Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:28:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Danial Thom <danial_thom@yahoo.com> To: Scott Hiemstra <shiemstra@h2.com>, 'FreeBSD-Questions Questions' <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Does FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE support the 8237R? Message-ID: <20060602152818.20974.qmail@web33303.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20060602151122.B087043D5D@mx1.FreeBSD.org>
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--- Scott Hiemstra <shiemstra@h2.com> wrote: > > I run FreeBSD 4.11 stable, and I need to > replace my ASUS K8V Deluxe > > motherboard. I am thinking about de K8V-X SE. > However, > > instead of the 8237 > > chipset, it has the 8237R. Is that supported > in FreeBSD 4.11 stable as > > well? Also, instead of the Gigabyte LAN, it > has a Realtek > > 8201CL D version > > LAN. Will that work, too? I can, for the life > of me, no > > longer find a link > > on the new FreeBSD site (like > > > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.11-STABLE/hardware-i386.html > > #DISK, for > > instance). If anyone could tell me where the > page is at, or knows the > > answer, I'd really appreciate it. > > > I have the same board in a server running 4.11 > (FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE #0) and > no problems to report. The nic is detected as > "RealTek 8129/8139" but seems > to function just fine. I would recommend > building a temporary system, doing > an install and then once you verify all is > well... Swap the board into your > existing machine. Did you say you are running a server? That MB is only suitable for desktop use, as it has the slowest ethernet controller known to man on a 32/33Mhz bus. Running this MB as a server is like putting cheap, skinny tires on your porsche. DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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