Re: MSI nettop supported?

[Lowell Gilbert]

Jaime ja...@snowmoon.com writes:

 I'm considering getting one of MSI's nettop computers to run a small
 server in my home.  I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it
 would run FreeBSD or not?  There is a model with Linux pre-installed,
 so I'm hopeful.  I just figured I'd ask before spending a few hundred
 dollars.  :)

 http://msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=Wind_Nettop_CS120class=npc

 Also, I have no prior experience with FreeBSD's wifi support or using
 Compact Flash or SD cards.  (Despite using FreeBSD since version
 2.2.1!)  Any pointers?

The wifi support is hard to evaluate, because that web page doesn't list
any details about the hardware.

Flash disks are no big deal, especially if they will already be inserted
at boot time.

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Re: MSI nettop supported?

[Peter Cornelius]

Re...

 Flash disks are no big deal, especially if they will already be inserted
 at boot time.

I take it that the atom CPU just works, right?

Regarding the WindPC 2713 (if that's the one you look at), I am not even sure 
whether there is a WLAN card in it at all (the Wind U100X netbook allegedly has 
an Atheros AR928X as per iX 3/2009, [1]), and iX also comments that it was 
somewhat slow in their test. In their article, they recommend to buy parts, and 
so do other people [3] but due to lack of time  funding, I have no personal 
experience.

Hth., anyways...

Regards,

Peter.

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