From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 18 10:18:36 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFDD616A4CE; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:18:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from relay03.roc.ny.frontiernet.net (relay03.roc.ny.frontiernet.net [66.133.131.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B07E543D3F; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:18:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sdodson@sdodson.com) Received: from filter01.roc.ny.frontiernet.net (filter01.roc.ny.frontiernet.net [66.133.131.176])1438B191CF9; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:18:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from relay03.roc.ny.frontiernet.net ([66.133.131.36]) [66.133.131.176]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 07720-14-33; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:18:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (67-50-87-167.br1.tbr.ga.frontiernet.net [67.50.87.167])7A32C191BAC; Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:18:30 +0000 (UTC) From: Scott Dodson To: obrien@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20041018032322.GA2635@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <20041018032322.GA2635@dragon.nuxi.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 06:18:19 -0400 Message-Id: <1098094699.31294.2.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20040701 (2.0) (Debian) at filter01.roc.ny.frontiernet.net cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nvidia nic X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:18:37 -0000 On Sun, 2004-10-17 at 20:23 -0700, David O'Brien wrote: > On Sun, Oct 17, 2004 at 07:34:06PM +0200, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > Is there a solution to make the nvidia NIC work ? > > Buy at $5 PCI NIC and install. ;-) > Or even better; > Return your nVidia nForce based AMD64 mobo to the store and buy a much > better mobo for the same price (or less) that uses the AMD or VIA > chipset. > Hmm, I hadn't notice a board with a chipset from AMD, which boards have you seen a chipset from AMD on? I know ATI is due to release an AMD chipset any day now adding to the mix, but as far as I knew it was only nVidia, VIA, and sometimes SIS. I'll be sure to mark nVidia off my list though as I'm looking at building a 939 based box. -- Scott