Subject: Re: NetBSD on the Intel centrino processor ?
To: TAMURA Kent <kent@netbsd.org>
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@research.att.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/24/2003 22:21:59
In message <20030425021634.A293AB0D58@gabi-n.hauN.org>, TAMURA Kent writes:
>
>In message "NetBSD on the Intel centrino processor ?"
>    on 03/04/22, 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.
>> 
>> I've been told that there were some problems with this new processor
>> because Intel refused to give the linux drivers
>> (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/29840.html)
>
>NetBSD-current works fine on ThinkPad T40 except 802.11b and
>AC97 modem.

Hmm -- one review I saw said that the wireless card was excellent.  
It's too bad it isn't supported; I hope something can be done about 
that.

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me)
		http://www.wilyhacker.com (2nd edition of "Firewalls" book)