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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!howland.erols.net!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!su-news-feed4.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!netapp.com!netapp.com!not-for-mail From: mohan@netapp.com (Mohan Srinivasan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: FreeBSD support for 5x86 and K5... Date: 23 Mar 1997 12:30:21 -0800 Organization: Network Appliance Lines: 21 Message-ID: <5h43st$3kl@malhar.netapp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: malhar.netapp.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:37687 I am looking to put together a (El Cheapo) second PC for home use running FreeBSD. I'm looking for some input from users who've tried running FreeBSD on a 5x85/K5 based machine, and running XF86 on the Matrox Mystique card. I'm looking to buy a 5x86-133 or a K5 based motherboard. I'd like to know of there are problems running FreeBSD on such boards. (Failing this, my next choice would be a P5 based motherboard (the ad I have doesn't specify the manufacturer of the motherboard, so I assume it'd be an Intel motherboard) with the Triton chipset. I presume FreeBSD would run cleanly on this). I was also looking to buy a Matrox Mystique card. Is this card supported by XF86 ? Are there any known problems with this card, as far as running X is concerned ? Could you please reply by e-mail to me at mohan@netapp.com ? thanks mohan