From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Jun 10 16:35:49 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17A4E16AD3D
	for <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>;
	Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:35:49 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from patpro@patpro.net)
Received: from smtp1-g19.free.fr (smtp1-g19.free.fr [212.27.42.27])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0BE6449B3
	for <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>;
	Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:21:45 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from patpro@patpro.net)
Received: from [82.235.12.223] (boleskine.patpro.net [82.235.12.223])
	by smtp1-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05FCF9A4BA;
	Sat, 10 Jun 2006 10:21:44 +0200 (CEST)
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v750)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
Message-Id: <58A8328D-826A-4800-BDFF-DB67ADF275A3@patpro.net>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
From: Patrick Proniewski <patpro@patpro.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 10:21:43 +0200
To: Liste FreeBSD-fr Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd-fr.org>
X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.750)
Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject: i386 EFI motherboard and FreeBSD 6
X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware <freebsd-hardware.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:35:49 -0000

Hi

I'm thinking about buying an Intel motherboard with Xeon LV  
(Sossaman) to run FreeBSD. This board uses EFI instead of "regular"  
BIOS. Is it possible to boot FreeBSD 6 for i386 (sossaman is 32 bits  
proc.) on an EFI based motherboard ?

thanks in advance,

patpro