohberg.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Toshiba Tecra 520CDT

OpenBSD 3.8 works.
Graphics card (ct65555) works fine with X.org.
PCMCIA tested with EtherPrime network card.
USB with ASUS CD-RW works.
Sound card (Yamaha OPL3-SA3): exactly the same things as with the Toshiba Tecra 8000 must be done (disable sb, change wss IRQ to 5 and make sure drq matches BIOS settings). But even after that the output volume cannot be set (no outputs.* fields at all exist). This problem is mentioned in the ym(4) manual. If you disable wss and enable the sb driver instead, volume can be set between 0-128, but play.rate, play.encoding etc. cannot be altered.

Contact Magnus Åhman.
dmesg ¦ xorg.conf

Laptop	Notes
Acer Aspire 1312XC	OpenBSD 3.9 works. DMA problem with internal HD (Hitachi Travelstar) and another internal HD (Seagate Momentus). After lowering wd(4)'s flags everything works fine in OpenBSD. In Windows both HDs sound strange (loud klicking). Graphics card (S3 ProSavage DDR) works with X.org's "S3 Savage (generic)" at full resolution 1024x768x24. halt -p works. On-board ethernet (VIA RhineII-2) works. Sound (AC97) works. Hard to find any technical data on Acer's website. Better info at VIA Arena. Start with the article "How to ID your chipset and motherboard". Touchpad is slow, and tapping (klicking by tapping the touchpad) is always on. Rebooting from Windows after setting up stuff doesn't help, maybe all touchpad settings are reset at startup and need a driver. USB doesn't work well with ASUS CD-RW - min driver buffer fill always reports ca 20% (even at low speed in single-user mode) and CD-RW often hangs on "fixating...". USB doesn't work with Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse: uhub0: device problem, disabling port 1 Contact Magnus Åhman. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Acer Aspire 1360	OpenBSD 3.9-current (Jun 5, 2006) works. It comes with AMD Sempron 2800+. APM works fine (speeds: 1600 MHz, 800 Mhz). Most of the Fn keys work (brightness, sound, black screen). Ethernet: built-in RhineII-2 works. Graphics: VIA S3 Unichrome PRO works with vesa in xorg.conf. CardBus doesn't work. mini-PCI with WLAN card doesn't work. Can't enable radio transmitter using button on front panel. mini-PCI with HiFn card works. Contact Maxim Bourmistrov. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Acer Aspire 3003WLCi	OpenBSD 3.8 works (previous versions have DMA problems). Integrated Broadcom wifi doesn't work. ACPI-only machine, no APM. Fn keys don't work, except for screen brightness adjustment and backlight switch. USB 2.0 and Cardbus slot untested. Everything else works. Contact Stephen Takacs. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Acer TravelMate 2303LC	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 31, 2006) works. ACPI-only machine, no APM support. Ethernet: Broadcom BCM4401 10/100 works. Graphics: Intel 82852/855GM, works with resolution 1024x768x24. CD-RW works: burning tested, reading both CD and DVD is ok. Touchpad works. USB works: tested with many devices. Sound works. PCMCIA works. Contact Dmitri Alenitchev. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Acer TravelMate 2403WXCi	OpenBSD 3.9-current (Apr 19, 2006) works. ACPI-only machine, no APM support. Ethernet: Broadcom BCM4401 10/100 works, but requires the AC adapter to be disconnected when powering on. Graphics: Intel 82915GM works but requires the 855resolution utility to get 1280x800 widescreen. USB works (several devices tested). CD-RW: Philips SCB5265 CDRW/DVD works (see the test result). Built-in sound and Touchpad work. PCMCIA: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller does not work, because of the BIOS's way to handle IRQ-adressing. Integrated modem and Broadcom WiFi do not work. Contact Henrik Borgh. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Acer TravelMate 4654LMi	OpenBSD 4.0 works. Ethernet: Broadcom BCM5788 10/100/1G works. Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600, works with resolution 1400x1050x24. DVD-RW works. Touchpad works. USB 1.1 works. USB 2.0 (ehci) still doesn't work. Sound works. APM doesn't work (ACPI based computer) Wireless (iwi) doesn't work. Can't enable radio transmitter using button on front panel. Card reader doesn't work. PCMCIA doesn't work: tested with ORINOCO wireless (wi) card that is working with my Thinkpad T40. pccom3 at pcmcia0 function 0: can't allocate i/o space Not all functional keys are workable. Bluetooth, IrDA, internal modem: not tested. Contact Alexey Vatchenko dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Clevo D410V	Works with OpenBSD 3.9-current (2006 May) CPU: 2.8Ghz with HyperThreading. I use it with GENERIC kernel. Graphics: ATI 9600. It's working fine with Xorg loaded glx. DRI not working. Resolution 1400x1050 works fine. Ethernet: 100/1000 Realtek 8169. Working with re(4) fine. PCMCIA: Working with Buffalo WLI-CB-B11 (11Mbps) WiFi Card. rtw(4) USB: Working. I tried with Lexar JumpDrive and digital camera. Sound: auich(4) working (AC'97) apm(8) is not working properly. Cannot apm -S: `apm0: APM set power state: unable to enter requested state (96)` apm -z freezes. MMC: Card reader works excellent. Infrared: not tested. CD/DVD - `QSI, CDRW/DVD SBW-242, UX02 SCSI0 5/cdrom removable` I can write cd, and view dvd. Contact Adam Papai dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Compaq Presario R4035	OpenBSD 3.9-current (July 2006) works in both i386 and amd64 mode. CardBus works. X works out of the box. To make CardBus work on i386, you need to update the BIOS; failing that, change PCIBIOS to "flags 1" using UKC (see boot_config(8)) or using a custom kernel Wireless card does not work (BroadCom 43xx chipset) and may never. Sound works, sort of: the chipset seems to be stuck at 48KHz whereas most software expects to be able to set it to 44.1 KHz (so sound comes out at slightly wrong speed). The SD host controller (sdhc(4)) memory slot does not work yet. Contact Ian Darwin (ian at darwinsys point com). dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Compaq Presario 700EA	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Oct 3, 2006) works. All components are detected except for the onboard modem Xorg works with a modified xorg.conf Apm does not show battery and A/C power status Suspending sometimes works Resuming after suspend prevents an external usb mouse from working Contact Wijnand Wiersma ( wijnand at nedbsd point nl ). dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Compaq Presario V2405US	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 30, 2006) works. Broadcom built-in wireless not supported. Texas Instruments CardBus slot not supported. Realtek built-in 10/100 ethernet works fine. X.Org works perfectly without special config file (1280x768?). Touchpad is very sensitive under X.Org! I typically disable it via `config -e`, disabling pms and pmsi. Contact C. Bensend dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Compaq NX9030	OpenBSD 3.9 works. APM does not work correctly. "Battery state: absent" and 0 percent charge when running on AC or battery. Built-in wireless works with iwi firmware from Damien Audio works good. Contact Giovanni Bechis. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Inspiron 1000	OpenBSD 3.9 works. APM causes kernel panic, no way to disable in BIOS, so disabled in kernel (see dmesg and bug i386/5084). CD-RW/DVD-ROM works for burning CD-R/W and reading DVD-ROM and playing (though see more info, below). PCMCIA, Touchpad, USB 2.0, Ethernet sis(4), and Audio (SiS 7012 AC'97) work. Video (SiS 650L) works with X driver sis, VGA out works if configured properly in xorg.conf. Fn keys: Brightness keys work without any special configuration Enable/disable system beep works (mixerctl inputs.phone.mute=off first) Num Lock works (though see additional link for more info on using it) mute and volume up/down don't seem to work (though configuration may be possible) display change works (to a point; see link for more info) SysRq and Break keys not tested Contact Christian Jones. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf ¦ more info
Dell Latitude c400	OpenBSD 4.1-beta (Feb 16, 2007) works. All hardware (including iwi(4), sound, X at 1024x768/24bit) works. Suspend sort of works: the system will go to sleep (either by zzz(8), closing the lid, or Fn-Esc), but it won't wake up properly (I get a flashing _ cursor) ... so, I have to hold down the power button for a few seconds, reboot, and fsck. For some reason, unless specifically told, X will default to a lower resolution. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace kicks it into gear. Hardcoding 1024x768 into xorg.conf fixes it for good though. Contact Mark Peoples. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Latitude c610	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 27, 2006) works. Audio, video, PCMCIA, and onboard NIC work. halt -p works apmd works Standby (apm -S) does not work Suspend (zzz, apm -z, suspend key) works with one caveat: shut the laptop promptly after starting suspend sequence, otherwise the fan runs at high speed after resume. Contact Josh Grosse. dmesg
Dell Latitude c840	OpenBSD 3.8 works. NIC works. USB 1.0 works. X.org works at 1600x1200, 24bpp. All Fn key combinations work, including numeric keypad, except audio controls, mute, volUp and volDn. Contact Craig McCormick. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Latitude D410	3.9, 4.0, various snapshots and -current (Nov 5, 2006) work fine. Wireless works with iwi(4). Frequency scaling works since est.c improvements between 3.9 and 4.0. i915GM dual-screen works with dock VGA output. Sound and touchpad work out of the box. Built-in Bluetooth is detected (not tested). ACPI works when enabled in GENERIC (sensors, halt -p, battery levels, poweroff button, ...) Suspend/hibernate doesn't work (apm -S / zzz does nothing). Contact Landry Breuil. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Latitude D420	OpenBSD 4.0-release and 4.0-current (Dec 27, 2006) work. Integrated 82945GM works ok, 1280x800 wide screen, after enabling the resolution using the `x11/915resolution` tool by invoking it in `/etc/securelevel` like: /usr/local/sbin/915resolution 4d 1280 800 >/dev/null sound card and bge work ok ("firmware handshake timed out" messages with 4.0-release, but no problems). wpi (download firmware first) doesn't work (fatal firmware error) error message with halt -p (not with halt) cbb0: bad Vcc request. Sock_ctrl 0x501aa88, sock_status 0x50123e9 `sysctl hw.setperf=...` changes the CPU speed (from 800 to 1067). integrated SD-Card reader works. Contact Aurélien. dmesg ¦ dmesg (snapshot) ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Latitude D500	OpenBSD 4.0-current (January 8, 2007) works. The onboard NIC (fxp) works fine. ACPI-only machine, no APM support. Enhanced SpeedStep works. The touchpad works fine (even on console). USB 2.0 works: USB mouse and mobile connectivity tested. Built-in CD/DVD player and writer works. Sound (auich) works, but it's set to maximum volume by default. I've put `outputs.master=100` in /etc/mixerctl.conf. Built-in wireless (ipw) works fine with the firmware, see FAQ 6 - Wireless networking. X.org 6.9.0 at 1024x768 by default. Switching from LCD to external display works. Adjusting the display brightness with the fn keys works. PCMCIA works: tested with D-Link (ne) adapter. Contact Simon Dassow. dmesg
Dell Latitude D505	OpenBSD 3.9-current (May 1, 2006) works. The onboard NIC (fxp) works fine. ACPI-only machine, no APM support. The touchpad works fine, under X as well as under text consoles. USB 2.0 works fine: DVD writing using an external USB DVD writer, as well as a USB flash device. Built-in CD/DVD player works nicely. Sound (auich) works, but it's very loud by default, especially the beep. For this reason, I've put `outputs.master=30` in /etc/mixerctl.conf. The Broadcom BCM4306 built-in wireless is not supported. Why? See FAQ 6 - Wireless networking. X.org 6.9 works fine without a xorg.conf file. The maximum resolution of this machine is 1024x768. Switching from LCD to external display works fine, there were problems with this in X.org 6.8.2 (mouse pointer dying etc.) but they have been solved in 6.9. Not tested: PCMCIA/Cardbus. Contact Steven Mestdagh. dmesg
Dell Latitude D600	OpenBSD 4.0-current (December 30, 2006) works well. Audio, video (1280x1024), and onboard NIC (Gigabit Broadcom 570x) work just fine. Built-in wireless (Dell TrueMobile 1300) not supported. APM not supported. Contact C. Bensend. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Dell Latitude D620	OpenBSD 4.0 works. Video works at native resolution with `x11/915resolution`. Onboard bge(4) works. Internal wireless (wpi) works, but requires firmware that is not free. Sound works. Cardbus slot works when pcibios has its flags set to 0x0001. Contact Ben Lovett. dmesg
Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook E8010 with i855/SXGA+	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 23, 2006) works. SD card reader and SVGA are not supported. Doesn't have APM, so there's no way to suspend or `'halt -p'` the box. needs X.Org as of May 2005 (and 915resolution for full 1400x1050 resolution). The laptop only does 1280x1024 by default. Everything else on the machine works. Contact Nikolay Sturm. dmesg
HP nx7010	OpenBSD 3.9 works. Everything worked out of the box, except the battery status: apm0: AC on, battery charge unknown Contact Xavier Mertens. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
HP Pavilion dv8120ca	OpenBSD 3.9-current (April 27th, 2006) works. Working: touchpad, pcmcia (wireless card) , USB, hw.setperf, audio, Realtek 8139 NIC rl(4) Not working: memory card reader, Broadcom wireless, apm suspend Untested: Expresscard Slot Hacks: Install failed repeatedly while reading kernel off CD. Going into BIOS first, then exiting and booting from CD worked for some reason. Xorg -configure got everything right first try. Contact Jon Simola. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
HP TC1100 Tablet PC	OpenBSD 3.8 works. USB, Ethernet and X.org work fine. Sound, PCMCIA and Modem untested. Intel Pro Wireless 2200 Wifi does not work: The radio switch is done by software and ACPI support is needed. Pen does not work. No wacom driver. Contact Emilio Lopez. dmesg
IBM Thinkpad 600E	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 15, 2006) works. APM, X, and sound work fine. One problem is sound: use the sb(4) driver for the sound card, because the clcs(4) driver does not work (clcs(4) driver expects to find it paired with an AC'97 codec chip, while instead the CS4610 is paired with the ISA CS4239). Contact Dmitri Alenitchev. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf ¦ more info
IBM Thinkpad R50e type 1834-S5G	OpenBSD 3.9-beta (Feb 5, 2006) works. ACPI-only machine, no APM support. The built-in fxp(4) ethernet device works fine. The built-in iwi(4) Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG works fine after downloading firmware files from Damien Bergamini's ipw page. The built-in auich(4) audio device works fine. ThinkLight works as well as volume up/down/mute buttons, for a nice on-screen display you can use tpb (`/usr/ports/sysutils/tpb`). Contact Przemyslaw Nowaczyk. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad T23 model 26478NU.	Works well with OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 2006). If using a boot floppy the system may hang when probing ahc. Workaround: boot with -c and disable ahc. A GENERIC kernel does not have this issue. Serial port must be enabled in BIOS. "ctrl:nocaps" in X puts the control key in a proper location Wireless supported Suspend works Hibernation works with `/usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk` from the ports collection. The audio chipset is supported (auich). Contact Marco S Hyman. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf ¦ more info
IBM Thinkpad T40, Type 2373-7CG	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Dec 22, 2006) works. CD-RW/DVD-R: works as expected. Ethernet: Intel 100Mb fxp device works fine. Graphics: ATI Radion Mobility 7500, works with resolution 1024x768x24. Sound works very well. USB 2.0, PCMCIA, APM, touchpad, and trackpoint work. Internal modem doesn't work. IrDA works as COM port. All functional keys are workable. Contact Alexey Vatchenko. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad T40, Type 2374-2G7	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Nov 27 2006) works. Everything works fine. `apm -S`, `apm -Z`, `auich` and built-in DVD/CD-RW work fine. Added Ralink RT2561S MiniPCI 802.11 ABG works fine with the tpwireless package. Contact Renaud Allard. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad T41p type 2373-GEU	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Jan 4, 2007) works. Everything works fine: APM, X, onboard ethernet (em), sound, USB, docking station. onboard atheros works in 802.11b mode only. Contact Matt Rowley. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad T42 model 2373	OpenBSD 3.7 and later works fine. See entry for the X40 for the built-in iwi(4) or ipw(4) 802.11 card and APM/Hibernation support. See entry for the X31 for Enhanced SpeedStep and the extra Thinkpad buttons. The alternatively built-in "Atheros AR5212 (IBM MiniPCI)" 802.11 card works with the ath(4) driver. X.org with ATI Radeon Mobility works fine (1024x768, 24bpp, Multihead). The built-in aps(4) ThinkPad Active Protection System accelerometer output is available in sysctl. The built-in USB Bluetooth and infrared are not presently supported. The built-in em(4) gigabit ethernet device works fine. The built-in auich(4) audio device works fine. The built-in fingerprint scanner found in some models is not supported. Contact Reyk Floeter. dmesg (4.0-current) ¦ xorg.conf ¦ xorg.conf (Multihead)
IBM Thinkpad T43p type 2668-G5U	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Jan 4, 2007) works. Everything works fine: APM, X, onboard ethernet (bge), sound, USB, docking station. onboard atheros works in 802.11b mode only. Contact Matt Rowley. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad X31	Works with OpenBSD 4.0-current (December 2006). Nearly all Hardware is supported. APM is well supported. Suspend mode (apm -s/zzz) works without problems. Hibernation (suspend to disk) works also fine but requires a small MS-DOS partition with a hibernation file at the beginning of the harddisk. You can create this file with tphdisk from ports (/usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk). The two extra keys around the cursor block can be configured via xmodmap. Example: xmodmap -e "keycode 233 = Page_Down" xmodmap -e "keycode 234 = Page_Up" The integrated Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 in my X31 (Model 2672-C8G) works with the ipw(4) driver. But you need to download the unfree firmware first to get it working. For more details read ipw(4). I'm planning to replace this card with a ral(4) or an ath(4). For these cards, no unfree firmware required. To replace it, I'll have to unlock the bios first because IBM allows only special IBM mini-PCI cards to be installed. The bios can be patched with the tpwireless program (`/usr/ports/misc/tpwireless`, use on your own risk!). The integrated CF-Card reader (really nice!) is supported as well. Enhanced SpeedStep is supported. You can adjust the CPU speed via sysctl (`sysctl hw.setperf`). The on-board fxp(4) and auich(4) are working without problems. The keys for mute, volume up and volume down are working fine. No special software is required. If you'd like to get the big "Access IBM" button to work and have a nice on-screen display, you can install tpb from ports. (/usr/ports/sysutils/tpb) This works just fine and you have nice on-screen messages when you change volume and brightness settings or enable/disable the ThinkLight. Contact Bernd Ahlers. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
IBM Thinkpad X40	OpenBSD 3.7-current (June 12, 2005) works fine. SD Card Slot is not presently supported. The built-in "Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG" works only with additional firmware. See iwi(4) for more information. The X40 model 2386-8WU 512MB RAM/40GB HD has an Atheros AR5212 wireless card built in. It works with 3.7-current, but not with 3.7 release. UltraBase X4 works but is not hot-swappable. Machine locks up or becomes unstable when trying to hot-plug the base. Work is being done on a Linux ACPI driver. The use of other mini-PCI cards may be restricted by the BIOS. However, non-IBM supplied cards can be used after running the `/usr/ports/misc/tpwireless` utility. APM works fine, including suspend to hard-disk (hibernation) If you want to use Hibernation, you must have a small msdos partition with a save2dsk.bin. For this, you can use `/usr/ports/sysutils/tphdisk`. Perhaps one of the best supported notebooks because several developers also use it. Contact Marcus Popp (1) or Steve Fettig (2). dmesg (1) ¦ xorg.conf (1) ¦ dmesg (2) ¦ xorg.conf (2)
IBM Thinkpad X41 (not tablet)	OpenBSD 3.8-current (Jan 16, 2006) works fine. APM works (sleep and suspend). Sound, wireless and accelerometer work. In order to switch between the speakers and headphone jack, the powerstate of the bluetooth module needs to be toggled once (Fn+F5). Fingerprint scanner is detected as a ugen(4) device, but I haven't found software for it yet. The built-in bluetooth module (comes from Broadcom) works with ubt(4) Accelerated support for the i915 chipset was added in X.org 6.9 (merged into OpenBSD in January 2006), and everything works with the configuration file below. Contact Spiros Thanasoulas (1) or Felix Kronlage (2). dmesg (1) ¦ xorg.conf (1) ¦ dmesg (2)
Lenovo Thinkpad T43, "2668-F7G" or "UC3F7xx"	OpenBSD 3.9-beta (Feb 15, 2006) works. X.Org 6.9.0 works without particular configuration tweaks (1400x1050), configured with `X -configure` and started with `startx -- -depth 24` `halt -p` works. iwi(4) Intel 2915 ABG works well, tested in several "b" and "g" networks (firmware and AP config hints from Damien Bergamini's ipw page). bge(4) Gigabit ethernet works, not tested much beyond initial installation. auich(4) sound works with base install and mplayer from packages. aps(4) output is available in sysctl. CardBus works: tested with CF adapter and card. ExpressCard slot (upper card slot) not tested. The system does not handle changes in removable (Ultrabay Slim) storage. When halted and subsequently warm booted, that IDE channel is disabled instead. A cold restart is required for a new device to be detected, this really is no big deal. I'm uncertain whether APM (SpeedStep) works - sysctl(8) lacks hw.setperf, the dmesg identifies some "apm0 at bios0: Power Management spec V1.2" stuff anyway, BIOS settings at factory default of SpeedStep enabled. Contact Åke Nordin. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Lenovo Thinkpad X60s (1702WEX)	OpenBSD 4.1 (March 5, 2007) works. ACPI-only machine, no APM support. wpi(4) Intel 3945 ABG works after installing the firmware as per the man page. Tested on "b" and "g" networks. em(4) ethernet works. azalia(4) audio works. X works without config. CardBus and ExpressCard untested. sysctl(8) lacks hw.setperf, SpeedStep is likely not working. Contact Jim Razmus II. dmesg.uni ¦ dmesg.mp
Lenovo Thinkpad Z60m (2529-FBG)	OpenBSD 3.9-current (Jun 16, 2006) works. ACPI-only machine, no APM support. Wireless Intel 2915 ABG (iwi(4)) works after downloading the firmware. X works without config. aps(4) works. SpeedStep works. Audio works. I believe this is the first Thinkpad that Lenovo made. Little things have me worried that this might be an end of the Thinkpad quality. Like the lack of APM support and the addition of Windows keys. Also the keyboard feels a little bit cheaper than my R40 but still it feels like a Thinkpad. The screen is better than the other Thinkpads I have seen. Contact Jan Johansson. dmesg
MSI Megabook S270	OpenBSD 4.0 works both in i386 and amd64 modes. At least BIOS 6.70 is needed to fix an interrupt routing problem. APM doesn't work. X.Org 6.9.0 works on the LCD panel at 1280x800 out of the box (without configuration file). External VGA works if the monitor is connected before starting X. Built-in wireless (ral(4)) works. Sound works. Contact Matthieu Herrb. dmesg
NEC Versa S940	OpenBSD 4.0-release and 4.0-current (Dec 27, 2006) work. Integrated 82852GM works ok, 1280x768 wide screen, after enabling the resolution using the `x11/915resolution` tool by invoking it in `/etc/rc.securelevel` like /usr/local/sbin/915resolution 4d 1280 768 >/dev/null sound card and rl work ok. iwi works ok (including monitor mode), download firmware first. APM is not detected, `halt -p` does not poweroff. `sysctl hw.setperf=...` changes the CPU speed (from 600 to 1600) Contact Aurélien. dmesg ¦ dmesg (snapshot) ¦ xorg.conf
Sony VAIO PCG-505TR	OpenBSD 4.0 works. Working: apm, audio, X, port extender. Hacks: have to disable pcibios on UKC prompt for it to boot up (more details). Contact Mayukh Bose. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Sony VAIO PCG-FX602	OpenBSD 3.7 works. Audio does not work: you have to disable auvia* in GENERIC after installation. APM, USB and PCMCIA work fine. X.org runs out of the box, so no xorg.conf file supplied Custom hack for `hw.setperf`: Apply the ACPI-patches from Alexander Yurchenko. Then edit /usr/src/sys/conf/files and add in line 21: define acpibus {} Add to /usr/src/sys/sys/malloc.conf #define M_ACPI 122 /* ACPI */ Comment out the Sony SPIC stuff in `/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/files.i386` and `/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/GENERIC_ACPI` (This stuff does not compile for me and i don't care about it;) rebuild kernel, /usr/src/sbin/sysctl, /usr/src/usr.sbin/acpid[ump] You are now able to set hw.setperf via sysctl. I run additionally a utility I wrote to control this value automatically depending on cpu-load. It is based on Laurie Tratts' `perfd`. Just unpack and run make && sudo make install. This way you are able to sustain Battery life up to 2 1/2 - 3 hours. And the fan stops to run permanently. Contact Alf Schlichting. dmesg
Sony VAIO PCG-N505X	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Feb 09, 2007) works. Touchpad and X just work. APM works except it needs the `sysctl machdep.apmhalt=1` powerdown hack. USB and Audio (AC'97) works. PCMCIA NIC running with ep(4). Contact Simon Dassow. dmesg
Toshiba Libretto 70CT	OpenBSD 4.0 works. X works - but swaps a lot with only 16Mb of RAM. APM works OK. Sound works once kernel has been configured using config(8). Contact Fred Crowson. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf ¦ more info
Toshiba Satellite 2430-101	OpenBSD 4.0-current (Jan 19, 2007) works. Cardbus works. X works. Sound is recognized (didn't try it). USB works (new devices are recognized at least). ACPI power button is recognized and works. APM does not work (hard crash when resuming). Tried APM 1.1 and a few other APM flags without success. Contact Nils Frohberg. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf
Toshiba Tecra 520CDT	OpenBSD 3.8 works. Graphics card (ct65555) works fine with X.org. PCMCIA tested with EtherPrime network card. USB with ASUS CD-RW works. Sound card (Yamaha OPL3-SA3): exactly the same things as with the Toshiba Tecra 8000 must be done (disable sb, change wss IRQ to 5 and make sure drq matches BIOS settings). But even after that the output volume cannot be set (no outputs.* fields at all exist). This problem is mentioned in the ym(4) manual. If you disable wss and enable the sb driver instead, volume can be set between 0-128, but play.rate, play.encoding etc. cannot be altered. Contact Magnus Åhman. dmesg ¦ xorg.conf

If your laptop under OpenBSD is not listed above, feel free to mail www@openbsd.org to cure this. Please supply as much information as possible, such as:

Notebook exact manufacturer, name and model.
Latest OpenBSD version known to work on it (must be the latest release, snapshot, or -current).
List of working/not working things with OpenBSD.
List of hacks you used to get certain things running.
Contact name and email address.
Links to your dmesg and xorg.conf. Please do not mail these files to the www mailing list, but put them online somewhere and provide the URLs.

Finally, don't forget to also send your dmesg to dmesg@openbsd.org as explained in FAQ 4 - Installation Guide.

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