running FreeBSD 8.1 on a Dell Inspiron 1720 120G HD, 4G 667mhz ram with intel 950g / wireless/modem/nic combo card* with 17" 1920x1080 screen, TP-LINK TL-WN321G usb nic
upon install I had to tweek it a touch
*bios .. disable the HDD operation (make sure ATA is enabled BEFORE you install or it will croak)
after install just make sure the following are in your kernel
device ehci
device uhci
device ohci
device wlan
device wlan_amrr
add
snd_hda_load="YES"
to
/boot/loader.conf
and
hint.pcm.0.vol="100"
to
/boot/device.hints
For the life of me I could NOT get the combo /modem/net/wifi card working. (the wired lan did work upon install) to solve this opened it up.. ripped the combo card out .. stomped it to itty bitty pieces and got myself a TP-LINK (TLWNG32) USB Network card for 20$ .. It works great and I feel a lot better ..
FBSD on this rig is nothing short of an AWESOME desktop..