:In article <005101c18ee1$9b5d66e0$fa01a8c0@ABERRATION>, Predius :<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes :>There are a couple known issues going on with the VIA Chipset line (Some :>acknowledge by VIA partially, some not.) beyond just the 686B bug. :> :>Here's a couple sites with details. Myself, I think it's a BIOS writer's :>problem as well, but unfortunatly with most VIA boards, their goal is :>performance over stability, leaving people like us SOL. :> :>http://www.networking.tzo.com/net/software/
Tha faq on this site is great: http://www.networking.tzo.com/net/software/readme/faqvl019.htm This guy has obviously been playing with VIA chipsets for a long time. :>http://www.tecchannel.de/hardware/813/1.html <- In german, bring your fish : :This story, about all VIA chipsets having poor throughput with :Ultra-ATA/133 controllers and other fast PCI adapters is available in :English: This is different. You can find an english version of this story at The Register. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/23502.html :Cheers, : Tony (with a VIA 686A on my system board) My condolences! -Matt Matthew Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message