From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 29 00:50:05 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D33416A41F for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:50:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com (dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com [68.99.120.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3465B43D53 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:50:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051129005023.UKKK3326.dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com@dns1>; Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:50:23 -0500 From: Vizion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:49:53 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <20051128182431.I64067@chylonia.3miasto.net> <6.2.3.4.2.20051128141419.02e9ae48@pop.msdi.ca> <20051129005408.G69275@chylonia.3miasto.net> In-Reply-To: <20051129005408.G69275@chylonia.3miasto.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200511281649.59083.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: Wojciech Puchar , Ian Lord Subject: Re: good instability on FreeBSD/amd64 6.0 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, 29 Nov 2005 00:50:05 -0000 On Monday 28 November 2005 15:58, the author Wojciech Puchar contributed to the dialogue on- good instability on FreeBSD/amd64 6.0: >thank all for the answers that made me sure i was reading nonsense. >Now i can install FreeBSD/amd64 6.0 being sure i will get stable (and >fast) system. As stable as my FreeBSD/i386 6.0 system, on which FreeBSD is >the only OS in which 2 CPUs works fine. > >not new hardware, dual PII/400 "Compaq Professional Workstation", on which >NetBSD quickly crashes with SMP enabled, Linux works not much faster than >on one CPU with fast serial working (and i don't like to use linux), >FreeBSD runs fast well using both CPUs >It's easily using up both CPUs for apps under both low and high >disk/network load, so giant locks isn't that a problem now in 6.0. You have raised a topic in which i ave some interest. Right now I need to add another server to my network primarily for compiling and development work but also to run a database of reasonable size (3-4 terabytes of data) but comparatively low access volume and some work with voice sound files and video. The compiling runs will be mainly overnight but I still need it to be fast. I favor a dual processor but am uncertain which processor and or motherboard combination to go for. I will sacrifice speed for reliability. I am in favor of putting in at least 8G of ram so that cuts down the m/b choices and would like to have a reasonable number slots on the mb (I need to support two monitors). Does anyone have an suggestions/ ideas to share? Thanks david -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing bound for Europe via Panama Canal after completing engineroom refit.