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<title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X
<author>The FreeBSD FAQ Team, <tt/FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG/
<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.8 1995-07-29 22:35:40 roberto Exp $
<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.9 1995-07-30 01:44:51 roberto Exp $
<abstract>
This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X All entries are
assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.5+, unless otherwise noted.
@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ Any entries with a &lt;XXX&gt; are under construction.
later, unless specifically indicated). If there's something you're
having trouble with and you just don't see it here, then please
send mail to:
<verb>
questions@FreeBSD.ORG
</verb>
<url url="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.ORG" name="FreeBSD-questions
Mailling list"> or to <url url="mailto:faq@FreeBSD.ORG"
name="FreeBSD FAQ mailing list">
The latest released version is FreeBSD 2.0.5R. FreeBSD-current
refers to the future FreeBSD 2.2. The 2.1 release will be issued
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even more stable version of 2.0.5.
There are regular snapshots extracted from 2.2-CURRENT. Check on
<tt>ftp.FreeBSD.ORG in <tt>/pub/FreeBSD/*-SNAP*</tt>.
<tt>ftp.FreeBSD.ORG</tt> in <tt>/pub/FreeBSD/*-SNAP*</tt>.
The current snapshot is 2.1.0-950726-SNAP.
This version of the FAQ use the <tt>linuxdoc-sgml</tt> utility
written for Linux by Matt Welsh. The initial SGML translation was made
by Ollivier Robert <tt/&lt;roberto@FreeBSD.ORG&gt;/
written for Linux by Matt Welsh. The initial SGML translation was
made by Ollivier Robert <url url="mailto:roberto@FreeBSD.ORG"
name="roberto@FreeBSD.ORG">
Some of the instructions here will also refer to auxiliary
utilities in the <tt>/usr/src/share/FAQ directory</tt>. If you do
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<sect1>What are the various FreeBSD news groups?
<p>
There are two newsgroups currently dedicated to FreeBSD:
<descrip>
<tag/comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce/ For announcements
<tag/comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc/ General discussion
</descrip>
The following newsgroups may also be of interest to
general BSD enthusiasts:
<descrip>
<tag/Comp.unix.bsd/ General BSD topics
</descrip>
There are two newsgroups currently dedicated to FreeBSD:
<descrip>
<tag/comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce/ For announcements
<tag/comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc/ General discussion
</descrip>
The following newsgroups may also be of interest to
general BSD enthusiasts:
<descrip>
<tag><tt/comp.unix.bsd/</tag>
General BSD topics
</descrip>
</sect1>
<sect1>Books on FreeBSD
<p>
There currently aren't any books written specifically for
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A good book on system administration is:
Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, & Trent R. Hein,<newline>
"Unix System Administraion Handbook", Prentice-Hall, 1995,<newline>
Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass &amp; Trent R. Hein,<newline>
``Unix System Administration Handbook'', Prentice-Hall, 1995<newline>
ISBN: 0-13-151051-7<newline>
<bf/Note/ make sure you get the second edition, with a red cover,
<bf/NOTE/ make sure you get the second edition, with a red cover,
instead of the first edition.
This book covers the basics, as well as TCP/IP, DNS, NFS,
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<sect1>Help! I can't install from tape! The install fails with a
``record too big'' error! <label id="install-tape">
<p>
If you are installing 2.0.5R from tape, you must create the tape
using a tar blocksize of 10 (5120 bytes). The default tar
blocksize is 20 (10240 bytes), and tapes created using this
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<sect1>Where can I get Motif for FreeBSD?
<p>
You can purchase Motif 1.2.3 for FreeBSD (SWiM) from the ACC
Bookstore, P.O. Box 3364, Westport CT. 06880. 1-800-546-7274 or
You can purchase Motif 1.2.3 for FreeBSD (SWiM) from:
ACC Bookstore, <newline>
P.O. Box 3364, <newline>
Westport CT. 06880. <newline>
1-800-546-7274 or <newline>
FAX: 1-203-454-2582
This software works flawlessly for for FreeBSD 1.1.5 but has
shown one problem with 2.0 in that the "uil" program core dumps.
This is apparently because of the way uil is installed, and it's
quite possible that ACC will have a fixed version by the time you
read this. No other compatibility problems with the programs or
libraries have been found, and ACC can hardly be blamed for
failing to work perfectly with a brand-new release they haven't
even seen yet! :)
shown one problem with 2.0 in that the ``<tt/uil/'' program core
dumps. This is apparently because of the way <tt/uil/ is
installed, and it's quite possible that ACC will have a fixed
version by the time you read this. No other compatibility
problems with the programs or libraries have been found, and ACC
can hardly be blamed for failing to work perfectly with a
brand-new release they haven't even seen yet! :)
<sect1>Are there any commercial X servers for some of the high-end
graphics cards like the Matrox or &num;9 I-128, or offering
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<url url="ftp://ftp.xinside.com/accelx/1.1/prodinfo.txt"
name="Products information">
<tag/or/
email &lt;<tt/info@xinside.com/&gt;
<url url="mailto:info@xinside.com" name="Info E-mail address">
<tag/or/
phone +1(303)384-9999
</descrip>
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<p>
RenderMorphics, Ltd. sells a high-speed 3D rendering package for
FreeBSD called ``Reality Lab'' (tm). Send email to
<tt/info@render.com/ or call: +44(0)71-251-4411 / FAX:
+44(0)71-251-0939
FreeBSD called ``Reality Lab'' (tm).
Send email to <url url="mailto:info@render.com"
name="info@render.com">
or call: +44(0)71-251-4411 / FAX: +44(0)71-251-0939
This package is also for FreeBSD 1.1.5 but has been tested and
shown to run under FreeBSD 2.0 with the ``<tt/compat1xdist/''
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<p>
First, get the XFree86(tm) distribution of X11R6 from
XFree86.cdrom.com The version you want for FreeBSD 2.X and
<tt/XFree86.cdrom.com/ The version you want for FreeBSD 2.X and
later is <tt/XFree86 3.1.1/. Follow the instructions for
installation carefully. You may then wish to read the
documentation for the <tt/ConfigXF86/ tool, which assists you in
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<p>
<sect1>Hey! Chmod doesn't change the file permissions of symlinked
files! What's going on?
<p>
You have to use either ``<tt/-H/'' or ``<tt/-L/'' together with
the ``<tt/-R/'' option to make this work. See the <tt/chmod(1)/
and <tt/symlink(7)/ man pages for more info.
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mount -t cd9660 /dev/cd0c /mnt
</verb>
Note that your device name (``<tt//dev/cd0c</tt>'' in this
Note that your device name (``<tt>/dev/cd0c</tt>'' in this
example) could be different, depending on the CDROM interface.
Note that the ``<tt/-t cd9660/'' option just causes the
``<tt/mount&lowbar;cd9660/'' command to be executed, and so the
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<sect1>My programs occasionally die with ``Signal 11'' errors.
What's going on?
<p>
This can be caused by bad hardware (memory, motherboard, etc.).
Try running a memory-testing program on your PC. Note that, even
though every memory testing program you try will report your
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<p>
The entire process of creating installation disks and source and
binary archives is automated by various targets in
<tt>/usr/src/etc/Makefile</tt>. The information there should be
enough to get you started.
<tt>/usr/src/release/Makefile</tt>. The information there should
be enough to get you started.
<sect1>How do I re-build my system without clobbering the existing
installed binaries?
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Several different groups have expressed interest in working on
multi-architecture support for FreeBSD. If you are interested in
doing so, please contact the developers at
<tt>&lt;hackers@FreeBSD.ORG&gt;</tt> for more information on our
<tt>&lt;platforms@FreeBSD.ORG&gt;</tt> for more information on our
strategy for porting.
<sect1>I just wrote a device driver for a Foobar Systems, Inc.
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<verb>
kbdcontrol -l uk.iso
</verb>
Both the <tt>/usr/share/syscons/keymaps</tt> and the <tt/.kbd/
extension are assumed by <tt/kbdcontrol(1)/.
This could be run at boot time by adding the command to
<tt>/etc/rc.local</tt>
This can be configured in <tt>/etc/sysconfig</tt>. See the
appropriate comments in tis file.
<tt>/etc/rc.local</tt> also has a comment at the end of it
relating to loading fonts/keyboard examples. See
<tt>/usr/share/examples/syscons</tt>.
In 2.0.5R, everything related to text fonts, keyboard mapping is
in <tt>/usr/share/examples/syscons</tt>.
The following mappings are currently supported:
<itemize>
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<item>Russian
<item>Swedish (both ISO and cp850),
<item>U.K. (both ISO and cp850),
<item>Spain
<item>U.S.A. (ISO only).
</itemize>
</sect1>
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having a local disk?
<p>
Please read <tt>/sys/i386/boot/netboot/netboot.doc</tt>.
Please read the diskless section in the Handbook. It is in
<tt>/usr/share/doc/handbook</tt> or use the following WWW link:
<url url="http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/How/handbook/diskless.html"
name="Handbook's section on diskless boot">
<sect1>I've heard that you can use a FreeBSD box as a dedicated
network router - is there any easy support for this?
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Internet standards and good engineering practice prohibit us from
providing packet forwarding by default in FreeBSD. You can
enable this support by adding ``<tt/options GATEWAY/'' to your
kernel configuration file and recompiling. In most cases, you
will also need to run a routing process to tell other systems on
your network about your router; FreeBSD comes with the standard
BSD routing daemon <tt/routed(8)/, or for more complex situations
you may want to try <em/GaTeD/ (available by FTP from
<tt/gated.Cornell.edu/) which supports FreeBSD as of 3_5Alpha7.
kernel configuration file and recompiling.
This kernel option will put the <tt/sysctl/ variable
<tt/net.inet.ip.forwarding/ to <tt/1/.
In most cases, you will also need to run a routing process to
tell other systems on your network about your router; FreeBSD
comes with the standard BSD routing daemon <tt/routed(8)/, or for
more complex situations you may want to try <em/GaTeD/ (available
by FTP from <tt/gated.Cornell.edu/) which supports FreeBSD as of
3_5Alpha7.
It is our duty to warn you that, even when FreeBSD is configured
in this way, it does not completely comply with the Internet
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<url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/FAQ/Text/Slip.FAQ"
name="SLIP FAQ">
You can also have a look at the SLIP/PPP/Use PPP sections of the
handbook in <tt>/usr/share/doc/handbook</tt> or use the following
link:
<url url="http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/How/handbook" name="FreeBSD's
Handbook">
<sect1>How do I get my network set up? I don't see how to make my
<tt>/dev/ed0</tt> device!
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communication problem. Try <tt/ATS7=45&amp;W/.
Actually, as shipped <tt/tip/ doesn't yet support it fully. The
solution is to edit the file <tt/tipconf.h> in the directory
solution is to edit the file <tt/tipconf.h/ in the directory
<tt>/usr/src/usr.bin/tip/tip</tt> Obviously you need the source
distribution to do this.