From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 21 11:39:13 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C12F16A4CE; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:39:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.86]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B0CC43FDD; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:39:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from paulbeard@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin08-en2 [10.13.10.153]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id hALJd6Sc013211; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:39:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.2.8] (12-231-115-57.client.attbi.com [12.231.115.57]) (authenticated bits=0) by mac.com (Xserve/smtpin08/MantshX 3.0) with ESMTP id hALJd5xO000270; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:39:06 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20031121094707.G89525@gandalf.eilio.com> References: <20031121094707.G89525@gandalf.eilio.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v606) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <5D38740A-1C5A-11D8-A4CF-000A95BBCCF8@mac.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: paul beard Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:39:04 -0800 To: Philip Hallstrom X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.606) cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Motherboard survey... X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:39:13 -0000 On Nov 21, 2003, at 9:53 AM, Philip Hallstrom wrote: > Hi all - > > I'm wanting to build my own computer to run FreeBSD, but don't > have the slightest idea (well, maybe the slightest :) what motherboard > to > buy. I'd like one that has built-in lan/audio that works in FreeBSD, > but > in my searching efforts I've turned up very little. > > I know the handbook lists chip sets and whatnot, but trying to figure > out > what chip set is on a given board isn't always easy -- at least not > for me. > > So... I wrote a survey app that I'm hoping lots of you will fill out. > It > let's you pick the brand/model of motherboard, then indicate what > onboard > features work (lan, audio, video, usb, firewire, ide, sata, scsi, raid, > smp), lets you provide some overall "satisfaction" ratings, and then > provide any additional comments. > > As a side effect you can input your laptop information which seems to > be a > frequently asked source of questions. > > If I get enough responses I'd like to expand this to include other > things > such as DVD players, USB peripherals, etc. that have varying levels of > support in FreeBSD. Perhaps turn it into a companion to the > HARDWARE.TXT > document... > > Anyway.. here it is: > > http://www.eilio.com/freebsd-motherboards/ > This is very nice, and I think it will be helpful to a lot of people who want to move to FreeBSD. I especially like the idea of laptop users being able to contribute. This is a topic that has come up many times on the mobile@ list and I think a structured form where components can be detailed (works/broken) is a great idea.