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