Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:29:05 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: David Christensen <davidch@broadcom.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommendation for a Big Endian System for NIC Driver Development Message-ID: <47AB7821.2060205@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <09BFF2FA5EAB4A45B6655E151BBDD903072CEB06@NT-IRVA-0750.brcm.ad.broadcom.com> References: <09BFF2FA5EAB4A45B6655E151BBDD903072CEB06@NT-IRVA-0750.brcm.ad.broadcom.com>
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David Christensen wrote: > I'm looking for a recommendation for a big endian CPU system that > works well with FreeBSD. It would be best if it didn't use a 4KB > page size but that's a secondary issue. The system should support > PCI Express with at least two x8 slots and PCI-X would be a plus. > A half-height or full-height rack style chassis would be best, > though a tower configuration would also be suitable. > > I want to do some wider testing on non-Intel based systems with > current and new Broadcom drivers. Feel free to email me directly > if you have a suggestion. > > David Christensen > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" look at getting a PG powerPC off ebay.. (I can help you set it up if you wish.. I just did a dozen of them for work). I like that option because then you can help debug why this ppc system can't run reliably with this broadcom phy on the gem driver :-)
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