On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Paul Mather <p...@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> wrote:
> > If those figures that the hardware producer provided are correct, it > would mean that I could run pfSense 2.1 only on the C204 board, since > pfSense 2.1 is based on FreeBSD 8.3, and the C222 board is only compatible > from FreeBSD 9.1 and upwards, right?! > > > > Since hardware producers tend to not edit and update such compatibility > lists properly, the information provided there could be wrong. For this > reason I would like to double-check. Could maybe someone give me a hint > where I could look up, which chipsets FreeBSD supports and from what > version on? > Generally, if it has an Intel chipset and is fairly modern, it is supported. It may not use every cutting edge feature of the chipset. I have not had any trouble with any hardware on any version of FreeBSD in the last 15+ years, but I only run it on servers. The issue usually comes with running funky hardware on desktop class machines where they cut corners like crazy. > > A good place to look is in the "Hardware Notes" that accompanies each > release. For example, for 8.3 is is at > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.3R/hardware.html > > and for 9.1 it is at http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.1R/hardware.html > > . Also, if you have a specific piece of hardware in mind, a good place to > ask is the freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org mailing list. (You don't need > to subscribe there to post.) There's a good chance that someone who has > the hardware or is familiar with it could post whether it works well or not. > The list is good, but always out of date. If not found on the list, but somethign similar is on it, then definitely ask.
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