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suroot
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FreeBSD

Post 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

gabrielh
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Re: FreeBSD

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We haven't tested yet FreeBSD on the IntensePC. Other users are welcome to share their experience with the FreeBSD setup in this thread
Gabriel Heifets

Fit-PC2/3/IntensePC support.

MrFixit
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Re: FreeBSD

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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 ...

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Re: FreeBSD

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You can always exchange the stock WiFi module with your favorite one
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Fit-PC2/3/IntensePC support.

MrFixit
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Re: FreeBSD

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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

nico
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Re: FreeBSD

Post by nico »

@MrFixit: What about the display?

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