From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Jul 21 14:32:44 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA28959 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 21 Jul 1996 14:32:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vector.jhs.no_domain (slip139-92-42-153.ut.nl.ibm.net [139.92.42.153]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA28932; Sun, 21 Jul 1996 14:32:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vector.jhs.no_domain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vector.jhs.no_domain (8.7.5/8.6.9) with ESMTP id TAA07129; Sun, 21 Jul 1996 19:08:57 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199607211708.TAA07129@vector.jhs.no_domain> To: "Rodney W. Grimes" cc: frankd@yoda.fdt.net (Frank Seltzer), freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Comments wanted on new system From: "Julian H. Stacey" Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: Vector Systems Ltd. Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany Phone: +49.89.268616 Fax: +49.89.2608126 (later) Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ Mailer: EXMH 1.6.7, PGP available In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 17 Jul 1996 19:57:01 PDT." <199607180257.TAA07745@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 19:08:56 +0200 Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi Rod, CC Hardware, Reference: > From: "Rodney W. Grimes" > > > > > I would highly recommend _not_ getting this board, it uses the Orion > > > chipset, which is older and known to have certain bugs. ASUS is now > > One more time.... > Chip sets belowing stepping B0 have a PCI bus mastering bug that prevents Every time these pearls of wisdom come through I get a sinking feeling ! I know I'll never remember it all later when I may need it, & I doubt it all gets in the FAQ. One route to avoid some rogue hardware is to buy hardware via you :-) ... but after the European shippers & customs duties & banks have become involved, USA imports get expensive. Do you happen to keep a PC hardware notes file on the web ? If so I'd suggest an HREF to it from the FAQ hardware section, & I'd personally make a habit of keeping a local copy. :-) Julian -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/