Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:40:25 -0400 From: Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> To: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which FreeBSD for Intel i7-2600S and DQ67SWB3? Message-ID: <68FA56E48051EF71EC510826@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: <4FD12B9C.3070107@holgerdanske.com> References: <1841053140.95816.1339040011608.JavaMail.root@md03.insight.synacor.com> <4FD12B9C.3070107@holgerdanske.com>
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--As of June 7, 2012 3:30:52 PM -0700, David Christensen is alleged to have said: >> For a new computer, I wouldn't go with anything earlier than FreeBSD >> 9.0, and in my case, upgrading to 9.0-STABLE proved stabler than the 9.0 >> release. > > STFW: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-March/239742.ht > ml > > It looks like -STABLE are daily development/ test builds (?): It's a bit more nuanced: -STABLE is -RELEASE plus features that are believed to be complete and tested. -CURRENT is -STABLE plus features that are still under development. I'd call -STABLE test - but not quite development - builds, if that makes sense. > ftp://ftp.allbsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-snapshots/amd64-amd64/ > > I'm looking for stability. I'll try the 9.0-RELEASE: > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/9.0/ This generally my choice. You can be sure it's considered final-product ready. It also allows you to use freebsd-update to get patches. (Unless you compile your own.) >> I don't recognize or don't remember DQ67SWB3 motherboard model, is it >> from MSI? > > Intel: > > http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/ > desktop-board-dq67sw.html > > I'm not sure what the "B3" suffix means, but it's on the box. > > > A few other questions for the list, please: > > 1. Does FreeBSD support encrypted disk partitions (slices)? Yes, see the Handbook: <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks-encrypting.html>; (Actually, many of your questions can be answered from the handbook. ;) ) Using them in conjunction with ZFS is a bit complicated, but can be done. (Generally, you'd want to use an encrypted slice as a disk to put ZFS on.) ZFS itself does not currently support encryption. > 2. Does the X server in FreeBSD (?) support Intel HD 2000 integrated > graphics? That's Sandy Bridge, and is supported as of 9.0. Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------
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