Subject: Re: NetBSD on the Intel centrino processor ?
To: Florence HENRY <Florence.Henry@obspm.fr>
From: Chris Lloyd <strawberry@toth.org.uk>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/23/2003 09:05:48
On Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 07:50:25PM +0200, Johan Danielsson wrote:
> Florence HENRY <Florence.Henry@obspm.fr> writes:
> 
> > I plan to replace my old Dell laptop running fine NetBSD by a new Dell
> > (latitude D600) shiped with the the Intel Centrino processor.
> 
> The processor is called Pentium M, the concept-kit including
> processor, northbridge, and wlan interface is called Centrino.
> 
> > but I am not sure I understand well the problem : is it only the
> > wi-fi card that is unsupported by unix

Try taking along a couple of netbsd install floppies or an install CD and
see if the shop will let you boot up and check the dmesg.

 - Chris

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