Re: amd64 mainboard compatibility list
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Andriy Gapon wrote: > on 25/06/2010 08:26 Charles Sprickman said the following: > > While trying to find how not to get burned like we did with some older > > oddball Supermicro boards, I came across this page: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/amd64/motherboards.html > > > > There is a request up top for new submissions (there are no 8.x > > entries), is feedback still wanted? If so, I've got a number of "bad" > > boards to add. > > It seems that the list is very outdated and not actively maintained. > > > I cannot stress enough how great it would be if this were updated. I'm > > server shopping at the moment and after running into various SMP and > > ACPI issues on some SM boards, I'm quite nervous about committing to any > > particular model or brand. > > Nowadays it is generally expected that any amd64 system should just work. > Well, > that should be "almost any", or "typical". There is nothing special about > amd64 > anymore. In certain aspects it's even "better" than i386. So, if > something > doesn't properly work, then it's "just" a bug that should be appropriately > reported. > > Just in case. Were the problems that you encountered amd64-specific? I.e. > did > they _not_ happen when you tried i386? > > -- > Andriy Gapon > _ > In the following page , http://www.asus.com/ContentPage.aspx?Content_Type=staticwebpage&Global=1&Content_Id=26 there is a link : http://www.asus.com/websites/global/aboutasus/OS/Linux.pdf In the Linux.pdf , there is a list of ASUS main boards tested and listed for Linux compatibility . Unfortunately , I do not know any FreeBSD related list which contains latest available boards tested for FreeBSD . At least , the above list gives an idea about possible board selections . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: amd64 mainboard compatibility list
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 03:13:20PM +0300, Andriy Gapon wrote:
> on 25/06/2010 08:26 Charles Sprickman said the following:
> > While trying to find how not to get burned like we did with some older
> > oddball Supermicro boards, I came across this page:
> >
> > http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/amd64/motherboards.html
> >
> > There is a request up top for new submissions (there are no 8.x
> > entries), is feedback still wanted? If so, I've got a number of "bad"
> > boards to add.
>
> It seems that the list is very outdated and not actively maintained.
Bummer.
> > I cannot stress enough how great it would be if this were updated. I'm
> > server shopping at the moment and after running into various SMP and
> > ACPI issues on some SM boards, I'm quite nervous about committing to any
> > particular model or brand.
>
> Nowadays it is generally expected that any amd64 system should just work.
> Well,
> that should be "almost any", or "typical". There is nothing special about
> amd64
> anymore. In certain aspects it's even "better" than i386. So, if something
> doesn't properly work, then it's "just" a bug that should be appropriately
> reported.
FWIW, I agree with Andriy.
If there's a specific model or series of Supermicro boards which are
experiencing SMP or ACPI problems, reporting them officially (either via
a PR or here on the appropriate mailing lists) would be highly
beneficial. If the issues are FreeBSD-related ("7.x works fine, 8.x
doesn't!") then I'm sure we can find the correct resources to track down
the problem.
Also, if the issues turn out to be ACPI-table-related, reporting the
issue to Supermicro (and involving them in the debugging and assistance
process) would be equally as beneficial. I do have some contacts at
Supermicro who handle BIOS issues. I'll follow this thread closely and
reach out to them if need be.
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Re: amd64 mainboard compatibility list
on 25/06/2010 08:26 Charles Sprickman said the following: > While trying to find how not to get burned like we did with some older > oddball Supermicro boards, I came across this page: > > http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/amd64/motherboards.html > > There is a request up top for new submissions (there are no 8.x > entries), is feedback still wanted? If so, I've got a number of "bad" > boards to add. It seems that the list is very outdated and not actively maintained. > I cannot stress enough how great it would be if this were updated. I'm > server shopping at the moment and after running into various SMP and > ACPI issues on some SM boards, I'm quite nervous about committing to any > particular model or brand. Nowadays it is generally expected that any amd64 system should just work. Well, that should be "almost any", or "typical". There is nothing special about amd64 anymore. In certain aspects it's even "better" than i386. So, if something doesn't properly work, then it's "just" a bug that should be appropriately reported. Just in case. Were the problems that you encountered amd64-specific? I.e. did they _not_ happen when you tried i386? -- Andriy Gapon ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
amd64 mainboard compatibility list
While trying to find how not to get burned like we did with some older oddball Supermicro boards, I came across this page: http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/amd64/motherboards.html There is a request up top for new submissions (there are no 8.x entries), is feedback still wanted? If so, I've got a number of "bad" boards to add. I cannot stress enough how great it would be if this were updated. I'm server shopping at the moment and after running into various SMP and ACPI issues on some SM boards, I'm quite nervous about committing to any particular model or brand. Thanks, Charles ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
