Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:27:35 +0100 (CET) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG, bsd@w.evip.pl Subject: Re: 64-bit support on VIA C7 - on FreeBSD 8.0 Message-ID: <201001111427.o0BERZpb073071@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <2ae8edf30912031422i6f58af04mf111879317eaa366@mail.gmail.com>
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Wiktor Niesiobedzki <bsd@w.evip.pl> wrote: > Yes, that's where I got mislead. I've read about Nano processor and > that's supporting 64-bit, and I had the impression that it is the same > for C7. My mistake. And i thought about 64bit system, as I'm planning > to use ZFS and as I understand, this 64bit architecture is > recommended. In that case, you might want to look for an intel Atom-based mainboard, for example ASRock A330GC or Foxconn 45CSX which are priced at 100 $US or even less, including an Atom 330 processor (dual-core 1.6 GHz). It supports 64bit mode and is noticably faster than the VIA C7 while consuming less power. Both of the boards mentioned above are "mini-ITX" form factor (17 x 17 cm), provide one PCI slot and all of the standard connectors (SATA, USB, LAN, VGA, PS/2 etc.). The ASRock one seems to be a little better, as far as the specs go. It provides two RAM slots with a maximum of 4 GB total which might be important for you because ZFS likes to have as much RAM as possible (the Foxconn board has only one RAM slot for 2 GB maximum). Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd I suggested holding a "Python Object Oriented Programming Seminar", but the acronym was unpopular. -- Joseph Strout
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