Re: Which FreeBSD for Intel i7-2600S and DQ67SWB3?
Snippet from David Christensen dpchr...@holgerdanske.com: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-March/239742.html It looks like -STABLE are daily development/ test builds (?): ftp://ftp.allbsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-snapshots/amd64-amd64/ I'm looking for stability. I'll try the 9.0-RELEASE: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/9.0/ I had a weird problem with 9.0-RELEASE: after updating a NetBSD source tree by cvs up -dP, the system froze and I needed the Reset button. A couple days later, after better than 24 hours inactivity, I heard sounds of reboot and verified by looking. File system was not cleanly umounted and had to be fsck'ed, which was dome automatically on the reboot. Given my very new hardware, I figured to upgrade to STABLE, building from source. That worked, and the weird problem has not reappeared. I didn't even ask the list for help. I suppose I could also have tried RELENG_9_0, maybe a patch would have fixed the problem, but my very new hardware and new Xorg version in the works led me to go to STABLE. Daily development/test builds sound more like HEAD (=CURRENT) than STABLE. STABLE is more tested than HEAD. I think if I ever try FreeBSD-HEAD, I'd install to a separate partition and keep the STABLE installation intact. Tom ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Which FreeBSD for Intel i7-2600S and DQ67SWB3?
On 06/07/2012 06:40 PM, Daniel Staal wrote: On 06/08/2012 01:07 AM, Thomas Mueller wrote: Thanks for the replies. :-) David ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Which FreeBSD for Intel i7-2600S and DQ67SWB3?
On 06/06/2012 08:33 PM, Thomas Mueller wrote: This looks like the processor I have, I think you would use amd64. Almost certainly your system is 64-bit as opposed to 32-bit. Thanks for the reply. :-) Yes, definitely 64-bit. For a new computer, I wouldn't go with anything earlier than FreeBSD 9.0, and in my case, upgrading to 9.0-STABLE proved stabler than the 9.0 release. STFW: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-March/239742.html It looks like -STABLE are daily development/ test builds (?): ftp://ftp.allbsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-snapshots/amd64-amd64/ I'm looking for stability. I'll try the 9.0-RELEASE: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/9.0/ Base system includes ZFS. Good. I've never used virtual machines, but VirtualBox is popular for this purpose. VirtualBox does seem to be popular. It played with it on Debian Testing (Wheezy), but I believe the shared folder feature filled my root partition and I couldn't locate or remove the blockage. Samba is in ports. Okay. I don't recognize or don't remember DQ67SWB3 motherboard model, is it from MSI? Intel: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dq67sw.html I'm not sure what the B3 suffix means, but it's on the box. A few other questions for the list, please: 1. Does FreeBSD support encrypted disk partitions (slices)? 2. Does the X server in FreeBSD (?) support Intel HD 2000 integrated graphics? David ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Which FreeBSD for Intel i7-2600S and DQ67SWB3?
--As of June 7, 2012 3:30:52 PM -0700, David Christensen is alleged to have said: For a new computer, I wouldn't go with anything earlier than FreeBSD 9.0, and in my case, upgrading to 9.0-STABLE proved stabler than the 9.0 release. STFW: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-March/239742.ht ml It looks like -STABLE are daily development/ test builds (?): It's a bit more nuanced: -STABLE is -RELEASE plus features that are believed to be complete and tested. -CURRENT is -STABLE plus features that are still under development. I'd call -STABLE test - but not quite development - builds, if that makes sense. ftp://ftp.allbsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-snapshots/amd64-amd64/ I'm looking for stability. I'll try the 9.0-RELEASE: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/9.0/ This generally my choice. You can be sure it's considered final-product ready. It also allows you to use freebsd-update to get patches. (Unless you compile your own.) I don't recognize or don't remember DQ67SWB3 motherboard model, is it from MSI? Intel: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/ desktop-board-dq67sw.html I'm not sure what the B3 suffix means, but it's on the box. A few other questions for the list, please: 1. Does FreeBSD support encrypted disk partitions (slices)? Yes, see the Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks-encrypting.html (Actually, many of your questions can be answered from the handbook. ;) ) Using them in conjunction with ZFS is a bit complicated, but can be done. (Generally, you'd want to use an encrypted slice as a disk to put ZFS on.) ZFS itself does not currently support encryption. 2. Does the X server in FreeBSD (?) support Intel HD 2000 integrated graphics? That's Sandy Bridge, and is supported as of 9.0. Daniel T. Staal --- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Which FreeBSD for Intel i7-2600S and DQ67SWB3?
freebsd-questions: I have a new computer with an Intel i7-2600S processor and DQ67SWB3 motherboard that I'd like to run with ZFS, virtual machine host, desktop, Samba, and terminal server (on second NIC). Can this be done with FreeBSD; if so, which distribution and ports/packages do I need? TIA, David ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Which FreeBSD for Intel i7-2600S and DQ67SWB3?
- Original Message - From: David Christensen dpchr...@holgerdanske.com I have a new computer with an Intel i7-2600S processor and DQ67SWB3 motherboard that I'd like to run with ZFS, virtual machine host, desktop, Samba, and terminal server (on second NIC). Can this be done with FreeBSD; if so, which distribution and ports/packages do I need? - My response, from awkward Insight webmail interface: This looks like the processor I have, I think you would use amd64. Almost certainly your system is 64-bit as opposed to 32-bit. For a new computer, I wouldn't go with anything earlier than FreeBSD 9.0, and in my case, upgrading to 9.0-STABLE proved stabler than the 9.0 release. Base system includes ZFS. I've never used virtual machines, but VirtualBox is popular for this purpose. Samba is in ports. I don't recognize or don't remember DQ67SWB3 motherboard model, is it from MSI? Tom ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
