On http://opensolaris.org/os/community/laptop/ you will find a collection of projects related to laptops. When using 2008.5 you might have a less than optimal experience with acpi, so either use one of the newer builds (from genunix.org) or wait till 2008.11.
regards, On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Johan Hartzenberg <jhartzen at gmail.com> wrote: > > 1. Boot the OpenSolaris Live CD and then on the desktop you will find a > Device Driver Check Utility which will tell you whether your hardware is > supported. > > For more information, look at the hardware Compatibility list: > http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/ > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Reg Me Please <regmeplease at gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hi all. >> I'm considering to use OS on my production laptop, an ASUS G1s. >> Before doing any testing I'd like to know the status of the hw support for >> the main components. >> >> I mean (in my importance order): >> >> - Intel Core 2 Duo >> - ACPI and power >> - Intel ICH8 I/O hubs (especially USB and audio) >> - Realtek 8169 1000BT ethernet controller >> - JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI SATA Controller >> - nVidia GeForce 8600M GT (framebuffer or accellerated?) >> - and so on >> >> Is there any "single stop" information website? >> Or is there any hint about that? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> -- >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> laptop-discuss mailing list >> laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > > > > -- > Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. > Arthur C. Clarke > > Afrikaanse Stap Website: http://www.bloukous.co.za > > My blog: http://initialprogramload.blogspot.com > > ICQ = 193944626, YahooIM = johan_hartzenberg, GoogleTalk = > jhartzen at gmail.com, AIM = JohanHartzenberg > > _______________________________________________ > laptop-discuss mailing list > laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > -- A computer, to print out a fact Will divide, multiply, and subtract. But this output can be No more than debris, If the input was short of exact.
