Annotation of wikisrc/laptops.mdwn, revision 1.16
1.2 reed 1: This page lists and links to pages about laptops, notebooks,
2: and portable computers that work (or do not work) well with NetBSD.
1.1 reed 3:
4: For i386-based netbooks also see
5: <http://www.netbsd.org/ports/i386/netbook.html>.
6:
7: [[!toc ]]
8:
1.3 reed 9: ---
10:
11: # Acer
12:
1.4 reed 13: ## Acer Aspire One 532h-2588
1.3 reed 14:
15: As of current in July 2010:
16: Missing speedstep support (reed has patch for this).
17: No ethernet (Atheros AR8132 PCI-E Fast Ethernet).
18: No wireless (Atheros AR9285 Wireless LAN 802.11 a/b/g/n).
19:
20: ---
21:
1.9 reed 22: # Apple
23:
24: ## iBook G3/600 with Radeon 7500 16MB VRAM
25:
26: Used since NetBSD 1.6 or so.
27: Works nice with NetBSD/macppc.
28: No suspend support on NetBSD.
29: No modem support (some usb attached modem attaching as [[!template
30: id=man name="ugen" section="4"]].
1.10 reed 31: No WPA on NetBSD with [[!template id=man name="wi" section="4"]] (in contrast
32: to Mac OS X).
1.9 reed 33: NetBSD/5.1_STABLE has problem that keyboard doesn't
34: work in xdm after logout; solved by forcing a xdm restart upon
35: logout.
36:
1.13 ryoon 37:
38: ## MacBook Air 11 inch (mid 2012)
39:
40: NetBSD/amd64 6.99.11 works without some devices (for example, internal WiFi).
41: In detail, please see [[How to install NetBSD/amd64 current on MacBook Air 11 inch (mid 2012)|/users/ryoon/how_to_install_netbsd_amd64_to_macbook_air_11_inch]]
42:
43:
1.9 reed 44: ---
45:
1.1 reed 46: # Dell
47:
48: ## Dell Latitude D610
49:
50: NetBSD/i386 5.0.0.
51: Audio works (i82801FB (ICH6)).
52: Wireless with iwi (vendor 0x8086 product 0x4220).
53: For X11, using xf86-video-intel-2.2.1nb1 package.
54:
1.3 reed 55: ---
56:
1.11 reed 57: # Fujitsu
58:
59: ## Fujitsu FMV-BIBLO LOOX P70WN
60:
61: NetBSD/i386 5.99.55.
62: Wireless with wpi works properly only when ACPI is disabled with "boot netbsd -2".
63:
64: ---
65:
1.9 reed 66: # HP / Hewlett Packard
67:
68: ## HP nc6120
69:
70: 5.1 did not have a working X.
71:
1.10 reed 72: Almost everything works with -current: sound, wireless, X11.
1.9 reed 73: Did not try resume/suspend.
74: Did not try the memory card slot recently.
75:
76: 5.1 and -current have wired ethernet stability problems.
77: It gets watchdog timeouts and resets.
78:
79: X11 has a stability problem where a program can make total garbage on the
80: screen (except the mouse pointer) and lock up the server. Repeatable with a
81: certain image viewer which shows very big images. The machine does not
82: freeze: power off button powers down smoothly, (but can not switch consoles to
83: try to kill the X server).
84:
85: ## HP Pavilion laptop, dv9750
86:
87: NetBSD 5.1, audio, webcam, Ethernet, kb/touchpad work fine.
88: Broadcom Wireless 4312 does not work.
1.7 asau 89:
90: ## HP ProBook 4310s
91:
92: NetBSD i386 5.99.55
93: Audio works (ADI AD1984A).
94: Wireless with iwn (vendor 0x8086 product 0x4232).
95: No ethernet (vendor 0x11ab product 0x436c).
96: SDHC at sd*, Bluetooth.
97: Doesn't work with NetBSD 5.
98:
99: ---
100:
1.6 jruoho 101: # IBM / Lenovo
102:
1.9 reed 103: ## ThinkPad T22
104:
105: Works perfect (sound, display, all devices, infrared port not tested).
106:
107: ## ThinkPad T61
108:
109: Used it since NetBSD 4.x.
110: With Intel GMA, X works great.
111: In netbsd-5 there is a patch to make trackpoint/touchpad initialize correctly.
112: Requires [[!template id=man name="hdaudio" section="4"]] instead
113: of [[!template id=man name="azalia" section="4"]] to make headphones work.
114: Cardbus port doesn't work properly.
115: Expresscard not tested/tried.
116:
117: ## Lenovo ThinkPad T61p
118:
119: Following -current for the last 18 months or so (2012-12).
120: As close to perfect as one gets. Suspend/resume didn't work at the
121: time; not tried it since.
122:
1.12 wiki 123: ## Lenovo ThinkPad T500
124:
125: in the version with ATI graphics. Has a tendency to run hot and then to not
126: reboot cleanly (gets stuck after printing the mainbus line at boot);
127: 5min off for cool-down usually fix this. This doesn't usually occur when
128: only the Intel on-board graphics get used. No known errors while running.
129:
1.6 jruoho 130: ## ThinkPad X60s
131:
1.15 sevan 132: Everything works.
1.6 jruoho 133:
1.9 reed 134: ## ThinkPad X41
135:
136: Works fine (sound, display, all devices, bluetooth, modem not tested).
137: Standby is broken for me in -current (~2012-01-12) but worked in 5.1.
138:
1.6 jruoho 139: ## ThinkPad X61s
140:
141: Everything works. Requires `PCI_BUS_FIXUP` and `PCI_ADDR_FIXUP` [[!template
142: id=man name="options" section="4"]].
143:
1.9 reed 144: ## Thinkpad X201
145:
146: Running -current since March 2011.
147: Working graphics (with the vesa driver), audio, trackpoint, wired
148: and wireless LAN.
149: Does not wake up after suspend (drives spin up but the display
150: stays black and the LED indicating a sleep state stays lit).
151:
1.16 ! nia 152: ## Thinkpad X250
! 153:
! 154: Almost everything works. Running NetBSD 9 and -current since 2019.
! 155:
! 156: * Accelerated graphics with the i915 driver. Connecting externals displays
! 157: works with the miniDP and VGA ports.
! 158: * Working SD card reader, audio, ethernet, and WiFi.
! 159: * For the extra trackpoint buttons to work correctly, needs a patch to
! 160: synaptics.c that is in -current and will be in 9.1.
! 161: Tapping and the clickpad have always been fine.
! 162: * Brightness buttons do not work in 9 by default. You can bind them to
! 163: xrandr in your window manager.
! 164: * Webcam will depend on upcoming xhci(4) isochronous pipe support.
! 165: * Wakes up after suspend. I have mine set to suspend on lid close with
! 166: powerd.
! 167:
1.14 ryoon 168: ## Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E130
169:
170: With NetBSD/amd64 6.0
171:
172: * Bluetooth adapter is recognized as ugen0 (should be patched like MacBook Air mid 2012 11-inch's one probably)
173: * Native X.org needs xorg.conf that has vesa driver entry, and sometimes X.org starts with slightly wrong resolution (xrandr is useful).
174: * Sound is recognized as hdaudio, and not tested.
175: * Network adapters are not tested. Wired LAN adapter is detected as re0, and WiFi adapter is not recognized.
176: * Card reader is not recognized
177:
1.6 jruoho 178: ---
179:
1.1 reed 180: # Toshiba
181:
182: ## Toshiba Satellite A215-S7422
183:
184: NetBSD/amd64 5.99.38, but booting with "boot netbsd -2" to disable ACPI
185: but has no keyboard use.
186: See <http://gnats.netbsd.org/39275>.
187: Audio works with hdaudio (vendor 0x10EC product 0x0268).
188:
189: ## Toshiba Satellite L350-S1701
190:
191: NetBSD/amd64 5.99.38.
192: Wireless with iwn (vendor 0x8086 product 0x4232).
193: For X11, using xf86-video-vesa-2.3.0nb1 package.
1.5 reed 194: Sometimes X starts up on wrong resolution.
1.1 reed 195: The MMC works on sd0.
1.5 reed 196: Some USB failures.
197: Audio works with hdaudio (vendor 0x10EC product 0x0268).
1.3 reed 198:
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