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Subject: Re: Intel chipsets and FreeBSD
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Justin Finkelstein wrote:
> Hi there
> 
> I'm about to make a decision on which motherboard to buy to run FreeBSD
> 4.9 in a production environment, and I'm getting a little confused over
> compatibility issues with the available chipsets and this version of
> FreeBSD.
> 
> The chipsets in question are: Intel 865G, 865PG, 865PE.
> 
> I did some searching on the mailing lists earlier and found a couple of
> posts detailing problems between the 865G chipset and FreeBSD 5.1.
> 
> I am working on the assumption that the motherboard manufacturer isn't
> too important, but I am expecting to buy from Gigabyte as they've worked
> fine in the past.
> 
> Can anyone shed any light on whether these chipsets will work with
> FreeBSD 4.9?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Justin
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Hi,
actually there is no raid 5 support for Promise (ATA-Controller in 
general) in 5.x. I don'T know much about Vinum, but you may use Vinum Raid5.
Another solution would be a 3Ware SATA Raid-Controller using twe-driver.

Patrick