HP500 Notebook running on FreeBSD6.2
I've been working on running FreeBSD6.2 on my laptop. I've got most of the hardware working properly. All except for the wireless adapter which is not working as it's supposed to.
Anyway, below are some of the configurations I made to get things up and running.
ACPI
Seeing ACPI-related error messages during boot-up is annoying. To turn this off, just add the following line to /boot/loader.conf
Audio
The notebook comes with an Intel ICH audio device. To load the correct kernel driver during boot-up, add the follwing to /boot/loader.conf
Video
To get the maximum possible resolution when running X windows, just do the following:
1) install 915resolution port
2) add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf
3) run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/915resolution
4) reconfigure X to apply the new settings
TODO:
Wireless support. (I've installed the the iwi port but things are not working properly).
Anyway, below are some of the configurations I made to get things up and running.
ACPI
Seeing ACPI-related error messages during boot-up is annoying. To turn this off, just add the following line to /boot/loader.conf
hint.acpi.0.disabled="1"
Audio
The notebook comes with an Intel ICH audio device. To load the correct kernel driver during boot-up, add the follwing to /boot/loader.conf
snd_ich_load="YES"
Video
To get the maximum possible resolution when running X windows, just do the following:
1) install 915resolution port
# cd /usr/ports/sysutils/915resolution
# make install clean
2) add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf
i915resolution_enable="YES"
i915resolution_modes="38 49 58"
i915resolution_width="1280"
i915resolution_height="800"
3) run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/915resolution
4) reconfigure X to apply the new settings
TODO:
Wireless support. (I've installed the the iwi port but things are not working properly).
