From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Mar 18 16:05:23 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA13002 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 18 Mar 1997 16:05:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (sc-gw.StevesCafe.com [205.168.119.191]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA12978 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 1997 16:05:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id RAA20582; Tue, 18 Mar 1997 17:04:52 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199703190004.RAA20582@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> X-Authentication-Warning: Ilsa.StevesCafe.com: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: Michael Searle cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dual P6 motherboard In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 18 Mar 1997 17:09:07 GMT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 17:04:52 -0700 Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > Does anyone know anything about whether the Gigabyte dual Pro motherboard > would be OK to run FreeBSD on? The chipset is the i400FX, which is supposed > to be like that on the Intel Venus. I was planning to use it with two Pro > 150s. no reports yet, but I suspect it would be fine. If my budget could afford a P6 that would be my choice. I currenly own the GA586DX and am very happy with it. --- > (Also, what are my options for running SMP, without an net connection?) by this do you mean options for acquiring the source? if so, at present cvsup and CTM are the only methods for acquiring the source that I am aware of. --- redirect further inquiries to smp@freebsd.org web page: http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/SMP/SMP.html -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD