From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 26 05:20:15 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A03B16A424 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:20:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D45A343D45 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:20:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2Q5KCJh039448 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:20:12 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k2Q5KCYV039442; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:20:12 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:20:12 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200603260520.k2Q5KCYV039442@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Mike M Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D008616A400 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:12:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B67B43D45 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:12:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k2Q5CJlA042804 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:12:19 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k2Q5CJ2x042803; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:12:19 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200603260512.k2Q5CJ2x042803@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:12:19 GMT From: Mike M To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: misc/94945: Success report: FreeBSD 5.4 runs fine on AMD64, Asus K8S-LA motherboard X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:20:15 -0000 >Number: 94945 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Success report: FreeBSD 5.4 runs fine on AMD64, Asus K8S-LA motherboard >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Mar 26 05:20:12 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Mike M >Release: 5.4-stable >Organization: >Environment: >Description: I was just trolling your AMD64 page, noticed you didn't have this one. Motherboard: Asus K8S-LA (Salmon), chipsets Sis964/Sis760. Everything on the motherboard works fine (IDE, SATA, ethernet, sound, etc - haven't checked firewire, though it's detected), EXCEPT that the on-board graphics is very twitchy: I had to detune it (and turn off all acceleration in X windows) in order to have a stable machine - once you do this, Xorg starts using a brutal percentage of the CPU (when simply dragging around windows). Eventually, I solved this by installing a $20 video card. System has been stable - albiet lightly loaded - since then (2 months). BTW: Lots of these machines are available as refurbs from HP/Compaq (eg: Pavillion a1007w-b), because it's essentially impossible to get fast & stable graphics out of the onboard video (because the memory controller is on the AMD64, and the onboard video has no dedicated memory) - so people return them when they find they won't play the games they expected. I can't say I'd recommend them, though - there appear to have been quality control problems with the motherboards (occasional hard-to-track-down random bit errors between CPU and north bridge on the first one I got), non-adjustable BIOS, etc. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: