From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 20:02:05 +0000 From: Eris Discordia To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Message-ID: <98341AF97AF04C5D2915B463@[192.168.1.2]> In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan 9 on VIA C7 Topicbox-Message-UUID: fc4e62aa-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Despite being touted as fanless and most C7-based boards being equipped only with heatsinks they get hot as hell. Right now I'm experimenting on a board (custom form factor) built around VIA Eden 1.2 GHz, CX700 chipset, with FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE (1 GB RAM, 8 GB IDE SSD, networked, and an external HDD over USB). The following make it undesirable: 1. the temperature when it's passively cooled, 2. frequent unexplained spontaneous reboots (botched ACPI? missed IRQs?), 3. low-quality (RTL-81xx family, in this case 8139, a.k.a 8100) NIC chip. Lowering CPU frequency down to 400 MHz does not help, either. I suggest getting an Atom-based board instead, if it makes sense for you. P.S. As a last resort I'm trying to go without ACPI and see if the thing will stay up for more than a week. P.P.S. Various steppings of the C3 family, too, caused various headaches (with Longhaul or VIA Padlock). Overall, VIA's track record in this field is not remarkable. --On Wednesday, July 06, 2011 11:34 -0700 Akshat Kumar wrote: > Looking to get the following motherboard: > > Jetway VIA C7 1.5GHz CN700 > > It would work well to house 2 IDE and 1 SATA > drives. Has anyone tried Plan 9 on this, before > I commit $100 to it? > > > Thanks, > ak >