From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Aug 19 10:59:07 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FE3716A4DE
	for <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:59:07 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from petefrench@ticketswitch.com)
Received: from mail.ticketswitch.com (mail.ticketswitch.com [194.200.93.188])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D980043D45
	for <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:59:06 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from petefrench@ticketswitch.com)
Received: from [172.16.1.6] (helo=dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk)
	by mail.ticketswitch.com with esmtp (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD))
	(envelope-from <petefrench@ticketswitch.com>)
	id 1GEOXf-000ED4-Gm; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:59:03 +0100
Received: from petefrench by dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk with local (Exim
	4.61 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from <petefrench@ticketswitch.com>)
	id 1GEOXf-000EB9-F9; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:59:03 +0100
To: bh@izb.knu.ac.kr, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
In-Reply-To: <44E69F26.6090707@izb.knu.ac.kr>
Message-Id: <E1GEOXf-000EB9-F9@dilbert.firstcallgroup.co.uk>
From: Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:59:03 +0100
Cc: 
Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Compaq
X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code <freebsd-stable.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>,
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:59:07 -0000

> I obtained a Compaq(COMPAQ PROLIANT 5500) machine by chance.
> By the way, is possible install FreeBSD this machine?


I used to run FreeBSD 4 on this machine very successfully. The
only thing you need to know is that if you want SMP to work
then you need to go into the Compawq BIOS and tell it that the
operating system is Novell Netware SMP for some reason. But
if you do that it boots fine.

> If possible, which version I try installation?

Try 6.1, I can see no reason why it shouldn't work just as well
as 4.11 did for me.

-pcf.