QNX4 and laptops

I know QNX4 does not support the the video chipsets of (many) later model
laptops but has anyone loaded 4.25 on a laptop, able to use 1024X768
resolution?
Which laptop did you use? Any recommendations? I need a portable
development system.
Thanks in advance
Walt

QNX 4.25 and QNX6.2 work fine at 1024x768 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro
4600. I believe it’s OK on some of the later Toshiba’s also. Network
works fine also, but not modem (understandably) so I use a [real] PCMCIA
modem with no drama.

Geoff.

Walt wrote:

I know QNX4 does not support the the video chipsets of (many) later model
laptops but has anyone loaded 4.25 on a laptop, able to use 1024X768
resolution?
Which laptop did you use? Any recommendations? I need a portable
development system.
Thanks in advance
Walt

Realtime Technology Systems Pty Ltd
2 Hadleigh Circuit
Isabella Plains
ACT 2905
AUSTRALIA

Phone: 61-2-6291 3833
Fax: 61-2-6291 3838
Mobile: 0408 673 993
Email: ger1@rtts.com.au

Geoff,
Much appreciated, I’ve tried it on an OmniBook, Presario, several Dells
mixing and matching drivers but no luck getting over 800x600. You’ve given
me hope and a direction.

Did you install both 6.2 and 4.25 on the same machine, allowing a choice on
power up?

Thank You
Walt


“Geoff Roberts” <ger1@rtts.com.au> wrote in message
news:3EE1CE46.2300BF0A@rtts.com.au

QNX 4.25 and QNX6.2 work fine at 1024x768 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro
4600. I believe it’s OK on some of the later Toshiba’s also. Network
works fine also, but not modem (understandably) so I use a [real] PCMCIA
modem with no drama.

Geoff.

Walt wrote:

I know QNX4 does not support the the video chipsets of (many) later
model
laptops but has anyone loaded 4.25 on a laptop, able to use 1024X768
resolution?
Which laptop did you use? Any recommendations? I need a portable
development system.
Thanks in advance
Walt

Realtime Technology Systems Pty Ltd
2 Hadleigh Circuit
Isabella Plains
ACT 2905
AUSTRALIA

Phone: 61-2-6291 3833
Fax: 61-2-6291 3838
Mobile: 0408 673 993
Email: > ger1@rtts.com.au

Yes, both are on the laptop, along with Windows 98. It’s about 18 months
old now and I doubt still available. But a friend of mine purchased a
[later model] Toshiba mid last year and as I recall, like me, had no
trouble with the video with QNX4. I don’t think he installed QNX6 on it.

The beauty of the Toshiba (in my case but I’m not sure if it remains
this way) was that everything came with it. I didn’t have to swap out a
floppy drive to get a CD drive, or anything else, for example. It gives
me a problem at some airports though, when they want me to take out the
battery…

But my laptop is very definitely elderly now, and in regards to current
models what I say may not still apply. It’s an age old problem with QNX
on laptops: no vendor has ever allowed me to “test” with a new machine.
With the Toshiba I had to take pot luck. As it happened, I got lucky.

Geoff.

Walt wrote:

Geoff,
Much appreciated, I’ve tried it on an OmniBook, Presario, several Dells
mixing and matching drivers but no luck getting over 800x600. You’ve given
me hope and a direction.

Did you install both 6.2 and 4.25 on the same machine, allowing a choice on
power up?

Thank You
Walt

“Geoff Roberts” <> ger1@rtts.com.au> > wrote in message
news:> 3EE1CE46.2300BF0A@rtts.com.au> …
QNX 4.25 and QNX6.2 work fine at 1024x768 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro
4600. I believe it’s OK on some of the later Toshiba’s also. Network
works fine also, but not modem (understandably) so I use a [real] PCMCIA
modem with no drama.

Geoff.

Walt wrote:

I know QNX4 does not support the the video chipsets of (many) later
model
laptops but has anyone loaded 4.25 on a laptop, able to use 1024X768
resolution?
Which laptop did you use? Any recommendations? I need a portable
development system.
Thanks in advance
Walt

Realtime Technology Systems Pty Ltd
2 Hadleigh Circuit
Isabella Plains
ACT 2905
AUSTRALIA

Phone: 61-2-6291 3833
Fax: 61-2-6291 3838
Mobile: 0408 673 993
Email: > ger1@rtts.com.au

Geoff,
I found some Satellite Pro 4600 laptops on Ebay !! Anyway, I noticed that
the latest Satellite Pro uses the nVidia Geforce4 video chipset. QNX4
supports Geforce2 and I wonder if it will work ( Pg.tnt ) It gets expensive
to buy one and find it does not work.
All the more reason to migrate to 6.2, which I will be shortly once I get
some hardware issues sorted out.

We’ve just released a new produce under 4.25 and I’m sure I’ll be making
changes in the field hence my need not to lug around a desktop!

Thanks again
Walt

Precitech Inc.
Keene, NH USA.

mailto:walt@precitech.com
http://www.precitech.com

“Geoff Roberts” <ger1@rtts.com.au> wrote in message
news:3EE27E72.44A07D6E@rtts.com.au

Yes, both are on the laptop, along with Windows 98. It’s about 18 months
old now and I doubt still available. But a friend of mine purchased a
[later model] Toshiba mid last year and as I recall, like me, had no
trouble with the video with QNX4. I don’t think he installed QNX6 on it.

The beauty of the Toshiba (in my case but I’m not sure if it remains
this way) was that everything came with it. I didn’t have to swap out a
floppy drive to get a CD drive, or anything else, for example. It gives
me a problem at some airports though, when they want me to take out the
battery…

But my laptop is very definitely elderly now, and in regards to current
models what I say may not still apply. It’s an age old problem with QNX
on laptops: no vendor has ever allowed me to “test” with a new machine.
With the Toshiba I had to take pot luck. As it happened, I got lucky.

Geoff.

Walt wrote:

Geoff,
Much appreciated, I’ve tried it on an OmniBook, Presario, several Dells
mixing and matching drivers but no luck getting over 800x600. You’ve
given
me hope and a direction.

Did you install both 6.2 and 4.25 on the same machine, allowing a choice
on
power up?

Thank You
Walt

“Geoff Roberts” <> ger1@rtts.com.au> > wrote in message
news:> 3EE1CE46.2300BF0A@rtts.com.au> …
QNX 4.25 and QNX6.2 work fine at 1024x768 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro
4600. I believe it’s OK on some of the later Toshiba’s also. Network
works fine also, but not modem (understandably) so I use a [real]
PCMCIA
modem with no drama.

Geoff.

Walt wrote:

I know QNX4 does not support the the video chipsets of (many) later
model
laptops but has anyone loaded 4.25 on a laptop, able to use 1024X768
resolution?
Which laptop did you use? Any recommendations? I need a portable
development system.
Thanks in advance
Walt

Realtime Technology Systems Pty Ltd
2 Hadleigh Circuit
Isabella Plains
ACT 2905
AUSTRALIA

Phone: 61-2-6291 3833
Fax: 61-2-6291 3838
Mobile: 0408 673 993
Email: > ger1@rtts.com.au

I’ve recently bought an Acer TravelMate 230LC. QNX4 runs ok Don’t know about
sound card, though.
Never used it on QNX4.


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I know QNX4 does not support the the video chipsets of (many) later model
laptops but has anyone loaded 4.25 on a laptop, able to use 1024X768
resolution?
Which laptop did you use? Any recommendations? I need a portable
development system.
Thanks in advance
Walt

Older Toshiba 490CDT, 4020CDT works great.

Walt wrote:

I know QNX4 does not support the the video chipsets of (many) later model
laptops but has anyone loaded 4.25 on a laptop, able to use 1024X768
resolution?
Which laptop did you use? Any recommendations? I need a portable
development system.
Thanks in advance
Walt