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<title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X
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<author>The FreeBSD FAQ Team, <tt/FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG/
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<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.19 1995-11-13 22:53:21 roberto Exp $
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<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.20 1995-11-20 22:32:13 roberto Exp $
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<abstract>
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This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X All entries are
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assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.5+, unless otherwise noted.
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Mailing list"> or to <url url="mailto:faq@FreeBSD.ORG"
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name="FreeBSD FAQ mailing list">
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The latest released version is FreeBSD 2.0.5R. FreeBSD-current
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refers to the future FreeBSD 2.2. The 2.1 release will be issued
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The latest released version is FreeBSD 2.1.0R. FreeBSD-current
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refers to the future FreeBSD 2.2. The 2.1 release has been issued
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from a special branch of the -current sources and is intended as a
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even more stable version of 2.0.5.
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There are regular snapshots extracted from 2.2-CURRENT. Check on
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<tt>ftp.FreeBSD.ORG</tt> in <tt>/pub/FreeBSD/*-SNAP*</tt>.
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The current snapshot is 2.1.0-951104-SNAP.
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Latest notes: expect 2.1-RELEASE to hit the streets in a few days
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for FTP. It will be burned on CD-ROM soon !
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This version of the FAQ uses the <tt>linuxdoc-sgml</tt> utility
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written for Linux by Matt Welsh. The initial SGML translation was
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made by Ollivier Robert <url url="mailto:roberto@FreeBSD.ORG"
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The distribution is available via anonymous ftp from:
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/" name="FreeBSD home directory">
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For the current release, 2.0.5R, look in:
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.0.5-RELEASE/" name="FreeBSD 2.0.5-RELEASE">
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For the current release, 2.1.0R, look in:
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE/" name="FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE">
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FreeBSD is also available via CDROM, from the following place(s):
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<tag/hardware/ Discussion on hardware requirements for
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FreeBSD.
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<tag/committers/ CVS commit messages for -current users
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<tag/chat/ What does not belong elsewhere, general chat, fun.
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<tag/users-groups/ This is the mailing list for the
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coordinators from each of the local area Users Groups to
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dicuss matters with each other and a designated individual
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The FreeBSD-commit list has been broken up into groups dealing
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with different areas of interest. Please see the FreeBSD mailing
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list FAQ in:
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<verb>
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/usr/src/share/FAQ/Text/mailing-list.FAQ
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</verb>
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<url url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook212.html#eresources:mail" name="Handbook s section on mailing-lists">
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<p>
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Example:
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<p>
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you may have a look at various packages already ported for
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FreeBSD 2.X in <tt>/usr/ports/news</tt>. You'll find Cnews, INN,
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Trn, TIN and others there.
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For French-speaking people, the <tt/fr.comp.os.bsd/ group is for
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you. Ask your system administrator if you don't receive this
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group.
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<heading>Books on FreeBSD</heading>
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<heading>Books on FreeBSD</heading>
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<p>
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There currently aren't any books written specifically for
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FreeBSD, although some people are supposedly working on some.
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Installation instructions can be found as:
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.0.5-RELEASE/INSTALL"
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name="INSTALL from 2.0.5R">
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE/INSTALL"
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name="INSTALL from 2.1.0R">
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Release notes are also available as:
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.0.5-RELEASE/RELNOTES"
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name="RELNOTES from 2.0.5R">
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE/RELNOTES"
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name="RELNOTES from 2.1.0R">
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On the CDROM, the following files are in the top-most directory:
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Answer:<newline>
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Doing this using <tt/disklabel/ (and <tt/fdisk/) is probably
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harder than using <tt/sysinstall/. The following should work to
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put FreeBSD-2.0.5 on the whole of an <bf/empty/ disk assuming that
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put FreeBSD-2.1.0 on the whole of an <bf/empty/ disk assuming that
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the <tt/disktab/ entry is correct.
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<verb>
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disklabel -r -w /dev/rsd1 sea32550N
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<descrip>
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<tag/South Africa/
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<tt>skeleton.mikom.csir.co.za:/pub/FreeBSD</tt><newline>
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<tt>storm.sea.uct.ac.za:/pub/FreeBSD</tt>
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<tt>ftp://ftp.internat.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD</tt><newline>
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<tt>ftp://storm.sea.uct.ac.za/pub/FreeBSD</tt>
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<tag/Brazil/
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<tt>ftp://ftp.iqm.unicamp.br/pub/FreeBSD</tt>
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<tag/Finland/
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<tt>ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/unix/FreeBSD/eurocrypt</tt>
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</descrip>
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The non-US <tt/securedist/ can be used as a direct replacement
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<p>
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FreeBSD supports ST-506 (sometimes called ``MFM''), RLL, and ESDI
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drives, which are usually connected to WD-1002, WD-1003, or
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WD-1006 controllers (although clones should also work).
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WD-1006/7 controllers (although clones should also work).
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FreeBSD also supports IDE and SCSI hard drives.
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<descrip>
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<tag/Adaptec/
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AH-152x Series <ISA> <newline>
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AH-154x Series <ISA> <newline>
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AH-174x Series <EISA> <newline>
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AH-152x Series <ISA> <newline>
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Sound Blaster SCSI (AH-152x compat) <ISA> <newline>
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AH-2742/2842 Series <ISA/EISA> <newline>
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AH-2820/2822/2825 Series <VLB> <newline>
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AH-294x and aic7870 MB controllers <PCI>
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AH-2820/2822/2825 Series (Narrow/Twin/Wide) <VLB> <newline>
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AH-294x and aic7870 MB controllers (Narrow/Twin/Wide) <PCI><newline>
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AH-394x (Narrow/Twin/Wide)
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<tag/Buslogic/
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BT-445 Series <VLB> (but see section <ref id="bigram"
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name="on 32 MB machines">) <newline>
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<tag/Future Domain/
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TMC-950 Series <ISA> <newline>
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<tag/PCI Generic/
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NCR 53C810 based controllers <PCI> <newline>
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NCR 53C81x based controllers <PCI> <newline>
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NCR 53C82x based controllers <PCI> <newline>
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NCR 53C860/75 based controllers <PCI> <newline>
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<tag/ProAudioSpectrum/
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Zilog 5380 based controllers <ISA> <newline>
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Trantor 130 based controllers <ISA> <newline>
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<tag/DTC/
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DTC 3290 EISA SCSI in AHA-154x emulation.<newline>
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<tag/Seagate/
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ST-01/02 Series <ISA><newline>
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<tag/UltraStor/
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<p>
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Any SCSI drive connected to a supported controller.
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Mitsumi LU002 (8bit), LU005 (16bit) and FX001D (16bit 2x Speed).
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Sony CDU 31/33A<newline>
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Sound Blaster Non-SCSI CD-ROM<newline>
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Matsushita/Panasocnic CD-ROM<newline>
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ATAPI compatiable IDE CD-ROMs <Current-only>.
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<itemize>
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<item>Mitsumi LU002 (8bit), LU005 (16bit) and FX001D (16bit 2x
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Speed).
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<item>Sony CDU 31/33A<newline>
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<item>Sound Blaster Non-SCSI CD-ROM<newline>
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<item>Matsushita/Panasocnic CD-ROM<newline>
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<item>ATAPI compatible IDE CD-ROMs (should be considered
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<bf/experimental/)
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</itemize>
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All non-SCSI cards are known to be extremely slow compared to
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SCSI drives.
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DEC EtherWORKS II and EtherWORKS III controllers. <newline>
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<tag/``ie'' driver/
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AT&T EN100/StarLAN 10 <newline>
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3COM 3c507 <newline>
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3COM 3c507 Etherlink 16/TP<newline>
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NI5210 <newline>
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<tag/``is'' driver/
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Isolan AT 4141-0 <newline>
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<tag/``el'' driver/
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3com 3c501 (does not support Multicast or DMA)
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<tag/``eg'' driver/
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3com 3c505
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3com 3c505 Etherlink/+
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<tag/``ze'' driver/
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IBM PCMCIA credit card adapter
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<tag/``lnc'' drive/
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Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A Ethernet cards
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</descrip>
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<bf/NOTE/ PCMCIA ethernet cards from IBM and National
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Semiconductor.
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<bf/NOTE/ Drivers marked with (*) are known to have problems.
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<bf/NOTE/ We also support TCP/IP over parallel lines. At this point
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<tag/``nic'' driver/
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Dr Neuhaus NICCY 3008, 3009 & 5000 ISDN cards
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<tag/``psm'' driver/
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PS/2 ouse port
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PS/2 mouse port
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<tag><tt/tw.c/</tag>
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Driver for the X-10 POWERHOUSE <newline>
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</descrip>
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<heading>I've heard of something called FreeBSD-current. How do I run it, and where can I get more information?</heading>
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<p>
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Read the file <tt>/usr/src/share/FAQ/Text/current-policy.FAQ</tt>,
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Read this:
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<url url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook175.html"
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name="Handook's section of FreeBSD-CURRENT">
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it will tell you all you need to know.
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<sect1>
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/packages/sup.tgz"
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name="The SUP package">
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Second, read the file <tt>/usr/src/share/FAQ/Text/sup.FAQ</tt>.
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Second, read the <url
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url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook188.html#333"
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name="Handbook's section on SUP">
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This file describes how to setup sup on your machine. You may
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also want to look at
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<tt>/usr/src/share/FAQ/extras/*.supfile</tt>, or you may grab
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<tt>/usr/src/share/examples/sup/*-supfile</tt>, or you may grab
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updated supfiles from:
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/FAQ/extras"
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<p>
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Yes, you can use the <tt/CTM/ facility. Check out the
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<tt/ctm.FAQ/ file or
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<url url="ftp://freefall.cdrom.com/pub/CTM/README" name="README
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for CTM">
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<url
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url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook/handbook180.html#325" name="Handbook's section on for CTM">
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for more information.
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<sect1>
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<p>
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Please take a look at the FAQ for submiting code to FreeBSD at:
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<url
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url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/FAQ/Text/submitters.FAQ"
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name="Submitters' FAQ">
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<url url="http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/How/handbook/handbook199.html#344"
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name="Handbbook's section on how to submit code">.
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And thanks for the thought.
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The <tt>/etc/rc.i386</tt> is for Intel-specifics setting like the
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iBCS2 emulation.
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Starting with 2.1.0R, you can have "local" startup files in a
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directory specified in <tt>/etc/sysconfig</tt>:
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<verb>
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# Location of local startup files.
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local_startup=/usr/local/etc/rc.local.d
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</verb>
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Each file ending in <tt/.sh/ will be executed in alphabetic
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order.
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If you want to have a proper order without changing all the file
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names, you can use a scheme similar to the following with digits
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prepended to each file name to insure order:
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<verb>
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10news.sh
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15httpd.sh
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20ssh.sh
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</verb>
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It can be seen as ugly (or SysV :-)) but it provides a simple and
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regular scheme for locally-added packages without resorting to
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magical editing of <tt>/etc/rc.local</tt>.
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<sect1>
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<heading>How do I add a user easily? I read the man page and am more confused than ever!</heading>
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under further development.
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<sect1>
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<heading><XXX> I'm trying to use my printer and keep running into problems. I tried looking at <tt>/etc/printcap</tt>, but it's close to useless. Any ideas?</heading>
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<heading>I'm trying to use my printer and keep running into problems. I tried looking at <tt>/etc/printcap</tt>, but it's close to useless. Any ideas?</heading>
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<p>
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Still under construction.
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Please have a look at the section of the Handbook on printing. It
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should cover most of your problem. See
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<url
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url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook85.html#132"
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name="Handbook's section on printing">
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<item>Danish (both ISO and cp865),
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<item>French (ISO only),
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<item>German (both ISO and cp850),
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<item>Russian
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<item>Russian,
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<item>Swedish (both ISO and cp850),
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<item>U.K. (both ISO and cp850),
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<item>Spain
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<item>U.S.A. (ISO only).
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<item>Spain,
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<item>U.S.A. (ISO only),
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<item>Dvorak US.
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</itemize>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<heading>Why do I get a ``CMAP busy panic during boot just after installing a new kernel?</heading>
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<p>
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The logic that attempts to detect an out of data
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<tt>/var/db/kvm_*.db</tt> files sometimes fails and using a
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mismatched file can sometimes lead to panics.
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If this happens, reboot single-user and do:
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<verb>
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rm /var/db/kvm_*.db
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</verb>
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<sect>
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<heading>Networking</heading>
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<url url="http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/How/handbook/diskless.html"
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name="Handbook's section on diskless boot">
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<sect1>
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<heading>I want to setup aliases for my hosts but each time I get
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the following message: ``File exists''.
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<p>
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Try adding <tt/nettmask 0xffffffff/ to each <tt/ifconfig(8)/
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command line.
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<sect1>
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<heading>I've heard that you can use a FreeBSD box as a dedicated network router - is there any easy support for this?</heading>
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<p>
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Internet standards and good engineering practice prohibit us from
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providing packet forwarding by default in FreeBSD. You can
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enable this support by adding ``<tt/options GATEWAY/'' to your
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kernel configuration file and recompiling.
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providing packet forwarding by default in FreeBSD. You can
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however enable this feature by changing the following variable to
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<tt/YES/ in <tt>/etc/sysconfig</tt>:
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<verb>
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# If you want this host to be a gateway, set to YES.
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gateway=YES
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</verb>
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This kernel option will put the <tt/sysctl/ variable
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This option will put the <tt/sysctl/ variable
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<tt/net.inet.ip.forwarding/ to <tt/1/.
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In most cases, you will also need to run a routing process to
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tell other systems on your network about your router; FreeBSD
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comes with the standard BSD routing daemon <tt/routed(8)/, or for
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more complex situations you may want to try <em/GaTeD/ (available
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by FTP from <tt/gated.Cornell.edu/) which supports FreeBSD as of
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3_5Alpha7.
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by FTP from <tt/ftp.gated.Merit.EDU/) which supports FreeBSD as
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of 3_5Alpha7.
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It is our duty to warn you that, even when FreeBSD is configured
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in this way, it does not completely comply with the Internet
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@ -1639,18 +1700,14 @@ disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1
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Yes. See the man pages for <tt/slattach(8)/ and/or <tt/pppd(8)/
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if you're using FreeBSD to connect to another site. If you're
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using FreeBSD as a server for other machines, look at the man
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page for <tt/sliplogin(8)/. You may also want to take a look at
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the slip FAQ in:
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/FAQ/Text/Slip.FAQ"
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name="SLIP FAQ">
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page for <tt/sliplogin(8)/.
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You can also have a look at the SLIP/PPP/Use PPP sections of the
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handbook in <tt>/usr/share/doc/handbook</tt> or use the following
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link:
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<url url="http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/How/handbook"
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name="FreeBSD's Handbook">
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<url url="http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/How/handbook/handbook136.html#272"
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name="Handbook's section on SLIP and PPP">
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<sect1>
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<heading>How do I get my network set up? I don't see how to make my <tt>/dev/ed0</tt> device!</heading>
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@ -1684,8 +1741,9 @@ disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1
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applications like NFS.
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See
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FAQ/Text/NFS.FAQ" name="NFS FAQ">
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<url
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url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook167.html#312"
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name="Handbook's section NFS">
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for more information on
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this topic.
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