From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 9 02:29:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA27371 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 9 Oct 1998 02:29:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns.cityip.co.za (ns.cityip.co.za [196.25.223.140]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id CAA27312 for ; Fri, 9 Oct 1998 02:29:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wjv@cityip.co.za) Received: from wjv by ns.cityip.co.za with local (Exim 1.82 #2) id 0zRYqp-00001j-00; Fri, 9 Oct 1998 11:28:43 +0200 Message-ID: <19981009112843.B29959@cityip.co.za> Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 11:28:43 +0200 From: Johann Visagie To: Marc Evans , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compaq Proliant 5000 supported? Mail-Followup-To: Marc Evans , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <199810081625.MAA27022@synergy.destek.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <199810081625.MAA27022@synergy.destek.net>; from Marc Evans on Thu, Oct 08, 1998 at 12:25:28PM -0400 X-PGP: ftp://ftp.cityip.co.za/users/wjv/pubkey.asc Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, 08 Oct 1998 at 12:25 SAT, Marc Evans wrote: > > I have been scouring your WWW site trying to determine the answer to this > question, and as of yet have not found one. Can you tell me if any version > of FreeBSD (likely 3.*) can be used on a Compaq Proliant 5000, including the > "Smart-2" RAID controller? If so, is there any information available to me > online that would help me in determining other issues I may encounter if > I were to try to install and use the OS on this platform? Installing FreeBSD on a Compaq is, in my experience, usually a painful procedure, due to the fact that Compaqs are just that little bit removed from "generic" PCs. For one thing, it's unlikely that that RAID controller will be supported. Any idea what chipset it uses? Another thing to watch out for is the on-board NIC, which might also not be supported, depending on the chipset. -- V Johann Visagie | wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878 | ICQ: 20645559 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message