Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:57:13 -0500 From: Mark Kane <mark@mkproductions.org> To: "Nikolas Britton" <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Supermicro X6DVL-EG-2 Compatibility Message-ID: <20060807145713.3ab30d4a@localhost> In-Reply-To: <ef10de9a0608061919u746cf41fwac4f211d8b763ae9@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060806203721.71f027d4@localhost> <ef10de9a0608061919u746cf41fwac4f211d8b763ae9@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Aug 06, 2006, at 19:19:14 -0700, Nikolas Britton wrote: > I have a X7DBE that mostly works with FreeBSD 6.x/i386. > > http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5000P/X7DBE.cfm > > The Ethernet controllers (Intel PRO/1000 EB) don't work with FreeBSD > 6.1 but this is being fixed on -STABLE as we speak, there is a em(4) > patch waiting for commit... I have not tried to use the 6 port onboard > SATA RAID controller... From experience I just assume it not support > at all. Your motherboard is a generation behind my board so things > should probably work out pretty good for you. here's my dmesg: Hi, and thanks for the info. SATA and network are big ones since the primary drive will be SATA and the onboard ethernet is the one that will need to be used. I ordered the server and am having the datacenter put FreeBSD 6.1-R on it now. They also confirmed it should work based on their experiences. I'll post a follow-up when everything is all good. Thanks again. -Mark -- Internet Radio: Party107 (Trance/Electronic) - http://www.party107.com Rock 101.9 The Edge (Rock) - http://www.rock1019.net IRC: MIXXnet IRC Network - irc.mixxnet.net (Nick: MIXX941) GnuPG Public Key: http://www.mkproductions.org/mk_pubkey.asc
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