From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Mar 18 09:07:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA11846 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 09:07:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from austin.polstra.com (austin.polstra.com [206.213.73.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA11760 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 09:06:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp@austin.polstra.com) Received: from austin.polstra.com (jdp@localhost) by austin.polstra.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA20467; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 09:06:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp) Message-Id: <199803181706.JAA20467@austin.polstra.com> To: lem@cantv.net Subject: Re: SMP kernel on Compaq anyone? In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980317211035.00a2b290@pop.cantv.net> References: <3.0.5.32.19980317211035.00a2b290@pop.cantv.net> Organization: Polstra & Co., Seattle, WA Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 09:06:02 -0800 From: John Polstra Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In article <3.0.5.32.19980317211035.00a2b290@pop.cantv.net>, =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22Luis_E=2E_Mu=F1oz=22?= wrote: > Is anyone running SMP FreeBSD on Compaq hardware? > I would be interested in knowing about your setup > as we're considering this alternative. I don't know the answer to your question, but I would be surprised if SMP FreeBSD ran on Compaq machines. Compaq, like the neighborhood dog, is incapable of walking past a bush without pissing on it. As a result, Compaq hardware is incompatible in many ways, down to the smallest trivial detail. Even the power supply connectors are nonstandard. Even the screws holding the case together are strange. This was true years ago when I made the mistake of buying a Compaq DeskPro 386/20, and it's been true ever since. Furthermore, Compaq considers every little incompatibility to be valuable proprietary information, which it will not release to anybody except Microsoft and a few other big players. Basically, they want you to buy your hardware from Compaq, your software from Compaq, your support from Compaq, and your spare parts from Compaq. They don't want you to run FreeBSD on their machines, and they won't give you the time of day if you run into problems. Just so you know what you're getting into. -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Self-knowledge is always bad news." -- John Barth To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message