OpenBSD/i386 Laptop Page

i386 Laptop Status

This is a list of laptops known to be working with OpenBSD 2.6.

If your laptop isn't listed below that doesn't mean that it isn't working, and you will most likely find a similar model that is listed below. As of OpenBSD 2.6, we know of no laptops that do not work minimally. Of those that have problems..

Some exhibit problems with APM support. Note that apm -S fails to suspend some laptops, but this is not a major concern.
Many lack sound support
A few have subtle bugs with their PCMCIA support
XFree86 does not support their displays properly
Or some other built-in device doesn't work..
Cardbus is not supported at all. However, pcmcia works fine.
Some have problems with pcmcia card eject interrupts.

If you have your laptop working (or not working) and it isn't listed below, please mail chris@openbsd.org so that it can be listed. Please supply as much information as possible.

APM problem reports should be sent to our APM developers, Michael Shalayeff and Tobias Weingartner.

Laptop Notes

Sony VAIO z505r APM support: "zzz", suspend via keyboard, hibernation via keyboard, and "halt -p" all work. "apm -S" wakes up immediately.
Hibernation uses a block at the end of the disk, approximately 3-5MB larger than the memory in your machine. To repair hibernation, use "phdisk.exe /create /partition" to setup the partition. The phdisk program is available on the boot floppy image provided on the first recovery CD.
Built-in ethernet works fine, but requires reset after suspend using "ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up".
After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running. Patches are being worked on.
Sound is not supported.
When the memory stick slot is empty, it can cause errors which overflow the dmesg buffer, and thus confuse the OpenBSD install program. The BIOS Setup, (accessed using F2), has an option to disable the memory stick.
Contact Theo de Raadt.

Sony VAIO z505s Similar to the VAIO z505r, except that the provided USB floppy has some problems.
Contact Niels Provos.

Sony VAIO 747 As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do work.
Ships with a PCMCIA modem card (COM One MCC220 Platinium Card), which works.
Sound works (8 bit only).
APM behaviour similar to the VAIO z505r, except that hibernation has not been tested.
USB does not work.
Contact Markus Friedl.

Sony VAIO PCG 505-FX Unknown.
IBM Thinkpad 701C All features including hibernation and APM work.
Contact Todd Fries.

IBM Thinkpad 770Z As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work.
Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available.
APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming.
Contact Angelos Keromytis.

IBM Thinkpad 760 As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work.
Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available.
MWave modem/sound does not work.
APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming.
Contact Todd Fries.

Toshiba Portege 660CDT APM is completely broken.
The mixed sb and wss sound hardware can cause some grief. Newer versions of the flash BIOS are worse, since they are less flexible about what interrupts they allow.
Contact Theo de Raadt.

Digital HiNote VP735 APM works fully.
Everything on the machine works except for USB.
Contact Michael Shalayeff.

Fujitsu Lifebook C325 APM works fully.
Sound works when the BIOS is told to activate SB emulation mode. Everything else on the machine works.
Contact Tom Knienieder.

Siemens SCENIC Mobile 360 APM works fully.
Sound works, using OSS.
Contact Dan Carlsson.

Dell Inspiron 3200 D233XT (Bios release: A10) APM works fully.
Suspend (to ram or disk) does not work under X (X server does not restore screen upon resume), but DPMS do (screen is turned off after a while if the machine isn't used). BIOS APM settings (for automatic suspend) interfere with X server, and should be disabled.
Suspend to disk needs a DOS (FAT16) partition containing a file named "SAVE2DSK.BIN". This file which is created via Dell tools under Windows 98 (it's present out of factory), is sized (ram size + 2 or 3 MB). An ad hoc DOS partition is thus required (it must be the first partition on disk).
PCMCIA: works except "live" card ejection or insertion (which lock the machine, a hard reset is required).
USB: does not work, if enabled, kernel hangs at boot during USB controller detection.
Contact Dan Carlsson.

Laptop	Notes
Sony VAIO z505r	APM support: "zzz", suspend via keyboard, hibernation via keyboard, and "halt -p" all work. "apm -S" wakes up immediately. Hibernation uses a block at the end of the disk, approximately 3-5MB larger than the memory in your machine. To repair hibernation, use "phdisk.exe /create /partition" to setup the partition. The phdisk program is available on the boot floppy image provided on the first recovery CD. Built-in ethernet works fine, but requires reset after suspend using "ifconfig fxp0 down; ifconfig fxp0 up". After a suspend, the profiling clock is not running. Patches are being worked on. Sound is not supported. When the memory stick slot is empty, it can cause errors which overflow the dmesg buffer, and thus confuse the OpenBSD install program. The BIOS Setup, (accessed using F2), has an option to disable the memory stick. Contact Theo de Raadt.
Sony VAIO z505s	Similar to the VAIO z505r, except that the provided USB floppy has some problems. Contact Niels Provos.
Sony VAIO 747	As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do work. Ships with a PCMCIA modem card (COM One MCC220 Platinium Card), which works. Sound works (8 bit only). APM behaviour similar to the VAIO z505r, except that hibernation has not been tested. USB does not work. Contact Markus Friedl.
Sony VAIO PCG 505-FX	Unknown.
IBM Thinkpad 701C	All features including hibernation and APM work. Contact Todd Fries.
IBM Thinkpad 770Z	As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work. Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available. APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming. Contact Angelos Keromytis.
IBM Thinkpad 760	As of OpenBSD 2.6, XFree86 and APM do not work. Newer versions of XFree86 support X, and patches are available. MWave modem/sound does not work. APM has been fixed post-2.6 as well, and patches are forthcoming. Contact Todd Fries.
Toshiba Portege 660CDT	APM is completely broken. The mixed sb and wss sound hardware can cause some grief. Newer versions of the flash BIOS are worse, since they are less flexible about what interrupts they allow. Contact Theo de Raadt.
Digital HiNote VP735	APM works fully. Everything on the machine works except for USB. Contact Michael Shalayeff.
Fujitsu Lifebook C325	APM works fully. Sound works when the BIOS is told to activate SB emulation mode. Everything else on the machine works. Contact Tom Knienieder.
Siemens SCENIC Mobile 360	APM works fully. Sound works, using OSS. Contact Dan Carlsson.
Dell Inspiron 3200 D233XT (Bios release: A10)	APM works fully. Suspend (to ram or disk) does not work under X (X server does not restore screen upon resume), but DPMS do (screen is turned off after a while if the machine isn't used). BIOS APM settings (for automatic suspend) interfere with X server, and should be disabled. Suspend to disk needs a DOS (FAT16) partition containing a file named "SAVE2DSK.BIN". This file which is created via Dell tools under Windows 98 (it's present out of factory), is sized (ram size + 2 or 3 MB). An ad hoc DOS partition is thus required (it must be the first partition on disk). PCMCIA: works except "live" card ejection or insertion (which lock the machine, a hard reset is required). USB: does not work, if enabled, kernel hangs at boot during USB controller detection. Contact Dan Carlsson.

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