From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 21 10:29:09 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FCA016A4CE for ; Fri, 21 May 2004 10:29:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp2.linkline.com (smtp2.linkline.com [64.30.215.131]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CCE643D2D for ; Fri, 21 May 2004 10:29:09 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sclements@linkline.com) Received: from samclementsde (host-66-59-225-129.lcinet.net [66.59.225.129]) by smtp2.linkline.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5162D110; Fri, 21 May 2004 10:28:30 -0700 (PDT) From: "Samuel Clements" To: "'Justin Finkelstein'" Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 10:28:32 -0700 Organization: linkLINE Communications, Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2096 In-Reply-To: <003301c43f36$a78c7340$0b02a8c0@justin> Thread-Index: AcQ/NtuzPh2YTrY1S5SdPt7186hNhAAIRjow Message-Id: <20040521172830.5162D110@smtp2.linkline.com> cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Intel chipsets and FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: sclements@linkline.com List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 17:29:09 -0000 > 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. It depends on what features you're expecting to work. For the most part, everything works with the exception of most ICH5 SATA RAID implementations (for now). I think you're going to find more opinions about various motherboards and onboard peripherals then you would about the chipsets proper. > The chipsets in question are: Intel 865G, 865PG, 865PE. 865G means built in video 865P(E) means discreet video (you add your own) 865PG doesn't exist as far as I know as the G means built in video and the P means no built in video - not possible to have both in one chip. > 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. Probably X related as the G specifies the onboard video. Taking a stab in the dark at it, you'd want to check X compatibility here unless you're planning on adding an AGP card of your own. In which case, do not buy an 865G based board. > 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. I prefer the Intel boards myself, just because they tend to be more consistent and stable, but I'm sure someone here would disagree. =) -Sam