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FreeBSD
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:26 pm
by suroot
Hi,
Has anyone tested FreeBSD on the IntensePC, does it work out of the box and if not, what is not working?
Thanks in advance!
br,
Chris
Re: FreeBSD
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:41 pm
by gabrielh
We haven't tested yet FreeBSD on the IntensePC. Other users are welcome to share their experience with the FreeBSD setup in this thread
Re: FreeBSD
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:34 am
by MrFixit
I guess the only problematic piece would be the Wifi chipset. Is it possible to put in a card based on an Atheros chip? These are usually well supported under FreeBSD.
I'm very close to buying one and would report my findings here, but I need to confirm the Wifi chipset issue first ...
Re: FreeBSD
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:30 pm
by gabrielh
You can always exchange the stock WiFi module with your favorite one
Re: FreeBSD
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:50 am
by MrFixit
Indeed, I got my IntensePC a couple of weeks ago and replaced my aging router/fileserver/thingamabob and so far everything is running smoothly.
Especially pleasant is the RS232 port for debugging or use as a headless terminal.
I had to replace the WLAN+BT module that came with it with an Atheros based card. Sadly, that card is thicker then the other module and I cannot get the clips to really make it stick, I can only hope the hard disk keeps it in place and it doesn't come loose during normal operations.
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ath0: <Atheros 9280> mem 0xe0600000-0xe060ffff irq 17 at device 0.0 on pci4
ath0: [HT] enabling HT modes
ath0: [HT] 2 RX streams; 2 TX streams
ath0: AR9280 mac 128.2 RF5133 phy 13.0
ath0: 2GHz radio: 0x0000; 5GHz radio: 0x00c0
Re: FreeBSD
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:08 am
by nico
@MrFixit: What about the display?