From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 27 09:23:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 941D016A4CE for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:23:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dsl-mail.kamp.net (mail.kamp-dsl.de [195.62.99.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8FEFD43D1D for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:23:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ewinter@lobo.homeunix.org) Received: (qmail 30760 invoked by uid 513); 27 Oct 2004 09:23:09 -0000 Received: from ewinter@lobo.homeunix.org by dsl-mail by uid 89 with qmail-scanner-1.21 Clear:RC:1(82.141.58.65):SA:0(-4.9/5.0):. Processed in 0.797683 secs); 27 Oct 2004 09:23:09 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 Received: from unknown (HELO lobo.homeunix.org) (82.141.58.65) by dsl-mail.kamp.net with SMTP; 27 Oct 2004 09:23:08 -0000 Received: from lobo.homeunix.org (localhost.homeunix.org [127.0.0.1]) by lobo.homeunix.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i9R9Oh6h054665; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:24:44 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ewinter@lobo.homeunix.org) Received: (from ewinter@localhost) by lobo.homeunix.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i9R9OhNi054664; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:24:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ewinter) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:24:43 +0200 From: "Ernst W. Winter" To: Willem Jan Withagen Message-ID: <20041027092443.GA54616@lobo.homeunix.org> References: <20041026173024.GB879@lobo.homeunix.org> <20041026180803.GA4202@dragon.nuxi.com> <20041026141407.481d4f17.feisal@uwi.tt> <20041026182524.GB1234@lobo.homeunix.org> <417EC623.6090900@bredband.net> <20041027065140.GA54188@lobo.homeunix.org> <417F60E0.1070401@withagen.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <417F60E0.1070401@withagen.nl> X-Phone: + 49-89-3075-6800 Organization: FreeBSD Evangelist X-Operating-System: FreeBSD lobo.homeunix.org 5.3-STABLE FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MB ASUS X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Ernst W. Winter" List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:23:08 -0000 On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, Willem Jan Withagen wrote: > Ernst W. Winter wrote: > >Thanks, that sounds nicer. I wonder if there would be something like > >a "HW buyers guide for the FreeBSD AMD64" around somewhere as that > >would help people that switch frim AMD32. Still I have to be content > >with the one I have at home, but hope that the problems will be > >solved soon. Again I will take your advice and talk to the customer > >and let them know. > > I started doing that 'cause I saw a lot of questions like this, but > it got rather outdated since I now got my dual opteron system up > and running. The remarks/discussions in this group are still > lingering in my inbox to be added, but things move rather rapidly > in the area of boards and CPUS. Especially in the single porcessor > field. > I can imagine when you have your mind on the dual system. :-) > http://withagen.dyndns.org/FreeBSD/notes/amd64-hardware.html > > The same holds for the AMD64 FAQ. plenty of input ready to add/correct. > But little work done with it. > > http://withagen.dyndns.org/FreeBSD/notes/amd64-FAQ.html > Thanks for the urls as they come in handy and I can pass them on to others too. At least a start with the AMD64. Ernst -- Ernst Winter ewinter@ewinter.org "Nec scire fas est onmnia" --Horaz Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? BSD: Are you guys coming, or what?