From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 11 14:27:53 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 784851065676 for ; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:27:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [IPv6:2a01:170:102f::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F05CD8FC17 for ; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:27:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o0BERZHO073072; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:27:50 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o0BERZpb073071; Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:27:35 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from olli) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:27:35 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <201001111427.o0BERZpb073071@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG, bsd@w.evip.pl In-Reply-To: <2ae8edf30912031422i6f58af04mf111879317eaa366@mail.gmail.com> X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-embedded User-Agent: tin/1.8.3-20070201 ("Scotasay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/6.4-PRERELEASE-20080904 (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.2 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:27:51 +0100 (CET) Cc: Subject: Re: 64-bit support on VIA C7 - on FreeBSD 8.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG, bsd@w.evip.pl List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:27:53 -0000 Wiktor Niesiobedzki wrote: > Yes, that's where I got mislead. I've read about Nano processor and > that's supporting 64-bit, and I had the impression that it is the same > for C7. My mistake. And i thought about 64bit system, as I'm planning > to use ZFS and as I understand, this 64bit architecture is > recommended. In that case, you might want to look for an intel Atom-based mainboard, for example ASRock A330GC or Foxconn 45CSX which are priced at 100 $US or even less, including an Atom 330 processor (dual-core 1.6 GHz). It supports 64bit mode and is noticably faster than the VIA C7 while consuming less power. Both of the boards mentioned above are "mini-ITX" form factor (17 x 17 cm), provide one PCI slot and all of the standard connectors (SATA, USB, LAN, VGA, PS/2 etc.). The ASRock one seems to be a little better, as far as the specs go. It provides two RAM slots with a maximum of 4 GB total which might be important for you because ZFS likes to have as much RAM as possible (the Foxconn board has only one RAM slot for 2 GB maximum). Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd I suggested holding a "Python Object Oriented Programming Seminar", but the acronym was unpopular. -- Joseph Strout