Hi Everyone,
Since a little while I'm learning FreeBSD. I've always worked with pre-installed FreeBSD servers at hosting companies. Now I want to have my own FreeBSD server at home for a good backup scheme. I've done this before with Ubuntu which was like child play probably due to its user friendlyness. I like to move now to FreeBSD (I like it) and learn the system inside out.
Some general infromation about my server:
- pentium D E6500 processor
- asus P5Q-VM DO mainboard with 2Gb memory.
- promise SATA300 TX4 card.
- 5 hard disks but that will be a lot more.
- I will only install the command line interface, remove the monitor and control it by ssh
The questions:
- I see both the ia64 and the amd64 releases of version 8.1 support this processor. Which one should I take? I'm a little confused about that
- In don't see the promise SATA300 TX4 card in the list of supported hardware. Does this mean the installation will not recognize this card at all?
- I can't find any information about supported mainboards. How do I know my mainbord will work with the choosen FreeBSD release?
Thank you
Since a little while I'm learning FreeBSD. I've always worked with pre-installed FreeBSD servers at hosting companies. Now I want to have my own FreeBSD server at home for a good backup scheme. I've done this before with Ubuntu which was like child play probably due to its user friendlyness. I like to move now to FreeBSD (I like it) and learn the system inside out.
Some general infromation about my server:
- pentium D E6500 processor
- asus P5Q-VM DO mainboard with 2Gb memory.
- promise SATA300 TX4 card.
- 5 hard disks but that will be a lot more.
- I will only install the command line interface, remove the monitor and control it by ssh
The questions:
- I see both the ia64 and the amd64 releases of version 8.1 support this processor. Which one should I take? I'm a little confused about that
- In don't see the promise SATA300 TX4 card in the list of supported hardware. Does this mean the installation will not recognize this card at all?
- I can't find any information about supported mainboards. How do I know my mainbord will work with the choosen FreeBSD release?
Thank you