Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:04:40 -0500 From: Brandon Fosdick <bfoz@glue.umd.edu> To: Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Does freebsd work well on Dell Platforms? Message-ID: <3AB65848.29E9C6B@glue.umd.edu> References: <E14f1zY-0006pg-00@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
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Martin McCormick wrote: > > We plan to replace 3 Suns with high-end freebsd systems > and the University has a contract with Dell. > > Since wee can probably get the best deal on these > systems and since they seem to be generally very good, I am > asking as to whether there are any problems with running freebsd > on new high-end Dells? > > I know I have had fair to very good luck getting Linux to > work on Dell 266-MHZ dimensions so I know some platforms are > fussier than others. One system with a SCSI bus is basically > okay but with no sound yet. Another similar system with no SCSI > bus is fine but seems to take a long time to boot. At least its > sound works. > > I realize that freebsd is not Linux, but I imagine it > likes some systems better than others. > > What are the thoughts of the masses? I have FreeBSD 4.2 running on two Dimension 4100's and a C800 laptop. No problems. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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