Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:17:26 -0500 From: Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I've got a major question... Message-ID: <6c611c62-4e00-ff93-6f4c-72bb77b06b7d@kicp.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <20190627082052.619cac1b.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <c99b07c9-f497-b04e-ee40-a09aec33173d@sound-by-design.com> <CAHieY7RLfbTrqrUPnbTGA-bMnbmC7hYsmnPe%2B8Wb07NpWtsszQ@mail.gmail.com> <cdb5f984-d2cc-bf55-fb75-534b4aed48f9@sound-by-design.com> <20190626063443.51ad3f1b.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAHieY7Q-EZNYwKFXVUagMcfQj34g7nR4MXhpLYF7fS8hRmpYQg@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1906261549530.98986@fledge.watson.org> <20190627082052.619cac1b.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 2019-06-27 01:20, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jun 2019 16:22:05 -0400 (EDT), doug@safeport.com wrote: >> The only draw back I have hit in running FreeBSD workstations is wifi support >> and some video cards. The firm you engage should be knowledgeable in this. > > Here is something I'd like to add: USB security tokens. Certain models > require specific drivers only available for "Windows 10" (see problems > discussed before) and a buggy equivalent for Linux. No macOS support. > In case you should require those, experimenting with wine (or a VM with > a "single-purpose" installation of "Windows") might be worth looking at. > >>From my experience, WiFi was never a problem because workstations were > all networked with cable, and video cards, well, the brand and model > that supported the BrookTree interface provided by FreeBSD was chosen > for purchase. Problems solved. ;-) Choosing Atheros WiFi adapter solved WiFi for my laptop running FreeBSD. As much as I loved Intel WiFi chips, I started hating them for proprietary firmware blobs when I switched laptop from Linux to FreeBSD. Just my $0.02 Valeri > > Yes, of course I know that you cannot always buy something new, and > instead have to deal with "we must use what we have" problems. That's > why proper testing is needed _before_ the transition starts. > > > > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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