Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 16:05:57 +1100 From: John Vender <john@jmv.com.au> To: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell PowerEdge 1650 Message-ID: <l03102800b8c1bbc94fa5@[203.173.134.92]> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0203221713090.8575-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> References: <3C9BA9B4.5040508@unisys.com>
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>On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, doug.fee@unisys.com wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:01:24 -0500 >> From: "doug.fee@unisys.com" <doug.fee@unisys.com> >> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: Dell PowerEdge 1650 >> >> Hi All, >> >> Does anyone know or tried to run FreeBSD on a Dell PowerEdge 1650? I'm >> pretty sure it would work, but I'm not sure about the dual embedded >> gigabit ethernet cards that come with it. I tried to find out exactly >> what they are, but to no avail. I'm thinking that maybe it is the Intel >> PRO/1000 XTs. But it is confusing since Dell offers them as add-on >> cards also. >> >> Any light on this issue would be greatly appreciated since I'm >> considering buying 7 of them... >> >> Thanks, >> Doug Fee >> Network Design Engineer >> Unisys Corporation >> doug.fee@unisys.com >> 502-226-2143 >> > >Why not just ask Dell to provide them with FreeBSD on them? > >heheBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA I kill me sometimes .... > >...sniff, hhehehe, seriously - can you buy them w/o an opsys on them? If >so, why not choose a different vendor wich will sell you servers with BSD >on them or save some money and build your own? > >Just curious. > >|-John Bleichert----syborg@stny.rr.com----------------| >|-------------------http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg--| > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message There seems to be a view shared by many that Dell make well-built computers. That may be the case but I have learned the hard way that anyone expecting any help from them getting FreeBSD working correctly on one of their systems (or anything other than windows or the linux they ship with) is going to be very disappointed. Major hassles getting FreeBSD going properly on Dell systems seem to get worked out by the FreeBSD gurus here but I would put Dell near the bottom of my list as choice of hardware for a FreeBSD server that isn't a nightmare to set up. Cheers...John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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