[9fans] Only those Notebooks?

[9fans] Only those Notebooks?

[Oliver Bandel]

Hello,

merry christmas :)

the Wikipage

  http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/Supported_PC_hardware/index.html

shows a list of laptops, that can be used with Plan9.

is this list up to date and complete?

I want to chose an IBM notebook/laptop but none of those on
the list are available at my computer store and none of the available
at the store are on that list.

So, I may have to buy a different computer, if the available
are not supported.

But maybe the list is not up to date, and so I want to know
who also has installed Plan9 on other Thinpads.

The following are available at the store (and I prefer to buy from
a local store):
  Thinkpad R50e
  Thinkpad R52
  Thinkpad T43
  Thinkpad T43p
  Thinkpad X41
  Thinkpad Z60m
  Thinkpad Z60t

But not all of these are what I would chose, because some of them
are too expensive.

Did someone got Plan9 running on one of those machines?
And if, did all works as expected?


Ciao,
   Oliver

Re: [9fans] Only those Notebooks?

[Russ Cox]

With the new vesa changes, I would expect almost
all Thinkpads to work, though not the wireless cards.

Russ

Re: [9fans] Only those Notebooks?

[Rodolfo García]

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The next friday I can test plan9 in a IBM Thinkpad R52 (at work), if you
need it.

In the other hand, the Intel 2200b/g wireless card will be supported? anyone
is working in the driver?

Thanks.


2005/12/24, Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com>:
>
> With the new vesa changes, I would expect almost
> all Thinkpads to work, though not the wireless cards.
>
> Russ
>

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Re: [9fans] Only those Notebooks?

[Oliver Bandel]

On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 05:26:09PM +0100, Rodolfo Garca wrote:
> The next friday I can test plan9 in a IBM Thinkpad R52 (at work), if you
> need it.
[...]

Yes, would be fine. :)


Ciao,
   Oliver

Re: [9fans] Only those Notebooks?

[Rodolfo García]

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In the IBM R51:

Monitor: 1024x768x8 and 1024x768x16 works fine. Other configuration not
tested.
Yenta Socket: Ok.
USB: Ok
Ethernet: Ok
Touchpad: Ok
Sound: Do not works
LED light: Yes ;-)

Dont have more things :-) I you have any question ...

In the other hand, in the last days I saw some IBMs with P9, but I dont
remeber the models.

kix



2005/12/25, Oliver Bandel <oliver@first.in-berlin.de>:
>
> On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 05:26:09PM +0100, Rodolfo Garca wrote:
> > The next friday I can test plan9 in a IBM Thinkpad R52 (at work), if you
> > need it.
> [...]
>
> Yes, would be fine. :)
>
>
> Ciao,
>    Oliver
>

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Re: [9fans] Only those Notebooks?

[Oliver Bandel]

Hello,

many thanks!
The essential things will work. That's fine! :)



On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 04:08:56PM +0100, Rodolfo Garca wrote:
> In the IBM R51:
> 
> Monitor: 1024x768x8 and 1024x768x16 works fine. Other configuration not
> tested.
> Yenta Socket: Ok.

BTW: what is a Yenta Socket?
I only know BSD-sockets.
Are Yenta sockets the Plan9 socket-like implementations, or what?


[...]
> Dont have more things :-) I you have any question ...

"maybe" later. ;-)

> 
> In the other hand, in the last days I saw some IBMs with P9, but I dont
> remeber the models.
[...]

Next time, please ask details and send them to the list (or
put it in the wiki), please!
Would help many people a lot I think.
(Also if you see other notebooks with Plan9, not only the BigBlue's)



Ciao,
   Oliver

Re: [9fans] Only those Notebooks?

[Rodolfo García]

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Hi !

2006/1/3, Oliver Bandel <oliver@first.in-berlin.de>:
>
> Hello,
>
> many thanks!
> The essential things will work. That's fine! :)
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 04:08:56PM +0100, Rodolfo Garca wrote:
> > In the IBM R51:
> >
> > Monitor: 1024x768x8 and 1024x768x16 works fine. Other configuration not
> > tested.
> > Yenta Socket: Ok.
>
> BTW: what is a Yenta Socket?
> I only know BSD-sockets.
> Are Yenta sockets the Plan9 socket-like implementations, or what?


PCMCIA socket. (y0)

[...]
> > Dont have more things :-) I you have any question ...
>
> "maybe" later. ;-)
>
> >
> > In the other hand, in the last days I saw some IBMs with P9, but I dont
> > remeber the models.
> [...]
>
> Next time, please ask details and send them to the list (or
> put it in the wiki), please!
> Would help many people a lot I think.
> (Also if you see other notebooks with Plan9, not only the BigBlue's)



Anyone can help?


Ciao,
>    Oliver
>

Ciau

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Re: [9fans] Only those Notebooks?

[Russ Cox]

> In the other hand, the Intel 2200b/g wireless card will be supported? anyone
> is working in the driver?

There is a partially written driver in /n/sources/contrib/rsc.
I announced it to 9fans a month ago.  I think all the hard parts
are done and all that remains is putting the pieces together.

Russ