Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:39:04 -0800 From: paul beard <paulbeard@mac.com> To: Philip Hallstrom <philip@eilio.com> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Motherboard survey... Message-ID: <5D38740A-1C5A-11D8-A4CF-000A95BBCCF8@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20031121094707.G89525@gandalf.eilio.com> References: <20031121094707.G89525@gandalf.eilio.com>
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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.
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