Hello,

We have run 1.5.2 on both processors. No major
problems 
though I have noticed that ripping cds is extremely
slow. What were the IDE problems that you mentioned? 

-Girish
--- Ernst du Toit <et@houseofet.com> wrote:
> Thank you for the report.
> 
> Can you please tell me which release/update of
> NetBSD-i386 you are running?
> 
> Also, for future reference, are you using the audio
> and video in additon
> to the networking and IDE?
> 
> Lastly, sorry for the many questions! Does your
> board have the VIA C3 CPU
> or the Eden ESP Series CPU?
> 
> --et
> 
> 
> > I am running NetBSD-i386 in VIA Mini-ITX.
> Everything is good. So far I
> > did  not find any difference from the any x86
> motherboard.
> >
> > -Richard
> >
> > ---------- Original Message -----------
> > From: "Ernst du Toit" <et@houseofet.com>
> > To: <port-i386@netbsd.org>
> > Sent: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:10:45 +1200 (NZST)
> > Subject: Mini-ITX anyone?
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Has anyone tried NetBSD-i386 on these new-ish
> mini-ITX boards? I'm
> >> particularly interested in the VIA EPIA Mini-ITX
> board since it  seems
> >> to be the only one I can source right now.
> >>
> >> The main issue is the CPU - the VIA C3. From what
> I know it's not a
> >> Cyrix C3 but an evolved IDT WinChip. VIA bought
> both companies and
> >> canned Cyrix in favour of the WinChip while
> keeping the better known
> >> C3 naming...
> >>
> >> As for the rest of the board, VIA Rhine
> networking and the standard
> >> fluffy IDE - guess it's got the same IDE problems
> as the rest of the
> >> VIA range. The rest I/O on the board does not
> interest me as I'm
> >> looking at it  for a headless, low noise, small
> foot print mail/web
> >> server at home.  So at most it will support 3-5
> users and a website
> >> hanging of an  128k DSL line.
> >>
> >> --et
> > ------- End of Original Message -------
> 
> 
> 


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