From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Jan 8 16:51:28 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF55937B401 for ; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:51:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail2.microsoft.com (mail2.microsoft.com [131.107.3.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58DDB43EA9 for ; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:51:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chrismor@microsoft.com) Received: from INET-VRS-02.redmond.corp.microsoft.com ([157.54.8.110]) by mail2.microsoft.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:51:22 -0800 Received: from 157.54.6.197 by INET-VRS-02.redmond.corp.microsoft.com (InterScan E-Mail VirusWall NT); Wed, 08 Jan 2003 16:51:21 -0800 Received: from na-hub-04.redmond.corp.microsoft.com ([157.54.1.21]) by inet-hub-06.redmond.corp.microsoft.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:51:21 -0800 Received: from SYD-MSG-01.southpacific.corp.microsoft.com ([157.60.164.29]) by na-hub-04.redmond.corp.microsoft.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:51:21 -0800 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6803.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: RE: Installation of FreeBSD on Compaq 5500R Quad processor system Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 11:51:18 +1100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Installation of FreeBSD on Compaq 5500R Quad processor system Thread-Index: AcKwUfBv+UdcxE8dTKuBgcDJ5Ht6iQHJvU5V From: "Chris Moran" To: "Wilko Bulte" , "vizion communication" Cc: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jan 2003 00:51:21.0443 (UTC) FILETIME=[3A282330:01C2B779] Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I have 4.7-RELEASE running on a Quad 5500R in my lab. =20 Had to use the MAXMEM option in the kernel config to get it to recognise = all the RAM, but other than that, it runs sweetly with the inbuilt = peripherals and a SmartArray Controller. =20 Cheers, ________________________________ From: Wilko Bulte [mailto:wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl]=09 Sent: Tue 31/12/2002 9:22 AM=09 To: vizion communication=09 Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG=09 Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD on Compaq 5500R Quad processor = system=09 =09 On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 02:09:03PM -0800, vizion communication wrote: > Hi > > I am making a choice between Linux and FreeBSD for this > system. I prefer using FreeBSD because I am familiar with it > and have a number of other servers running FreeBSD and but > none on Linux. Compaq's web site offers support for Linux > and I wonder if anyone as any experience of the compaq quad > processor hardware under FreeBSD and has any advice to > offer. The system includes the raid. I run FreeBSD on a Proliant 6500 quad Xeon, a DL380 and a 1850 at work. Works OK. Yahoo! runs FreeBSD on a ton of Proliants if I am correctly informed ;) -- | / o / /_ _ =20 |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message