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<p>This errata document contains ``late-breaking news'' about FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE. Before
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example, on a CDROM distribution) will be out of date by definition, but other copies are
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<p>This errata document contains ``late-breaking news''
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about FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE. Before installing this version,
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document (as of the time of the snapshot).</p>
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<p>Any version of this errata document actually distributed
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href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/"
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``current errata'' for this release. These other copies of
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target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/</a>.</p>
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<p>Source and binary snapshots of FreeBSD 4-STABLE also
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contain up-to-date copies of this document (as of the time
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of the snapshot).</p>
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<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN26" name="AEN26">2 Security Advisories</a></h1>
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<p>For a list of all FreeBSD CERT security advisories, see
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<p>A buffer overflow in header parsing exists in older versions of <b
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<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/"
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class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b>. It could allow a remote attacker to create a
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target="_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/</a> or <a
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specially-crafted message that may cause <a
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href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/"
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sendmail&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
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target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/</a>.</p>
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<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">sendmail</span>(8)</span></a> to
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execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running it, typically <tt
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class="USERNAME">root</tt>. More information, including pointers to patches, can be found
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in security advisory <a
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href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:07.sendmail.asc"
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target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:07</a>. This problem was corrected for FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE
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with a vendor patch and was corrected for FreeBSD 4.9-PRERELEASE with the import of a new
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version of <b class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b>. However, these changes may not otherwise
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have been noted in the release documentation.</p>
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<p>The implementation of the <a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=realpath&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
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<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">realpath</span>(3)</span></a>
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function contains a single-byte buffer overflow bug. This may have various impacts,
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depending on the application using <a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=realpath&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
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<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">realpath</span>(3)</span></a> and
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other factors. This bug has been fixed on the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch and the
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4-STABLE development branch. For more information, see security advisory <a
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href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:08.realpath.asc"
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target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:08</a>.</p>
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<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN26" name="AEN26">2 Security
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<p>The kernel contains a bug that could allow it to attempt delivery of invalid signals,
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Advisories</a></h1>
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leading to a kernel panic. This bug has been fixed on the 4-STABLE development branch and
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the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch. For more information, see security advisory <a
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href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:09.signal.asc"
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target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:09</a>.</p>
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<p>A buffer overflow in header parsing exists in older
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<p>A bug in the iBCS2 emulation module could result in disclosing the contents of kernel
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versions of <b class="APPLICATION">sendmail</b>. It could
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memory. (Note that this module is not enabled in FreeBSD by default.) This bug has been
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allow a remote attacker to create a specially-crafted
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fixed on the 4-STABLE development branch and the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch. More
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message that may cause <a
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information can be found in security advisory <a
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sendmail&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
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href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:10.ibcs2.asc"
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<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
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target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:10</a>.</p>
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class="REFENTRYTITLE">sendmail</span>(8)</span></a> to
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execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
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running it, typically <tt class="USERNAME">root</tt>. More
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security advisory <a
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href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:07.sendmail.asc"
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target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-03:07</a>. This problem was
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corrected for FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE with a vendor patch and
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other factors. This bug has been fixed on the 4.8-RELEASE
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security fix branch and the 4-STABLE development branch.
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href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03:08.realpath.asc"
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and the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch. For more
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information, see security advisory <a
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module is not enabled in FreeBSD by default.) This bug has
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been fixed on the 4-STABLE development branch and the
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4.8-RELEASE security fix branch. More information can be
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branch and with the import of a new version of <b
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development branch. (Note that the DNS maps feature is not
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FreeBSD.) More information can be found in security
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<p>FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE restores the ability to install from
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<p>FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE restores the ability to install from the installation media to a
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the installation media to a <a
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<a
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||||||
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mly&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
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href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mly&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
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<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
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<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">mly</span>(4)</span></a> device.
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class="REFENTRYTITLE">mly</span>(4)</span></a> device.
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(This capability was broken in FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE.)</p>
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(This capability was broken in FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE.)</p>
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<p>After installing <b class="APPLICATION">GNOME</b>, the
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<p>After installing <b class="APPLICATION">GNOME</b>, the default terminal font might be
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default terminal font might be garbled. If this is the
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garbled. If this is the case, install the <tt
|
||||||
case, install the <tt
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class="FILENAME">x11-fonts/bitstream-vera</tt> port, then restart <b
|
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class="FILENAME">x11-fonts/bitstream-vera</tt> port, then
|
class="APPLICATION">GNOME</b>. The new fonts should take effect automatically. If they do
|
||||||
restart <b class="APPLICATION">GNOME</b>. The new fonts
|
not, edit the current gnome-terminal profile and select the Bitstream Vera Sans Mono
|
||||||
should take effect automatically. If they do not, edit the
|
font.</p>
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||||||
current gnome-terminal profile and select the Bitstream
|
|
||||||
Vera Sans Mono font.</p>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p>Due to space limitations, the <a
|
<p>Due to space limitations, the <a
|
||||||
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=awi&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=awi&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
||||||
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">awi</span>(4)</span></a> driver
|
||||||
class="REFENTRYTITLE">awi</span>(4)</span></a> driver has
|
has been removed from the kernel used on the 1.44MB <tt class="FILENAME">kern.flp</tt>
|
||||||
been removed from the kernel used on the 1.44MB <tt
|
i386 boot floppy. Because no module is available for this driver in FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE,
|
||||||
class="FILENAME">kern.flp</tt> i386 boot floppy. Because no
|
this means that it is generally not possible to install FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE over an <a
|
||||||
module is available for this driver in FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE,
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=awi&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
||||||
this means that it is generally not possible to install
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">awi</span>(4)</span></a>
|
||||||
FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE over an <a
|
network.</p>
|
||||||
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=awi&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
|
||||||
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
||||||
class="REFENTRYTITLE">awi</span>(4)</span></a> network.</p>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p>Due to space limitations, support for ATAPI floppy disks
|
<p>Due to space limitations, support for ATAPI floppy disks and the DEC AlphaServer 8200
|
||||||
and the DEC AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 (``TurboLaser'')
|
and 8400 (``TurboLaser'') machines has been removed from the kernel used on the 1.44MB
|
||||||
machines has been removed from the kernel used on the
|
<tt class="FILENAME">kern.flp</tt> alpha boot floppy.</p>
|
||||||
1.44MB <tt class="FILENAME">kern.flp</tt> alpha boot
|
|
||||||
floppy.</p>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p>A bug in the FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE kernel prevents it from
|
<p>A bug in the FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE kernel prevents it from booting on an Intel 80386
|
||||||
booting on an Intel 80386 processor. This problem has been
|
processor. This problem has been corrected on both the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch
|
||||||
corrected on both the 4.8-RELEASE security fix branch and
|
and the 4-STABLE development branch.</p>
|
||||||
the 4-STABLE development branch.</p>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p>FreeBSD supports a hashed form of the login capabilities
|
<p>FreeBSD supports a hashed form of the login capabilities database, stored in <tt
|
||||||
database, stored in <tt
|
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt>. This is generated from the <tt
|
||||||
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt>. This is generated
|
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf</tt> text file. If the hashed database is present, <a
|
||||||
from the <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf</tt> text
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=login&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
||||||
file. If the hashed database is present, <a
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">login</span>(1)</span></a> will
|
||||||
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=login&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
use it in preference to the contents of the text file. FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE is the first
|
||||||
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
release that actually includes <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt> on the
|
||||||
class="REFENTRYTITLE">login</span>(1)</span></a> will use
|
distribution media; thus, users modifying <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf</tt> need
|
||||||
it in preference to the contents of the text file. FreeBSD
|
to remember to regenerate the database, using <a
|
||||||
4.8-RELEASE is the first release that actually includes <tt
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cap_mkdb&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
||||||
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt> on the
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">cap_mkdb</span>(1)</span></a>.
|
||||||
distribution media; thus, users modifying <tt
|
Users performing source upgrades are generally not affected by this change, because <a
|
||||||
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf</tt> need to remember to
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mergemaster&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
||||||
regenerate the database, using <a
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">mergemaster</span>(8)</span></a>
|
||||||
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cap_mkdb&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
offers the option to regenerate <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt> during
|
||||||
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
upgrades. <a
|
||||||
class="REFENTRYTITLE">cap_mkdb</span>(1)</span></a>. Users
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=login.conf&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
||||||
performing source upgrades are generally not affected by
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">login.conf</span>(5)</span></a>
|
||||||
this change, because <a
|
has more details on the format and usage of the login capabilities database.</p>
|
||||||
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mergemaster&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
|
||||||
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
<p>A file that is a part of the <tt class="FILENAME">multimedia/gstreamer-plugins</tt>
|
||||||
class="REFENTRYTITLE">mergemaster</span>(8)</span></a>
|
port may appear to have a corrupted filename when the ports collection is installed using
|
||||||
offers the option to regenerate <tt
|
<a
|
||||||
class="FILENAME">/etc/login.conf.db</tt> during upgrades.
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
||||||
<a
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a>.
|
||||||
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=login.conf&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
This should not affect building the port or installing the corresponding package.
|
||||||
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
However, it is recommended to rename the file in question, to prevent problems during any
|
||||||
class="REFENTRYTITLE">login.conf</span>(5)</span></a> has
|
future updates to the installed ports collection:</p>
|
||||||
more details on the format and usage of the login
|
|
||||||
capabilities database.</p>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p>A file that is a part of the <tt
|
|
||||||
class="FILENAME">multimedia/gstreamer-plugins</tt> port may
|
|
||||||
appear to have a corrupted filename when the ports
|
|
||||||
collection is installed using <a
|
|
||||||
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
|
||||||
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
|
||||||
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a>. This
|
|
||||||
should not affect building the port or installing the
|
|
||||||
corresponding package. However, it is recommended to rename
|
|
||||||
the file in question, to prevent problems during any future
|
|
||||||
updates to the installed ports collection:</p>
|
|
||||||
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
<pre class="SCREEN">
|
||||||
<tt class="PROMPT">#</tt> <tt
|
<tt class="PROMPT">#</tt> <tt
|
||||||
class="USERINPUT"><b>cd /usr/ports/multimedia/gstreamer-plugins/files</b></tt>
|
class="USERINPUT"><b>cd /usr/ports/multimedia/gstreamer-plugins/files</b></tt>
|
||||||
|
|
@ -282,43 +223,38 @@ class="USERINPUT"><b>mv patch-gst-libs_ext_ffmpeg_ffmpeg_libavcodec_alpha_simple
|
||||||
patch-gst-libs_ext_ffmpeg_ffmpeg_libavcodec_alpha_simple_idct_alpha.c</b></tt>
|
patch-gst-libs_ext_ffmpeg_ffmpeg_libavcodec_alpha_simple_idct_alpha.c</b></tt>
|
||||||
</pre>
|
</pre>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p>Recently the mailing lists were changed from majordomo
|
<p>Recently the mailing lists were changed from majordomo to the currently used Mailman
|
||||||
to the currently used Mailman list server. More information
|
list server. More information about using the new mailing lists can be found by visiting
|
||||||
about using the new mailing lists can be found by visiting
|
the <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/" target="_top">FreeBSD Mailman Info
|
||||||
the <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/"
|
Page</a>.</p>
|
||||||
target="_top">FreeBSD Mailman Info Page</a>.</p>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p>The <a
|
<p>The <a
|
||||||
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dc&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-stable">
|
||||||
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
|
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> driver
|
||||||
class="REFENTRYTITLE">dc</span>(4)</span></a> driver does
|
does not properly transmit data through Davicom DC9102 cards. This problem, which has
|
||||||
not properly transmit data through Davicom DC9102 cards.
|
been present since FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE, has been corrected for FreeBSD
|
||||||
This problem, which has been present since FreeBSD
|
4.9-PRERELEASE.</p>
|
||||||
4.5-RELEASE, has been corrected for FreeBSD
|
</div>
|
||||||
4.9-PRERELEASE.</p>
|
</div>
|
||||||
</div>
|
|
||||||
</div>
|
|
||||||
<hr />
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p align="center"><small>This file, and other release-related
|
<hr />
|
||||||
documents, can be downloaded from <a
|
<p align="center"><small>This file, and other release-related documents, can be
|
||||||
href="http://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/">http://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/</a>.</small></p>
|
downloaded from <a
|
||||||
|
href="http://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/">http://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/</a>.</small></p>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p align="center"><small>For questions about FreeBSD, read the
|
<p align="center"><small>For questions about FreeBSD, read the <a
|
||||||
<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">documentation</a>
|
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">documentation</a> before contacting <<a
|
||||||
before contacting <<a
|
href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.org">questions@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p>
|
||||||
href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.org">questions@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</small></p>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p align="center"><small><small>All users of FreeBSD 4-STABLE
|
<p align="center"><small><small>All users of FreeBSD 4-STABLE should subscribe to the
|
||||||
should subscribe to the <<a
|
<<a href="mailto:stable@FreeBSD.org">stable@FreeBSD.org</a>> mailing
|
||||||
href="mailto:stable@FreeBSD.org">stable@FreeBSD.org</a>>
|
list.</small></small></p>
|
||||||
mailing list.</small></small></p>
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<p align="center">For questions about this documentation,
|
<p align="center">For questions about this documentation, e-mail <<a
|
||||||
e-mail <<a
|
href="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">doc@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</p>
|
||||||
href="mailto:doc@FreeBSD.org">doc@FreeBSD.org</a>>.</p>
|
|
||||||
<br />
|
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|
||||||
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|
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|
||||||
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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