Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:58:07 -0500 From: Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com> To: Vivek Khera <vivek@khera.org> Cc: amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sun x2100 Server Compatability Message-ID: <4384BBBF.4030007@wmptl.com> In-Reply-To: <1E1A2905-37CA-45BA-8E3E-BC3DDF3094EF@khera.org> References: <437CF0E5.5030405@wmptl.com> <437D0FF6.20009@deadcafe.de> <1E1A2905-37CA-45BA-8E3E-BC3DDF3094EF@khera.org>
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Vivek Khera wrote: > > On Nov 17, 2005, at 6:19 PM, Daniel Rock wrote: > >> Nathan Vidican schrieb: >> >>> Any known issues running FreeBSD/amd64 on a Sun x2100 server? Single >>> opteron box, dual GigE, 80GB S-ATA, 1GB Ram, specs as below: >> >> >> The X2100 is based on a Tyan Tomcat K8E (S2865) mainboard without >> PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports. So you should look at success reports >> for this board. > > > Any more info you found out about this? I'm about to order one of > these to test unless I find out otherwise it doesn't work. > > My only concern is that one of the ethernets is bge and the other is > nve which is not known to be that stable, and I need both ports... I > suspect it will be ok, though. If push comes to shove I guess > installing an intel NIC card would not be out of the question. > > The rest of the hardware seems to be supported based on chipsets I > looked up from kernel boot messages from linux, openbsd, and netbsd > posted on the web. curiously i never found a boot message from anyone > running freebsd... > > > Same issue here... both NIC's requried, but putting in a good ole Intel/FXP card won't bother me in the least. -- Nathan Vidican nvidican@wmptl.com Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd. http://www.wmptl.com/
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