From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 1 00:02:24 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7958016A41F for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 00:02:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2A0043D48 for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 00:02:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [10.1.1.7]) (authenticated bits=0) by srv1.cosmo-project.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j9102BBS074584 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Sat, 1 Oct 2005 02:02:14 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [10.1.1.14]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j9101xeG084107 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 1 Oct 2005 02:02:00 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j9101xUB073965; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 02:01:59 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.13.4/8.13.3/Submit) id j9101wqW073964; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 02:01:59 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso) Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 02:01:58 +0200 From: Bernd Walter To: Richard Loken Message-ID: <20051001000158.GN54923@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <20050930223918.GL54923@cicely12.cicely.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.4-STABLE alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.9 required=3.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 X-Spam-Report: * -3.3 ALL_TRUSTED Did not pass through any untrusted hosts * -2.6 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on cicely12.cicely.de Cc: ticso@cicely.de, freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PC164 and the KZPAC raid controller X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:02:24 -0000 On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 05:31:46PM -0700, Richard Loken wrote: > On Sat, 1 Oct 2005, Bernd Walter wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 04:19:02PM -0700, Richard Loken wrote: > > > On Sat, 1 Oct 2005, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > > way there. Any thoughts on VGA cards? I would like to get rid of this > > > Matrox Millenium that the PC164 SRM is so fond of. > > > What's wrong with Millenium cards? > > They are still great for desktop use and servers don't need graphic > > anyway. > > This server is my desktop at home and the Millenium only has 2 Mbyte of > memory and X11 has some strong opinions on how many bits of colour and how > much resolution he will provide me with that setup... I could scarf the > Oxygen out of the 4100 here at work - that guy IS a server and he doesn't > need that much video card. Alas, I find that managers grow restless when > I knock down the servers (much less steal their video cards). OK - 2M is not much. That an ISA ET4000 always worked for me is not much of help, I think. Maybe a G450 or S3 will work, but can't say for shure. I would say try out what you have and if you have to buy a card then try getting a used Millenium with 4 or 8M. > If I put in an Oxygen I can run VMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But who wants this if one can run FreeBSD :) The PC164 is very well supported, the only drawback is the interrupt PAL, which has problems masking interrupts, therefor we currently raise the CPU IPL as a workaround. As a result you'll see additional interrupt latency on higher interrupt load. Unfortunately both of my PC164 are production machines and I can't analyse the PAL. -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de bernd@bwct.de info@bwct.de