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From: jisom@crl.com (Jim Isom)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD platform
Date: 30 Jun 1994 13:10:08 -0700
Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access
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References: <2uacoc$gfi@reuter.cse.ogi.edu> <2ukb2g$r7b@huey.cc.utexas.edu> <2uo8hj$12b@reuter.cse.ogi.edu> <1994Jun28.121646.9915@cm.cf.ac.uk>
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Keywords: configuration
paul@isl-gate.elsy.cf.ac.uk (Paul) writes:
+In article <2uo8hj$12b@reuter.cse.ogi.edu>,
+Mike Rudnick <rudnick@cse.ogi.edu> wrote:
+>cseanf@huey.cc.utexas.edu (Chris Ficklin) says:
+>> In article <2uacoc$gfi@reuter.cse.ogi.edu>,
+>> Mike Rudnick <rudnick@cse.ogi.edu> wrote:
+>> >I'm buying a pentium system to run freeBSD (and occasionally DOS/windows).
+>...
+>> >would like guidance. What has worked best in your experience?
+>> PCI is the best way to go on the bus.
+>
+>Have you actually got freeBSD runing on a 90MHz Pentium system (has
+>anyone :-) ?
+>
+I've got it on a Gateway P5-90 and it seems to be basically working but
+I've got a few niggles. I don't think there's any showstoppers though
+just a few tweaks needed to some of the drivers.
Is your board an Intel one? I have an Intel P5/66 that Intel claims
emulates the 16553 comm controller. I have been unable to activate
the fifo, however. I had to install a comm card with a 16550 on it
to get acceptable performance with OS/2. Maybe your problems are
similar.
I have FreeBSD, but will be installing it on my 486/66 EISA at home.
Like tonight.
+I hope so anyway :-)
+The niggles are timeouts from my 946c and a problems with X hanging
+the machine. Someone's suggested a fix for the X problem. When I get
+it all working fine I'll post to let everyone now.
+--
+ Paul Richards, FreeBSD core team member.
+ Intelligent Systems Laboratory, ELSYM ,University of Wales, College Cardiff
+ Internet: paul@isl.cf.ac.uk, JANET(UK): RICHARDSDP@CARDIFF.AC.UK
--
Jim Isom jisom@crl.com The ultimate .sig: hesh's. He doesn't use one.
But then, he doesn't have a DoD number, either.