FAQ: multiple changes

- don't point out bad IRC channels, just point to good ones
- simplify password hashing question by presuming a modern version (and briefly
  mentioning 8)
- combine memory limits questions into single question
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<listitem>
<para>Channel <literal>#FreeBSDhelp</literal> on <link
xlink:href="http://www.efnet.org/index.php">EFNet</link>
is a channel dedicated to helping &os; users. They
are much more sympathetic to questions than
<literal>#FreeBSD</literal> is.</para>
is a channel dedicated to helping &os; users.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@ -1345,11 +1343,9 @@
</question>
<answer>
<para>&os;&nbsp;7 and 8 use MD5 password hashing by default.
Recent versions of &os; use <emphasis>SHA512</emphasis> by
default. These are believed to be more secure than the
traditional &unix; password format, which used a scheme
based on the <emphasis>DES</emphasis> algorithm. DES
<para>versions of &os; (past &os;&nbsp;8) use
<emphasis>SHA512</emphasis> by
default. DES
passwords are still available for backwards compatibility
with legacy operating systems which still
use the less secure password format. &os; also supports
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</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question xml:id="memory-limits">
<para>What are the limits for memory?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Memory limits depend on the platform used. On a
standard &i386; install, the limit is 4&nbsp;GB but more
memory can be supported through &man.pae.4;. See <link
linkend="memory-i386-over-4gb">instructions for using
4&nbsp;GB or more memory on &i386;</link>.</para>
<para>&os;/pc98 has a limit of 4&nbsp;GB memory, and PAE can
not be used with it. Other architectures supported by
&os; have much higher theoretical limits on maximum memory
(many terabytes).</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question xml:id="ffs-limits">
<para>What are the limits for FFS file systems?</para>
@ -1440,11 +1417,8 @@
</question>
<answer>
<para>Yes, &rel.head.releng; users can set
<varname>WITH_BSDCONFIG</varname> in
<filename>/etc/src.conf</filename>. Users of &rel.relx;
and higher may also install
<package>sysutils/bsdconfig</package>.</para>
<para>Yes. <application>bsdconfig</application> provides a
nice interface to configure &os; post-installation.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
@ -1485,13 +1459,14 @@
<qandaentry>
<question xml:id="memory-upper-limitation">
<para>Does &os; support more than 4&nbsp;GB of memory
<para>What are the limits for memory? Does &os; support
more than 4&nbsp;GB of memory
(RAM)? More than 16&nbsp;GB? More than
48&nbsp;GB?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Yes. &os; as an operating system generally supports
<para>&os; as an operating system generally supports
as much physical memory (RAM) as the platform it is
running on does. Keep in mind that different platforms
have different limits for memory; for example &i386;
@ -1699,22 +1674,15 @@
<qandaentry>
<question xml:id="supported-cdrom-drives">
<para>Which CD-ROM drives are supported by &os;?</para>
<para>Which CD-ROM and CD-RW drives are supported by
&os;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Any SCSI drive connected to a supported controller
is supported. Most ATAPI compatible IDE CD-ROMs are
supported.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question xml:id="supported-cdrw-drives">
<para>Which CD-RW drives are supported by &os;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>&os; supports any ATAPI-compatible IDE CD-R or CD-RW
drive. See &man.burncd.8; for details.</para>
@ -1915,12 +1883,8 @@ bindkey ^[[3~ delete-char # for xterm</programlisting>
<para>On a 32-bit version of &os;, the memory appears lost,
since it will be remapped above 4&nbsp;GB, which a 32-bit
kernel is unable to access. In this case, the solution is
to build a PAE enabled kernel. See <link
linkend="memory-limits">the entry on memory
limits</link> and <link
linkend="memory-upper-limitation">about different memory
limits on different platforms</link> for more
information.</para>
to build a PAE enabled kernel. See
the entry on memory limits for more information.</para>
<para>On a 64-bit version of &os;, or when running a
PAE-enabled kernel, &os; will correctly detect and remap