Re: What BSD distrib is the most Laptop Friendly?

From: David Magda (dmagda+trace031014_at_ee.ryerson.ca)
Date: 10/21/03

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    Martin Schmitz <martin.schmitz@nexgo.de> writes:
    > In my experience, FreeBSD is not suitable for Notebooks. Last time
    > I tried, it didn't support my cardbus controller (I guess, it
    > didn't support cardbus at all). And even if it would do so, there
    > where no support for my NIC/Modem Combo-Card.
    [...]

    FWIW, CardBus (in general) is available only in the FreeBSD 5.x
    tree. Specific hardware may or may not have issues. There is no
    CardBus in the FreeBSD 4.x series of releases.

    I've used FreeBSD on my Dell using a Xircom Ethernet/modem card (both
    parts were supported) that was CardBus. I have little to no
    experience with the other two BSDs. 

    -- 
David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>, http://www.magda.ca/
Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well 
under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI
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