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    FreeBSD on M1530

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Zaraphrax, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. Zaraphrax

    Zaraphrax Notebook Consultant

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    Has anybody got the 64 bit build of FreeBSD 8 working on the Dell XPS M1530? I've read some stuff online that's a bit dated that suggests the nVidia drivers won't work properly, and to go with the regular i386 build. But, since I have 6gb of RAM I'd prefer to run the 64 bit build.

    Any help is appreciated.
     
    Zaraphrax, Jan 23, 2010
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  2. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    It should work just fine. I don't think you'll have any problems with the 64bit build and your nvidia driver should work fine. If anything: http://forums.freebsd.org/
     
    Gintoki, Jan 23, 2010
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  3. Zaraphrax

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    Thanks bud. I might ask on their forums too - they didn't have much on there about it already, though.
     
    Zaraphrax, Jan 24, 2010
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