Hi all,
It's time for a new OpenBSD laptop, and I have a couple of questions.
Note that I dont want to spend money on performance I dont need, but I
do want to spend money on a decent quality machine.
First, finding quality machines in the backwoods where I live is really
hard. The shops seem full of rubbish. Various retailers suggest either
Toshiba or Asus. Does anybody have any comments on these brands in
general? I'll admit to a psychological block against Toshiba, but I
have no idea where it came from, it could be completely bogus.
Second, One I've found which seems a good fit is the Toshiba Satellite
Pro C650 (with the celeron cpu, not the i3). Anybody using one of these
with OpenBSD?
I stuck a 4.8 release CD in, and the dmesg indicated problems with
these devices (sorry for the vagueness, I was scribbling down stuff in
the store. I can get better info if it's required)-
Intel GM45
Attansic something - 0x2060 - the 10/100 wired ethernet
SMBus
ehci1 timed out waiting for bios
There was also a message at the end that suggested that wd1 was not
available.
Anybody know how things have improved with these devices since 4.8, and
which are showstoppers?
The camera and audio also appeared to have limited or no support, but I
dont care about those.
Thanks for any input
paulm
