From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 22 06:05:49 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E7EE16A401 for ; Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:05:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@skyhawk.ca) Received: from pd5mo1so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E7BF13C44B for ; Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:05:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@skyhawk.ca) Received: from pd4mr8so.prod.shaw.ca (pd4mr8so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.101]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0JC9004LC7EQR270@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:04:02 -0700 (MST) Received: from pn2ml5so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.149]) by pd4mr8so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-2.05 (built Apr 28 2005)) with ESMTP id <0JC9009VG7EPY7U0@pd4mr8so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:04:01 -0700 (MST) Received: from mail.skyhawk.ca ([70.68.196.45]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0JC9005N57EMVT60@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:03:59 -0700 (MST) Received: from [192.168.1.20] (seinar.skyhawk [192.168.1.20]) by mail.skyhawk.ca with esmtp; Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:02:34 -0800 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:03:52 -0800 From: Andrew Fremantle To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <45B445B8.2090804@skyhawk.ca> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) Subject: PCIe Core2 Duo Motherboard? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:05:49 -0000 Hello, I'm looking at building a few new general-purpose servers in the near future. I'd like to use Intel Core 2 Duo processors in these machines. I'm currently evaluating a machine with a looks-good-on-paper motherboard, the Intel DG965OT. However, I have come across two major problems with this board. First, the board locks up several seconds after finishing it's kernel initialization. Sysinstall runs and displays the region/country list, then freezes solid a few seconds later. This does not happen if I select to boot without ACPI support. Second, this board has 1 PATA and 6 SATA connectors. FreeBSD detects a generic PCI ATA controller, and then fails to detect the optical drive attached to it. This problem is not unique to FreeBSD. I understand the Linux folks have similar troubles with the Marvell controller. The kernel appears to detect four of the six SATA headers on this board. So my questions are 1) Does anyone know how to make this board work properly with FreeBSD? 2) Can anyone suggest a well supported board with gigabit lan, onboard video, and PCIe expansion, that accepts Core2 Duo CPUs? Also, the amd64 documentation states support for Athlon64s, Opterons, certain Xeons, and EMT64 capable Pentium 4s, Pentium Ds, and Celerons. Will it not run on Core 2s or is this a shortcoming in the documentation? I though the Core 2s were 64-bit capable. - Andrew