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From: plotkin@alumni.cs.colorado.edu (Microsoft (r) Leo (c) for Windows (tm))
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: PC hardware advice requested
Date: 23 May 1995 05:34:05 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
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Hello all,

	I'm looking for a 'hardware compatibility' list for NetBSD (and
	FreeBSD, what the heck).  I've poked around on popular distribution
	sites and so far haven't found anything more useful than a list of 
	systems FreeBSD runs on.

	What would be ideal is a list of drivers, any known issues, and 
	general stability level.  For example:
	
		Adaptec 1540 and friends.  Rock stable ISA SCSI adapter.  
		16 Mb ISA DMA limitation overcome using bounce buffers.  Fair
		performance.
	
	or

		Fred's PC VESA LB SCSI.  Works in my PC on alternate
		mondays.  Doesn't use DMA, interferes with keyboard I/O.  I 
		got a whole meg/sec out of it, just ask my dog, he saw it!

	The end result of this research will be a heavily used news 
	server (64+ megs ram, several 2+ gig disks) built on a shoestring 
	budget.  Drive controller and network interface information is far 
	more interesting to me than CDrom and graphics card support.

	Since I haven't bought any hardware yet, war stories or sage 
	advice from anyone who's done similar stupidities would be deeply 
	appreciated.

	Please, please send me any information you have. I'm desperately
	trying to avoid having to read everything under netbsd-current
	arch/i386 =)

	--leo

	p.s. and if you're a Linux weenie reading this, you may wish to
	tell me how great Linux is supporting various hardware.

	p.p.s. if no such hardware compatibility list exists, I'm volunteering
	to mung received information into a first draft version.