Annotation of wikisrc/laptops.mdwn, revision 1.9
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"]].
! 31: No WPA on NetBSD with [[!template id=man name="wi" section="4"]]
! 32: in contrast to Mac OS X.
! 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:
! 37: ---
! 38:
1.1 reed 39: # Dell
40:
41: ## Dell Latitude D610
42:
43: NetBSD/i386 5.0.0.
44: Audio works (i82801FB (ICH6)).
45: Wireless with iwi (vendor 0x8086 product 0x4220).
46: For X11, using xf86-video-intel-2.2.1nb1 package.
47:
1.3 reed 48: ---
49:
1.9 ! reed 50: # HP / Hewlett Packard
! 51:
! 52: ## HP nc6120
! 53:
! 54: 5.1 did not have a working X.
! 55:
! 56: Almost everything works witth -current: sound, wireless, X11.
! 57: Did not try resume/suspend.
! 58: Did not try the memory card slot recently.
! 59:
! 60: 5.1 and -current have wired ethernet stability problems.
! 61: It gets watchdog timeouts and resets.
! 62:
! 63: X11 has a stability problem where a program can make total garbage on the
! 64: screen (except the mouse pointer) and lock up the server. Repeatable with a
! 65: certain image viewer which shows very big images. The machine does not
! 66: freeze: power off button powers down smoothly, (but can not switch consoles to
! 67: try to kill the X server).
! 68:
! 69: ## HP Pavilion laptop, dv9750
! 70:
! 71: NetBSD 5.1, audio, webcam, Ethernet, kb/touchpad work fine.
! 72: Broadcom Wireless 4312 does not work.
1.7 asau 73:
74: ## HP ProBook 4310s
75:
76: NetBSD i386 5.99.55
77: Audio works (ADI AD1984A).
78: Wireless with iwn (vendor 0x8086 product 0x4232).
79: No ethernet (vendor 0x11ab product 0x436c).
80: SDHC at sd*, Bluetooth.
81: Doesn't work with NetBSD 5.
82:
83: ---
84:
1.6 jruoho 85: # IBM / Lenovo
86:
1.9 ! reed 87: ## ThinkPad T22
! 88:
! 89: Works perfect (sound, display, all devices, infrared port not tested).
! 90:
! 91: ## ThinkPad T61
! 92:
! 93: Used it since NetBSD 4.x.
! 94: With Intel GMA, X works great.
! 95: In netbsd-5 there is a patch to make trackpoint/touchpad initialize correctly.
! 96: Requires [[!template id=man name="hdaudio" section="4"]] instead
! 97: of [[!template id=man name="azalia" section="4"]] to make headphones work.
! 98: Cardbus port doesn't work properly.
! 99: Expresscard not tested/tried.
! 100:
! 101: ## Lenovo ThinkPad T61p
! 102:
! 103: Following -current for the last 18 months or so (2012-12).
! 104: As close to perfect as one gets. Suspend/resume didn't work at the
! 105: time; not tried it since.
! 106:
1.6 jruoho 107: ## ThinkPad X60s
108:
109: Everything works. Requires `PCI_BUS_FIXUP` and `PCI_ADDR_FIXUP` [[!template
110: id=man name="options" section="4"]].
111:
1.9 ! reed 112: ## ThinkPad X41
! 113:
! 114: Works fine (sound, display, all devices, bluetooth, modem not tested).
! 115: Standby is broken for me in -current (~2012-01-12) but worked in 5.1.
! 116:
1.6 jruoho 117: ## ThinkPad X61s
118:
119: Everything works. Requires `PCI_BUS_FIXUP` and `PCI_ADDR_FIXUP` [[!template
120: id=man name="options" section="4"]].
121:
1.9 ! reed 122: ## Thinkpad X201
! 123:
! 124: Running -current since March 2011.
! 125: Working graphics (with the vesa driver), audio, trackpoint, wired
! 126: and wireless LAN.
! 127: Does not wake up after suspend (drives spin up but the display
! 128: stays black and the LED indicating a sleep state stays lit).
! 129:
1.6 jruoho 130: ---
131:
1.1 reed 132: # Toshiba
133:
134: ## Toshiba Satellite A215-S7422
135:
136: NetBSD/amd64 5.99.38, but booting with "boot netbsd -2" to disable ACPI
137: but has no keyboard use.
138: See <http://gnats.netbsd.org/39275>.
139: Audio works with hdaudio (vendor 0x10EC product 0x0268).
140:
141: ## Toshiba Satellite L350-S1701
142:
143: NetBSD/amd64 5.99.38.
144: Wireless with iwn (vendor 0x8086 product 0x4232).
145: For X11, using xf86-video-vesa-2.3.0nb1 package.
1.5 reed 146: Sometimes X starts up on wrong resolution.
1.1 reed 147: The MMC works on sd0.
1.5 reed 148: Some USB failures.
149: Audio works with hdaudio (vendor 0x10EC product 0x0268).
1.3 reed 150:
1.8 wiki 151: ---
152:
153: # Fujitsu
154: ## Fujitsu FMV-BIBLO LOOX P70WN
155: NetBSD/i386 5.99.55.
156: Wireless with wpi is works properly only when ACPI is disabled with "boot netbsd -2".
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