OpenBSD on Dell m4800 -- Anybody tried it?

2015-04-15 Thread Raymond Lillard
I am considering the purchase of a Dell Precision M4800 laptop with the intention of installing OpenBSD on it. Has anyone here ran OBSD on one of these? I will configure it with an AMD FirePro M5100. Google has fail to find anyone who has tried this. Thanks Ray

Re: OpenBSD on Dell m4800 -- Anybody tried it?

2015-04-15 Thread Shaun Reiger
Hi Ray, I haven't used a Dell Precision M4800 with OBSD yet, but I found that under PCBSD it should work. Given OBSD has very good laptop support I believe everything should be detected. I have included a link to the PCBSD site where I found the your laptop listed.

Re: OpenBSD on Dell m4800 -- Anybody tried it?

2015-04-15 Thread Erling Westenvik
On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 03:53:52PM -0400, STeve Andre' wrote: Over time, the parts that don't work will likely get drivers, but if you need a laptop that just runs right now, I would find a way to test it. Seconded. Try to find a way to test it! My nephew gave me his Dell M4500 when he got a

Re: OpenBSD on Dell m4800 -- Anybody tried it?

2015-04-15 Thread STeve Andre'
I would like to believe that, but OEMs are constantly changing hardware. Since everyone runs Windows, all they have to do is make sure the new frotzel works, and ship it. Over time, the parts that don't work will likely get drivers, but if you need a laptop that just runs right now, I would find