Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 16:57:44 +0200 From: Patrick Hurrelmann <outi@outi.echsi.de> To: Justin Finkelstein <justin@redwiredesign.com>, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel chipsets and FreeBSD Message-ID: <40AE18E8.90302@outi.echsi.de> In-Reply-To: <003301c43f36$a78c7340$0b02a8c0@justin> References: <003301c43f36$a78c7340$0b02a8c0@justin>
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Justin Finkelstein wrote: > Hi there > > I'm about to make a decision on which motherboard to buy to run FreeBSD > 4.9 in a production environment, and I'm getting a little confused over > compatibility issues with the available chipsets and this version of > FreeBSD. > > The chipsets in question are: Intel 865G, 865PG, 865PE. > > I did some searching on the mailing lists earlier and found a couple of > posts detailing problems between the 865G chipset and FreeBSD 5.1. > > I am working on the assumption that the motherboard manufacturer isn't > too important, but I am expecting to buy from Gigabyte as they've worked > fine in the past. > > Can anyone shed any light on whether these chipsets will work with > FreeBSD 4.9? > > Thanks, > > Justin > > > Redwire Design Limited > Studio 12 > 37 Tanner Street > London SE1 3LF > [ www.redwiredesign.com ] > [ 020 7403 1444 ] - voice > [ 020 7378 8711 ] - fax > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Hi, actually there is no raid 5 support for Promise (ATA-Controller in general) in 5.x. I don'T know much about Vinum, but you may use Vinum Raid5. Another solution would be a 3Ware SATA Raid-Controller using twe-driver. Patrick
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