Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:15:51 +0200 (CEST) From: Sten Spans <sten@blinkenlights.nl> To: Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: designing new freebsd server for amd64 arch Message-ID: <Pine.SOC.4.61.0504191912370.11438@tea.blinkenlights.nl> In-Reply-To: <3976.172.16.0.199.1113917881.squirrel@172.16.0.1> References: <Pine.OSF.4.62.0504191117280.435799@lib-eth.natur.cuni.cz> <3976.172.16.0.199.1113917881.squirrel@172.16.0.1>
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On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Mike Jakubik wrote: > On Tue, April 19, 2005 5:19 am, David Komanek said: >> >> >> Now I prefer: >> Tyan Thunder K8WE, S2895A2NRF >> 2x AMD Opteron 250 Box >> Adaptec 2130SLP >> 4x Hitachi 3.5" 73.4 GB (SCSI Ultra 320),10 000 rpm >> HP DLT 40/80 >> 2x Gb LAN - I plan use the on-board ones >> > > I dont recommend an nForce chipset, specially one this new. Also, prepare > for problems with the onboard bge nic card. People are experiencing > crashes with it under load, and no one has solved the problem yet. This board has nvidia ethernet ports, the second ethernet and pci-e are connected to the second cpu. Afaik fbsd supports the binary nvidia driver for this board with the net/nvnet port and with the nve(4) driver in current ( which also requires the binary blob ). Linux has the forcedeth driver which is gpl, but might be useful for anyone interested in working on an open driver. -- Sten Spans "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen - Anthem
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