Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 18:37:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us> Cc: jfb@visi.com, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New system for FreeBSD -- pls advise Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007061834580.31780-100000@dt052n3e.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007061623410.24474-100000@mail.wolves.k12.mo.us>
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On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Chris Dillon wrote: > On Thu, 6 Jul 2000 jfb@visi.com wrote: > > 3Com 3c905b ethernet > > One word: yuck. Get an Intel EtherExpress PRO 10/100B. No such thing anymore. You want an Intel Pro/100+ Management Adapter. Check the archives for recent discussion on how Intel renamed and split their product line. > > Soundblaster Platinum Live sound card > > The driver for this isn't perfect yet, but I've heard quite a few > success reports. The new pcm sound driver is totally unstable for PCI sound cards, especially in combination with ECC ram. There are a few scattered success stories, but most of us are struggling mightily. HTH, Doug -- "Live free or die" - State motto of my ancestral homeland, New Hampshire Do YOU Yahoo!? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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