From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 14 13:59:40 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0BD116A419 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:59:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from caioabecia@yahoo.com.br) Received: from smtp103.mail.mud.yahoo.com (smtp103.mail.mud.yahoo.com [209.191.85.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 86EE613C469 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:59:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from caioabecia@yahoo.com.br) Received: (qmail 78577 invoked from network); 14 Aug 2007 13:59:39 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com.br; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:Cc:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-Antivirus:X-Antivirus-Status; b=Rt9K+PF2ALC3AyKvmjmxFZSePL3LqF/UWWSgHWJGF1r63Y9C0dbi+z+ebAgeQE7kHV08R6jL08Ww8V2nwPuoTVkjqS4WEr0x6VI41fUiA+03Y5LtXvcFy8RzJSiadEvlBERxZ+nFVmNPPS1YFwAFriFIVafe/YDZu4FiZyr9J6Q= ; Received: from unknown (HELO riodejaneiro) (caioabecia@200.162.219.207 with login) by smtp103.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 14 Aug 2007 13:59:37 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: HjStePkVM1k9eaogf2.YyAY7e.tVr6dMAbFnGiY5JAn4HI79yiqviktJ2dU2JnN38_W1yFfTE19RKqo57DnQyrRqmt.2MzjlDZjsso_UWte8ALDouKY- Message-ID: <007b01c7de7b$8b09fde0$530210ac@riodejaneiro> From: "Caio Figueiredo Abecia" To: "Bill Moran" References: <006301c7de73$56570fa0$530210ac@riodejaneiro> <20070814095159.f9dc204f.wmoran@potentialtech.com> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:00:55 -0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 000765-1, 13/08/2007), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for powerful machines that runs FreeBSD on it 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: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:59:40 -0000 It seems to be a problem only on Dell E521/C521 Dimension models. Here are some of the places that I found talking about the same errors I'm having : ttp://blog.caraldi.com/jbq/2006/11/30/dont-buy-the-dell-e521-and-c521-computers/ http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=113130 http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/106960 http://www.nabble.com/bin-40260-%22No-cd-dvd-devices-found!%22-t4025257.html http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/40260 Even in NetBSD I still have the same problem. Thanks for the quick response Bill. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Moran" To: "Caio Figueiredo Abecia" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:51 AM Subject: Re: Looking for powerful machines that runs FreeBSD on it > In response to "Caio Figueiredo Abecia" : > >> I'm looking for a new pc. >> I had a problem installing BSD (Free/Open/Net!) with the Dell Dimension >> C521n. (Free/Open BSD website tells me that it support the E521 that have >> the same configuration) >> It don't recognize my dell usb keyboard and my SATA DVD Rom drive was not >> detected at all. > > I have an Dell Optiplex GX520 here at work that runs FreeBSD 6.2 just > fine. > > -- > Bill Moran > http://www.potentialtech.com