diff --git a/FAQ/FAQ.sgml b/FAQ/FAQ.sgml index 2aaca206f7..afdc0eef64 100644 --- a/FAQ/FAQ.sgml +++ b/FAQ/FAQ.sgml @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ <!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD linuxdoc//EN"> -<!-- $Id: FAQ.sgml,v 1.59 1997-06-15 19:56:41 jfieber Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: FAQ.sgml,v 1.60 1997-06-24 13:00:57 pds Exp $ --> <article> <title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X <author>Maintainer: Peter da Silva <tt><htmlurl url='mailto:pds@FreeBSD.ORG' name='<pds@FreeBSD.ORG>'></tt> -<date>$Date: 1997-06-15 19:56:41 $</date> +<date>$Date: 1997-06-24 13:00:57 $</date> <abstract> This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X All entries are @@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ options PSM_CHECKSYNC #checks the header byte for sync. When logged in as root. <sect1> - <heading>I have a laptop with a track-ball mouse.</heading> + <heading>How do I use the mouse/trackball/touchpad/etc... on my laptop?</heading> <p> Please refer to <ref id="ps2mouse" name="the answer to the previous question">. @@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ options PSM_CHECKSYNC #checks the header byte for sync. of the handbook. --> <sect1> - <heading>I have a lap-top with power management.</heading> + <heading>I have a laptop with power management.</heading> <p> FreeBSD supports APM on certain machines. Please look in the <tt/LINT/ kernel config file under <tt/APM/. @@ -2198,6 +2198,20 @@ pseudo-device vn #Vnode driver (turns a file into a device) DOS ``<tt>fdisk /mbr</tt>'' command after you reconfigure them to boot from their native partitions. + <sect1> + <heading>How about FreeBSD and Linux? How do I boot FreeBSD from LILO?</heading> + <p> + Theoretically you should be able to boot FreeBSD from LILO by + treating it as a DOS-style operating system, but I haven't been + able to get it to work. If you put LILO at the start of your Linux + boot partition instead of in the MBR, you can boot LILO from the + FreeBSD boot manager. This is what I do. + + If you're running Windows-95 and Linux this is recommended anyway, + to make it simpler to get Linux booting again if you should need + to reinstall Windows95 (which is a Jealous Operating System, and + will bear no other Operating Systems in the Master Boot Record). + <sect1> <heading>My printer is ridiculously slow. What can I do ?</heading> <p>