Thank you to *everyone* who responded - lots of helpful information.
There are still some uncertainties, but it looks like a much better
bet than most brands I've looked into. I was surprised that the camera
and fingerprint reader might actually work, though neither are
anywhere close to deal break
On Monday 21 September 2009 00:11:12 Michael Burk wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> After years of using OpenBSD on servers, I want to take the plunge and
> setup an OpenBSD-based laptop. From what I gather on this list, it
> looks like ThinkPads are better supported than most. I've been looking
> at two models
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:11:12PM -0600, Michael Burk wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> After years of using OpenBSD on servers, I want to take the plunge and
> setup an OpenBSD-based laptop. From what I gather on this list, it
> looks like ThinkPads are better supported than most. I've been looking
> at two
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Jeffrey 'jf' Lim wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Michael Burk wrote:
>
>>
>> UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) - probably
>>
>
>
these (plural!) should be detected as standard HID devices.
-jf
2009/9/21 Michael Burk :
> CPU: B Intel Core2 Duo (SP9600 or T9600) B - yes; use AMD64 arch?
I run AMD64 on my T61.
> ATI Mobility Radeon 3470 - yes
> B - or -
> Intel GMA 4500MHD - ?
I got the one with the nvidia card, this was my biggest mistake. As a
result I can't run OpenBSD comfortably (al
On 2009-09-21, Brynet wrote:
>
>> Intel GMA 4500MHD - ?
> Intel graphics should work with both 2D/3D acceleration, should
> meaning possibly.
GMA 4500 should. Careful with a blanket "Intel graphics" though;
GMA 500 is not supported by a particular driver, you are limited t
vesa(4).
>> Integrated
On 03:46, Mon 21 Sep 09, Brynet wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> > Fingerprint reader - no
> This might be supported by the libfprint port, unfortunately the
> associated demo utilities aren't included (?) yet.. not that it's even
> remotely practical.
I have login_fingerprint working on my T61p
(is also
Hi Michael,
> CPU: Intel Core2 Duo (SP9600 or T9600) - yes; use AMD64 arch?
Both the i386 and amd64 ports of OpenBSD support the Core 2 Duo, it's
your choice.
> ATI Mobility Radeon 3470 - yes
The Radeon 3470 is part of the R600 family, support for R600/700 is
still a work in progress.. 2 differ
Hi All,
After years of using OpenBSD on servers, I want to take the plunge and
setup an OpenBSD-based laptop. From what I gather on this list, it
looks like ThinkPads are better supported than most. I've been looking
at two models - the ThinkPad T400 and T400s. I've tried to determine
if all the c
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