Re: kernel config for MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum?

2006-03-01 Thread Andrew Schulman
Thanks to everyone for your replies. In answer to Len and Gabor's comments, I build my own kernel _and_ use an initrd, in part because I use EVMS to manage my storage. I also like running a slimmer kernel, and knowing my hardware well enough to customize it. Andrew. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

Re: kernel config for MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum?

2006-03-01 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 01:56:17AM +0100, Gabor Gombas wrote: > I cannot speak for the original poster but for me a kernel not requiring > an initrd is a big plus, esp. if I have to debug a boot problem in a > short time. And since I like to daily track unstable and sometimes even > experimental, I

Re: kernel config for MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum?

2006-02-28 Thread Gabor Gombas
On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 05:33:02PM -0500, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > Did you consider just trying 2.6.15 k8 smp from unstable or > backports.org? What does building your own gain you? I cannot speak for the original poster but for me a kernel not requiring an initrd is a big plus, esp. if I have

Re: kernel config for MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum?

2006-02-28 Thread Gabor Gombas
On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 03:52:49PM -0500, Andrew Schulman wrote: > One other thing: several reports online said that the integrated ethernet > devices wouldn't work with the standard sk98lin driver, but needed a patch > from AFAIK one of the NICs is the one built in to the nForce4 chipset and t

Re: kernel config for MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum?

2006-02-28 Thread axolotl
Lennart Sorensen a écrit : On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 03:52:49PM -0500, Andrew Schulman wrote: I just ordered one of these mobos, with an Athlon64 X2 CPU. I'm going to install them this weekend. I've made a first run through configuring a kernel for the new board, and made my best guesses about

Re: kernel config for MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum?

2006-02-28 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 03:52:49PM -0500, Andrew Schulman wrote: > I just ordered one of these mobos, with an Athlon64 X2 CPU. I'm going to > install them this weekend. I've made a first run through configuring a > kernel for the new board, and made my best guesses about hardware > components. I

kernel config for MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum?

2006-02-28 Thread Andrew Schulman
I just ordered one of these mobos, with an Athlon64 X2 CPU. I'm going to install them this weekend. I've made a first run through configuring a kernel for the new board, and made my best guesses about hardware components. I found some documentation and installation reports that describe the devi

Re: Motherboard with many SATA ports: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ?

2005-11-28 Thread Markus Boas
Am Montag 28 November 2005 23:20 schrieb Lennart Sorensen: > On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 04:48:50PM -0500, Chris DiVirgilio wrote: > > I believe you can. You can definitely put a 4x PCIe card into a 16x > > slot, I'm not sure it the SLI-ishness makes a difference. That's > > probably the question you

Re: Motherboard with many SATA ports: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ?

2005-11-28 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 04:48:50PM -0500, Chris DiVirgilio wrote: > I believe you can. You can definitely put a 4x PCIe card into a 16x > slot, I'm not sure it the SLI-ishness makes a difference. That's > probably the question you're asking. I would be surprised if it did make a difference m

Re: Motherboard with many SATA ports: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ?

2005-11-28 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 02:44:47PM -0600, Gnu-Raiz wrote: > Also you need to remember that most companies do not make > there own boards but sub contract those out, and only put > the components on. You might want to check out the articles > on motherboards fabs. So it is quite possible that more t

Re: Motherboard with many SATA ports: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ?

2005-11-28 Thread Chris DiVirgilio
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Re: Motherboard with many SATA ports: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ?

2005-11-28 Thread Christopher Browne
On 11/28/05, Andre Majorel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry, yet another motherboard question. > > Looking for a socket 939 motherboard with a comfortable number of > SATA ports (at least 6, preferably 8). The application is software > RAID. I would buy a reasonable motherboard, and plan to use

Re: Motherboard with many SATA ports: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ?

2005-11-28 Thread Lennart Sorensen
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Re: Motherboard with many SATA ports: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ?

2005-11-28 Thread Gnu-Raiz
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Motherboard with many SATA ports: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ?

2005-11-28 Thread Andre Majorel
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Re: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum

2005-06-14 Thread Per Lundberg
>>>>> "CD" == Carrick Detweiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: CD> Has anyone installed onto an MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum mother CD> board? Affirmative, it works great for me. Email me privately if you need a hardware listing and I can send it to you. --

bug #311857 [was] Re: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum

2005-06-13 Thread Mahesh T. Pai
Carrick Detweiler said on Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 07:01:06PM -0400,: > Has anyone installed onto an MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum mother board? I'm > having problems (see bug #311856 for details) and am wondering if this > is a hardware compatibility problem or faulty hardware. Any r

MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum

2005-06-08 Thread Carrick Detweiler
Has anyone installed onto an MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum mother board? I'm having problems (see bug #311856 for details) and am wondering if this is a hardware compatibility problem or faulty hardware. Any reports as to success or failure of debian-amd64 on this board would be much apprec