From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 23:38:51 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28E9816A4CE for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 23:38:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp001.mail.ukl.yahoo.com (smtp001.mail.ukl.yahoo.com [217.12.11.32]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F0F9043D49 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 23:38:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from enerider@yahoo.co.nz) Received: from unknown (HELO scoms3) (enerider@219.88.245.132 with login) by smtp001.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with SMTP; 18 Dec 2003 07:38:42 -0000 Message-ID: <008b01c3c53a$5438f5e0$0300000a@scoms3> From: "Elijah Plunkett" To: "Mark Wolfskehl" References: <3FE105FB.3060603@verizon.net> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 20:41:13 +1300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD newbie general and SMP questions for i386] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 07:38:51 -0000 Hi there Mark! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Wolfskehl" To: Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 2:42 PM Subject: FreeBSD newbie general and SMP questions for i386] > Hi, > > I'm a FreeBSD newbie. I'm considering installing either FreeBSD i386 or > Linux on a 2 AMD Athelon CPU machine. The motherboard is an ASUS > A7M266-D, and the machine has 2GB memory installed. I'm working on > trying to answer some key questions before making a final decision which > OS to install (right now the other alternative is SuSe Linux), but > perhaps if anyone has some quick answers that would be a help: > > 1. How stable is SMP support in 5.1, especially compared to the > stability of single CPU FreeBSD and Linux in general? As one newbie to another, I have found FreeBSD to be VERY stable when compared to Mandrake Linux. > 2. In general, how could I characterize the relative performance of > FreeBSD and Linux under an SMP kernel and/.or single processors? My suggestion would be a common benchmark program that both O/Ses can use > 3. I'm looking into whether my motherboard conforms to the FreeBSD > requirements. I don't know if the 'Intel MP' means you have to have > genuine Intel processors, in particular. If anyone can get a quick > answer to this, that would be critical, of course. ASUS's website is > www.asus.com, and you can just do a search for the motherboard model. > They have all the specs and the users manual in pdf online. Thanks in > advance. I'm using AMD stuff with FreeBSD with no hassels... > 4. How compatible is FreeBSD with Linux in practice? I understand there > is a Linux compatibility module for the kernel? > There is a Linux compatibility module for the kernel which I have used for VMWare, which sort of answers your next question :) > 5. Will FreeBSD run VMWare Workstation virtual machine SW for Linux (in > practice)? Yes, it will as I have done so, just had a little problem with getting Win98 Installed under it... > 6. Anything else I should know as a newbie? Basically read the FreeBSD handbook under /usr/share/doc/handbook/ under the FreeBSD installation, it gives good advice on how to get up and running well. Hope this helps! Elijah enerider@yahoo.co.nz > > Whew! That's a lot, but thanks in advance! > > Mark Wolfskehl > mark.wolfskehl@verizon.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.551 / Virus Database: 343 - Release Date: 11/12/03