Pfsense compatible with ICH7R?
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I just bought a MSI Speedster A4R wich bases on Intels 945GT Express chipset with the southbridge ICH7R. If i read the hardware-support i can just find ICH6, not 7.
I'm waiting for some parts to my new router-computer, so i can try it just yet. I have an Samsung 80 GB SATA-drive (HD080HJ). Will Pfsense install on a drive connected to an unsupported SATA-controller?
The motherboard also has two Intel 82573L network cards integrated that i cant find in the hardwarelist either. Any chance they will work?
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I would guess it'll probably work. If that controller is indeed not supported, you'll get "no disks found" in the installer and it won't work.
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Ok, lets just hope it works. I have some old PATA/IDE-harddrives laying around, so harddrive is no problem to replace. But to buy 2 brand new network cards when i have to good Intel Gbit-NICs on the motherboard would feel wrong :-)
If anyone has got the combo of southbridge / network cards working, please write a reply.
Thanks for the answer.