On 21 December 2013 12:23, herbert langhans <w3%langhans.com.pl@localhost> wrote:
I have to replace my current laptop I have found an IBM Thinkpad T42 with 1.5GB RAM and a small Hardisk. Its a sturdy built thing what fits my needs. My question - is anybody out there who had ever used one with NetBSD? Anything I should know about this model before I buy it and install NetBSD on? Are there known incompatibilities or is this Thinkpad a safe choice?
I have been using a T42 ThinkPad for several years (chosen because the T40-series is the last to have a real parallel port). I've run NetBSD on it exclusively since acquiring it in 2008 (from a surplus dealer). It has Radeon graphics, intel wireless and intel gigabit ethernet. I've never had any trouble with it as regards using NetBSD (starting with 5.x and now 6.1_STABLE (and occasionally -current via netboot)). Sadly, it recently developed a fault with the LCD backlight inverter and I haven't had space or time to investigate/repair it. Hope this helps. The T42 has the fingerprint scanner which shows up as ugen0 (IIRC). Has there been any work in making such devices available/operational? -- |/"\ John D. Baker, KN5UKS NetBSD Darwin/MacOS X |\ / jdbaker[snail]mylinuxisp[flyspeck]com OpenBSD FreeBSD | X No HTML/proprietary data in email. BSD just sits there and works! |/ \ GPGkeyID: D703 4A7E 479F 63F8 D3F4 BD99 9572 8F23 E4AD 1645
