Subject: Re: NetBSD on PowerBook G4
To: None <kh.p@wanadoo.fr>
From: matthew sporleder <msporleder@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 08/26/2005 11:44:56
So why does netbsd step the processor down so much?

On 8/25/05, kh.p@wanadoo.fr <kh.p@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 10:39:10AM +0300, Johan Wall?n wrote:
> >
> > For more exact answers, try port-macppc instead.
> Will do, thanks.
> >
> > I have been running -current on a 1.5 GHz 15 inch PowerBook G4 (from
> > May this year) without bigger problems.  I have not tried 2.0 or the
> > upcoming 3.0.  For my normal use, it is fast enought at half speed.
> > But it depends a lot on what kinds of applications you want to run.
>=20
> Well nothing exotic, fluxbox, postfix, mutt, procmail, eterm,
> galeon, gpg, gcc, etc. Anyway i'm usualy using only minimalistic
> software. But it can be borring if QT takes 8 hours to compile,
> etc.
>=20
> > There will probably be issues with the graphics card, and there
> > might be issues with the trackpad.  So it might take some effort and
> > tweaking to get X working.
>=20
> As well there will be some issues, i guess it comes with the fun,
> because every challenge are a good time to learn.
>=20
> Beside of that, what laptop is the best for NetBSD ? Is there
> anything fully compliant with NetBSD ? (any Arch)
>=20
> Thanks you.
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> --
> Kh. Petit
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> --
> Kh. Petit
> kh.p (at) wanadoo (dot) fr
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