Re: Hardware compatability question
Hi, it's not really about the machines but more the hardware. FreeBSD is quite diverse in what it can run on so best bet check the HCL's off the www.freebsd.org website as that would give you the best idea! Otherwise just install and see what works and doesn't. FreeBSD is pretty comprehensive of H/W support. I would say if you were moving away from MS, FreeBSD is a great choice and probably the best out there providing you don't need something specific - you will need to get used to the CLI environment but once that's worked out it's a sinch. I am now introducing *BSD to my company too and trying to move them away from Linux which has it's own caveats. Good luck with the move, I'd love to give you a full-blown sales pitch but unfortunatley don't have time right now. - though it would be kinda useless as FreeBSD really sells itself if you know what it can do for you! Regards, Kaya On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 3:23 PM, wrote: > > Hello, > I am moving away from MS products due to security and stability > concerns. Below are the machines I use and would like to know which > version of FreeBSD will work best with each. The compu ters are used > at home and away, for e-mail, preparing documents, databases , and > spredsheets, as well as, web browsing and some begining programing > (Perl, C, HTML, and Assembely I think). > Here are the notes on my machines: > HP Compaq CQ5300Y > MOBO M2N68-LA (Narra5) > AMD Sempron LE-1300 2.30GHz > Vidio Card NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 > RAM: PC2-6400 MB/sec 2 Gigs RAM > HD: WDC WD32 00AAJS-65M0A SCSI 320 Gig HD > Toshiba Satel lite A205-S5880 > Intel Pentium Dual CPU T2390 @ 1.86 GH > Vidio Card: Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset > RAM: 3 Gigs > HD: Toshiba MK2046GSX ATA > Both where bought new and are stock off the shelf models. > Thank you for your fine efforts and your time in this, > Phnxcs_rep > ___ > 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" ___ 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: Hardware compatability.
http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.3R/hardware-i386.html Could you suggest a model of this servers and processors please? We've had mostly good experiences with Dell's servers. while i have one IBM and 2 self-assembled servers recently, both works fine. just check the hardware (by chipset, embedded devices etc) if it's supported. most are. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Hardware compatability.
In response to "Odeth Solano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi > > Can you suggest us, what kind of servers are supported to run if Free Free > BSD 6.2? > HP? Dell? ]IBM? http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.3R/hardware-i386.html > Could you suggest a model of this servers and processors please? We've had mostly good experiences with Dell's servers. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: HARDWARE compatability
Hash: SHA256 Jean-Paul Natola wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm looking to retire my PIII freebsd box for something a little more of age- > being that I'm at a non-profit I do not have the largest of budgets- > > On that note I have never used and AMD before for a server so I was looking > at this box > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=17 > 40107&CatId=1206 > > it seems pretty good in terms of hardware-cpu speed/ram/raid etc.. > > and for approx 600 bucks I cant really complain- I'm womdnering if there if > there are any compatibility issues I need to watch out for , here are the > specs; > > Form Factor2U Rackmounted > Processor ClassAthlon64 > Processor Number3500+ > Processor Speed2.20GHz > Processor InterfaceSocket AM2 > Processors Supported1 > Additional TechnologiesHyperTransport > Memory TypeDDR2 > Total Memory1 GB > Memory SpeedDDR2 667 (PC2-5400) > Compatible RAID Levels0+1 0,1,5 > Number Of Hard Drives2 > Hard Drive Size160 GB > Hard Drive InterfaceSATA-II > Spindle Speed (RPM)7200 > Buffer Memory8 MB > Optical Drive Type52x CD-ROM > Communications DescriptionIntegrated LAN > Data Transfer Rate10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps Hmmm... unfortunately that site doesn't tell you exactly what you need to know. For this class of machine, there are really two fundamental parts of the system where you may run into trouble: the on-board network interfaces and the SATA controller. Server class machines like this tend to have lowest common denominator graphics which will just work in VESA mode, and who cares about sound if the box is in a machine room... In order to have a chance of predicting whether the system will support FreeBSD you're going to need to know the Motherboard manufacturer and model number -- or equivalently the chipsets used on the board. Then it's a case of hunting through documentation and mailing list archives to see what other people's experience has been. There's also this page on the FreeBSD site: Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2 MotherboardNVIDIA(r) GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 Super I/O chip: ITE IT8716 Integrated Peripherals T.I. IEEE1394 controller Realtek RTL8211 Gigabit Ethernet controller Realtek ALC883 Audio Codec AMD Athlon(tm)64/ Sempron(tm) Socket AM2 platform Supports high performance Dual-Channel DDR2 800 memory Integrated NVIDIA(r) CineFX 3.0 Graphics Engine Features NVIDIA(r) SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function Optimized Gigabit LAN and IEEE1394 connection Enhances security with NVIDIA(r) TCP/IP Acceleration technology Features 8 channel High Definition Audio RoHS compliant motherboard for green computing ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: HARDWARE compatability
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Jean-Paul Natola wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm looking to retire my PIII freebsd box for something a little more of age- > being that I'm at a non-profit I do not have the largest of budgets- > > On that note I have never used and AMD before for a server so I was looking > at this box > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=17 > 40107&CatId=1206 > > it seems pretty good in terms of hardware-cpu speed/ram/raid etc.. > > and for approx 600 bucks I cant really complain- I'm womdnering if there if > there are any compatibility issues I need to watch out for , here are the > specs; > > Form Factor2U Rackmounted > Processor ClassAthlon64 > Processor Number3500+ > Processor Speed2.20GHz > Processor InterfaceSocket AM2 > Processors Supported1 > Additional TechnologiesHyperTransport > Memory TypeDDR2 > Total Memory1 GB > Memory SpeedDDR2 667 (PC2-5400) > Compatible RAID Levels0+1 0,1,5 > Number Of Hard Drives2 > Hard Drive Size160 GB > Hard Drive InterfaceSATA-II > Spindle Speed (RPM)7200 > Buffer Memory8 MB > Optical Drive Type52x CD-ROM > Communications DescriptionIntegrated LAN > Data Transfer Rate10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps Hmmm... unfortunately that site doesn't tell you exactly what you need to know. For this class of machine, there are really two fundamental parts of the system where you may run into trouble: the on-board network interfaces and the SATA controller. Server class machines like this tend to have lowest common denominator graphics which will just work in VESA mode, and who cares about sound if the box is in a machine room... In order to have a chance of predicting whether the system will support FreeBSD you're going to need to know the Motherboard manufacturer and model number -- or equivalently the chipsets used on the board. Then it's a case of hunting through documentation and mailing list archives to see what other people's experience has been. There's also this page on the FreeBSD site: http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/amd64/motherboards.html Best test of all is if you can boot up the amd64 installation media before deciding to buy or not -- looking through the boot-time dmesg output will tell you a great deal quickly. Cheers, Matthew - -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.3 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGP3ex8Mjk52CukIwRCIqbAKCN5nVBqqyHGkPjs0osh4GV6L7IMQCeJCOG djobSsEm6PKdWCs6CvUdPp0= =Zrwm -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: HARDWARE compatability
-- Original message -- From: "Jean-Paul Natola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi everyone, > > I'm looking to retire my PIII freebsd box for something a little more of age- > being that I'm at a non-profit I do not have the largest of budgets- > > On that note I have never used and AMD before for a server so I was looking > at this box > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=17 > 40107&CatId=1206 > > it seems pretty good in terms of hardware-cpu speed/ram/raid etc.. > > and for approx 600 bucks I cant really complain- I'm womdnering if there if > there are any compatibility issues I need to watch out for , here are the > specs; > > Form Factor2U Rackmounted > Processor ClassAthlon64 > Processor Number3500+ > Processor Speed2.20GHz > Processor InterfaceSocket AM2 > Processors Supported1 > Additional TechnologiesHyperTransport > Memory TypeDDR2 > Total Memory1 GB > Memory SpeedDDR2 667 (PC2-5400) > Compatible RAID Levels0+1 0,1,5 > Number Of Hard Drives2 > Hard Drive Size160 GB > Hard Drive InterfaceSATA-II > Spindle Speed (RPM)7200 > Buffer Memory8 MB > Optical Drive Type52x CD-ROM > Communications DescriptionIntegrated LAN > Data Transfer Rate10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps > > I'm not familliar with that specific board, but this will get you started: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/hardware.html I think you're biggest concern is the RAID card. Make sure that's ok. What kind of network card is onboard? That would be another thing to verify. Good luck, Bob ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Hardware compatability list query (of d00m)
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 06:53:17PM +0100, Mike Woods wrote: > Anyway, to the point, is there a big hardware compatability list anyway, > i dont mean like the one on freebsd.org rather a site stating actual > tried and tested cards and the like as opposed to chipsets and controllers ? for laptops and pcmcia cards there is: http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ hth, toni -- Wer es einmal so weit gebracht hat, dass er nicht | toni at stderror dot at mehr irrt, der hat auch zu arbeiten aufgehoert| Toni Schmidbauer -- Max Planck | pgpiHhbNjhYQI.pgp Description: PGP signature
