Hi,
I once installed NetBSD on a Vaio F290. I have not tried anything like 
the cardbus/IR or others. 

HTH 
mike

On 20 Oct 2000, at 18:50, Robert Elz wrote:

> Does anyone know if the VAIO SR9G is likely to boot NetBSD
> successfully, with support for enough of its hardware to make it
> useful?   ie: the video, cdrom via pcmcia, probably usb ethernet
> (since it has just one pcmcia/cardbus slot) ?   I don't care about
> esoterics like firewire, ilink, sound, ...
> 
> This is the 1.34Kg (base system) 5.5hr (est) battery life version
> (those being the two factors that matter most in a laptop imo).
> 
> If this system isn't likely to work and be useful (using what is in
> NetBSD-current essentially right now) then the alternative is likely
> to be a Gateway Solo, which is much heavier, and runs much less time
> on its battery (and that might happen anyway, the solo is lots
> cheaper).
> 
> kre
> 
>