UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I am trying to setup X windows on a compaq aramada 3500 laptop using free bsd 4. I need to find the specs of my laptop but have no idea where to look. I have tried google but cannot find exact specs like video board type. Please help thank you.

Maybe you can find the information on your hardware here;

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...SeriesId=96223

Thank you for provideing me with that link it really helps out a lot. I am still trying to install and configure x on my bsd laptop but I just can't seem to get it working. I am following "The Complete FreeBSD" book by Greg Lehey. I can practice all the command line stuff I just can't get X up and running. I will continue to hack away at it until I can post an intelligent question.

Do you have another OS installed on the laptop? If you do, you should be able to get enough information using that OS. If you don't, you can try Knoppix, it's a live OS on a CD. Another way to fix this problem is to use FreeBSD 5.3. This is probably a pretty good idea because the 4.x releases are now LEGACY releases, and the 5.x are now STABLE releases. Another benefit of using FreeBSD 5.3 is that the default X server is Xorg instead of XFree86, and is equipped with automatic configuration for X (although you might have to tweak the configuration a little bit after that).