Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 18:57:59 +0800 From: Ihsan Junaidi Ibrahim <ihsan_junaidi@yahoo.com.sg> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Good integrated Athlon chipset for FreeBSD Message-ID: <200301121857.59111.ihsan_junaidi@yahoo.com.sg>
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Hello all, =09I'm building a small workgroup (10 PCs) which will be used for softwar= e and=20 network testing as well for day-to-day usage. We're also conducting small= =20 classes teaching UNIX for school students in our area. Therefore I'm look= ing=20 for a good integrated Athlon chipset which are supported in FreeBSD. I'm=20 specifically looking at Epox EP-8KMM+ utilizing the VIA KM266 chipset. Bu= t=20 I'm a little doubtful about the sound, video and above all, the NIC. The sound uses Realtek ALC201A chipset, the video is VT8375 ProSavage8 an= d the=20 NIC utilizes Realtek RTL8100B(L). I can't seem to find on the FreeBSD=20 hardware page supports for the sound and the NIC while a search on Xfree=20 driver site turned zero on the video. Does this mean, that they are not=20 supported? I'm really interested in the chipset because it's cheap and mo= st=20 of us are literate when it comes to hardware, we can skip the support tha= t=20 comes with pricier brands and motherboards. My other option would be Asus A7N-266E using the nForce 420D chipset. I'v= e=20 heard cases that this particular motherboard is usable in FreeBSD. The NI= C is=20 RTL8139 (rl) while other nForce boards seem to use the MCP-D built-in LAN= ,=20 which I can't seem to find any cases of it being run on any installation. I'm open to any suggestion that will allow me to choose the best platform= for=20 our research. Cost of course is a factor but I will not buy cheap if it's= =20 going to prove a hassle in the future. Thank you for your time. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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