FreeBSD-7.0-RELEASE with AMD Phenom

[Danny Carroll]

John . wrote:
> Hi list
> 
> FreeBSD 7 or 8.0-CURRENT - has anyone been able to get it working on
> an AMD Phenom machine? I've googled around but not seen any solid
> success stories yet.
> 
> I'm looking at these motherboards:
> 
> http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=1867
> and 8GB RAM
> 
> and http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=ALIVENF6G-DVI
> 
> also considering Asus of similar spec
> 
> Prime concerns are seeing the full amount of RAM, and whether it can
> see the SATA controller.

I can't advise on anything else but I am sure you will need FreeBSD 8 to
see anything above 2G.

-D