Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 12:25:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Andriss <andriss@argate.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hardware compatibility question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807281224050.21490-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980725161258.15204A-100000@tasam.com>
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On Sat, 25 Jul 1998, Andriss wrote: > Hello, > > I plan on using FreeBSD on my new computer (college > ethernet connection). It will be a server with a > small (about 10) number of users and 10/100 base T > connection. > > I have several questions: Does the newest release > support the 3c905 B TX card? No. I'd suggest a Kingston KNE100TX card; I just bought 5 for $38/ea. The entire lab here has them and they work great. > For example RedHat 5.1 could not work with 3c905B > card out of the box, and I had to switch it for > 3c905, which they don't sell anylonger. > (FAQ says 3c90X, but does that mean B also?) No. > Question number two is: does X window system > (on the latest release) support the (new) > Matrox Millennium G200 AGP card? if not, Millennium II AGP? Yes. > And the last question: Should I buy SoundBlaster 64 > card or SoundBlaster 16 if I want sound? I read from > the FAQ that FreeBSD supports SB16. The SB16 is better documented, but if you like to play games with nice music then the SB64 would be better. They should configure the same way (if the SB64 is built anything like the AWE32). Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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