Subject: Setting up a new server, help with hardware choices
To: 'NetBSD/i386 list' <port-i386@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Gunnar Helliesen <gunnar@bitcon.no>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/08/1998 16:42:13
I'm in the process of purchasing a new server that will run NetBSD/i386.
The machine will mainly be a Web (Apache) and mailing list (Majordomo)
server.
Here are the highlights from the current proposal for hardware:
1 x Motherboard, Gigabyte GA-686DLX, Dual PII, AGP
- Intel 82440 LX AGPset
- UMC 8661 I/O (1Mb/S)
- Adaptec 7880B Ultra Wide SCSI
1 x CPU Intel Pentium II 333 MHz
2 x RAM SDRAM 128 MB, 16Mx64-7, for 100 MHz bus speed
2 x HD SCSI Quantum Atlas II 9.1 GB
1 x ATI 3D Charger AGP 4MB graphics
1 x CD-ROM SCSI 32X Toshiba XM6201-B
1 x 3Com 3C900 Ethernet combo PCI
1 x Streamer Tandberg SLR5 4-8 GB
I'm looking for warnings, gotchas and other information regarding
support of this hardware under NetBSD, in particular the motherboard and
the Tandberg streamer. Anyone have any experience using any of this
hardware with NetBSD?
Full specs for the motherboard can be found at
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/GA686DLX.html
Gunnar
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