Date: 26 Mar 2002 12:01:21 +0100 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: Chip Morton <tech_info@threespace.com> Cc: FreeBSD Chat <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Got a new server, installing FreeBSD on it Message-ID: <xzpr8m7wq2m.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20020325160158.01e10960@threespace.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20020325160158.01e10960@threespace.com>
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Chip Morton <tech_info@threespace.com> writes: > The network cards didn't cause a problem--they usually just weren't > supported and didn't work. And some video cards have given me > headaches in trying to install XFree86, which is more of an issue with > XFree86 than FreeBSD, but it's a very fuzzy line when you're stuck for > hours. Even when the cards did work, getting the right linemode/clock > settings can be a big, fat PITA. Hopefully your experience will be > better. Network cards shouldn't be a problem, except for Cardbus PC-Cards, which aren't supported in -STABLE. What cards did you have trouble with? As for video cards, XFree86 4 almost always gets them right (use X --configure to generate a skeleton config), the only problem is (usually) to get the sync ranges right if your monitor isn't PnP; but even that is a breeze if you have the manual. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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