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<!-- $Id: hardware.sgml,v 1.3 1998-02-01 23:02:35 jfieber Exp $ -->
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<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
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<sect>
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<heading>Hardware compatibility <label id="hardware"></heading>
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<sect1>
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<heading>What kind of hard drives does FreeBSD support?</heading>
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<p>FreeBSD supports EIDE and SCSI drives (with a compatible
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controller; see the next section), and all drives using the
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original "Western Digital" interface (MFM, RLL, ESDI, and
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of course IDE). A few ESDI controllers that use proprietary
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interfaces may not work: stick to WD1002/3/6/7 interfaces
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and clones.
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<sect1>
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<heading>Which SCSI controllers are supported?</heading>
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<p>FreeBSD supports the following SCSI controllers:
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<descrip>
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<tag/Adaptec/
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AH-1505 <ISA> <newline>
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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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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 (Narrow/Twin/Wide) <VLB> <newline>
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AH-294x and aic7870 MB controllers (Narrow/Twin/Wide) <PCI>
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<newline>
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AH-394x (Narrow/Twin/Wide)
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<tag/Buslogic/
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BT-445 Series <VLB> (this is one of the cards referred to
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in the section <ref id="bigram" name="on >16 MB machines">)
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<newline>
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BT-545 Series <ISA> <newline>
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BT-742 Series <EISA><newline>
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BT-747 Series <EISA><newline>
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BT-946 Series <PCI> <newline>
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BT-956 Series <PCI> <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 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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UH-14f Series <ISA><newline>
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UH-24f Series <EISA> <newline>
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UH-34f Series <VLB><newline>
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<tag/Western Digital/
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WD7000 <ISA> <No scatter/gather>
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</descrip>
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<sect1>
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<heading>Which CD-ROM drives are supported by FreeBSD?</heading>
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<p>Any SCSI drive connected to a supported controller is supported.
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<p>The following proprietry CD-ROM interfaces are also supported:
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<itemize>
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<item>Mitsumi LU002 (8bit), LU005 (16bit) and FX001D (16bit 2x 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/Panasonic CD-ROM<newline>
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<item>ATAPI compatible IDE CD-ROMs<newline>
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</itemize>
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<p>All non-SCSI cards are known to be extremely slow compared to
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SCSI drives, and some ATAPI CDROMs may not work.
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<p>As of 2.2 the FreeBSD CDROM from Walnut Creek supports booting
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directly from the CD.
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<sect1>
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<heading>Does FreeBSD support ZIP drives?</heading>
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<p>FreeBSD supports the SCSI ZIP drive out of the box, of course. The
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ZIP drive can only be set to run at SCSI target IDs 5 or 6, but if
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your SCSI host adapter's BIOS supports it you can even boot from
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it. I don't know which host adapters let you boot from targets
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other than 0 or 1... look at your docs (and let me know if it works
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out for you).
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<p>There is no built in support for the parallel ZIP drive, and if you
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haven't bought your ZIP drive already I recommend you get the SCSI
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one... the price is the same, and the performance is much better,
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and you're unlikely to ever be able to boot from the parallel port.
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<p>If you already have a parallel ZIP, there is a port of the Linux
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driver available at
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<url url="http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~son/ppa3.html"
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name="Nicolas Souchu's home page"> in France.
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<p>Also check out <ref id="jaz" name="this note on removable drives">,
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and <ref id="disklabel" name="this note on 'formatting'">.
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<sect1>
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<heading>
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Does FreeBSD support JAZ, EZ and other removable drives?
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</heading>
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<p>Apart from the IDE version of the EZ drive, these are all SCSI
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devices, so the should all look like SCSI disks to FreeBSD, and
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the IDE EZ should look like an IDE drive.
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<p><label id="jaz">I'm not sure how well FreeBSD supports changing
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the media out while running. You will of course need to dismount the
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drive before swapping media, and make sure that any external units are
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powered on when you boot the system so FreeBSD can see them.
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<p>See <ref id="disklabel" name="this note on 'formatting'">.
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<sect1>
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<heading>Which multi-port serial cards are supported by FreeBSD?</heading>
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<p>There is a list of these in the <htmlurl
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url="../handbook/install:misc.html" name="Miscellaneous devices">
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section of the handbook.
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<p>Some unnamed clone cards have also been known to work, especially
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those that claim to be AST compatible.
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<p>Check the <htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?sio"
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name="sio"> man page to get more information on configuring such cards.
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<sect1>
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<heading>I have an unusual bus mouse. How do I set it up?<label id="busmouse"></heading>
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<p>FreeBSD supports the bus mouse and the InPort bus mouse from such
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manufactures as Microsoft, Logitech and ATI. The bus device driver
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is compiled in the GENERIC kernel by default. If you are building
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a custom kernel with the bus mouse driver, make sure to add the
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following line to the kernel config file:
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<verb>
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device mse0 at isa? port 0x23c tty irq5 vector mseintr
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</verb>
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<p>The bus mouse usually comes with an dedicatd interface card.
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It may allow you to set the port address and the IRQ number other
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than shown above. Refer to the manual of your mouse and the
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<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?mse" name="mse">
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man page for more information.
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<sect1>
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<heading>
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How do I use my PS/2 (``mouse port'' or ``keyboard'') mouse?<label id="ps2mouse"></heading>
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<p>If you're running a relatively recent version of FreeBSD then you
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can simply enable it in the kernel configuration menu
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at installation time, otherwise later with -c at the boot:
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prompt. It is disabled by default, so you will need to enable
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it explicitly.
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<p>If you're running an older version of FreeBSD then you'll have to
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add the following lines to your kernel configuration file and compile
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a new kernel:
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<verb>
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device psm0 at isa? port "IO_KBD" conflicts tty irq 12 vector psmintr
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</verb>
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<p>See the <url url="../handbook/kernelconfig.html"
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name="Handbook entry on configuring the kernel"> if you've no
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experience with building kernels.
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<p>Once you have a kernel detecting psm0 correctly at boot time,
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make sure that an entry for psm0 exists in /dev. You can do this
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by typing:
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<verb>
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cd /dev; sh MAKEDEV psm0
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</verb>
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<p>when logged in as root.
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<sect1>
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<heading>Is it possible to make use of a mouse in any way outside the X Window?<label id="moused"></heading>
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<p>If you are using the default console driver, syscons, you can
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use a mouse pointer in text consoles to cut & paste text.
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Run the mouse daemon, moused, and turn on the mouse pointer
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in the virtual console:
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<verb>
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moused -p /dev/xxxx -t yyyy
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vidcontrol -m on
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</verb>
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<p>Where <tt>xxxx</tt> is the mouse device name and <tt>yyyy</tt>
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is a protocol type for the mouse. See the
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<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?moused" name="moused">
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man page for supported protocol types.
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<p>You may wish to run the mouse daemon automatically when the
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system starts. In version 2.2.1, set the following variables in
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<tt>/etc/sysconfig</tt>.
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<verb>
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mousedtype="yyyy"
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mousedport="xxxx"
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mousedflags=""
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</verb>
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In versions 2.2.2 or later, set the following variables in
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<tt>/etc/rc.conf</tt>.
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<verb>
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moused_type="yyyy"
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moused_port="xxxx"
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moused_flags=""
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</verb>
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<p>Staring from FreeBSD 2.2.6, the mouse daemon is capable of
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determining the correct protocol type automatically unless the mouse
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is a relatively old serial mouse model. Specify ``<tt>auto</tt>'' as
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the protocol to invoke automatic detection.
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<p>When the mouse daemon is running, access to the mouse needs to be
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coordinated between the mouse daemon and other programs such as the
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X Window. Refer to <ref id="x-and-moused" name="another section">
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on this issue".
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<sect1>
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<heading>How do I cut and paste text with mouse in the text console?</heading>
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<p>Once you get the mouse deamon running (see <ref id="moused"
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name="previous section">), hold down the button 1 (left button)
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and move the mouse to select a region of
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text. Then, press the button 2 (middle button) or the button 3 (right
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button) to paste it at the text cursor.
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<p>In versions 2.2.6 and later, pressing the button 2 will paste
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the text. Pressing the button 3 will ``extend'' the selected region
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of text. If your mouse does not have the middle button, you may wish
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to emulate it or remap buttons using moused options. See the
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<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?moused" name="moused">
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man page for details.
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<sect1>
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<heading>My mouse has a fancy wheel and buttons. Can I use them in FreeBSD?</heading>
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<p>The answer is, unfortunately, ``It depends.'' These mice with
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additional features require specialized driver in most cases.
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Unless the mouse device driver or the user program has specific
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support for the mouse, it will act just like a standard two, or
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three button mouse.
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<sect1>
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<heading>
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How do I use the mouse/trackball/touchpad on my laptop?
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</heading>
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<p>Please refer to <ref id="ps2mouse" name="the answer to the previous
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question">. And check out <ref id="pao" name="this note"> on the Mobile
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Computing page.
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<sect1>
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<heading>What types of tape drives are supported?</heading>
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<p>FreeBSD supports SCSI, QIC-36 (with a QIC-02 interface) and
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QIC-40/80 (Floppy based) tape drives. This includes 8-mm (aka Exabyte)
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and DAT drives. The QIC-40/80 drives are known to be slow.
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<p>Some of the early 8-mm drives are not quite compatible with SCSI-2,
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and may not work well with FreeBSD.
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<sect1>
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<heading>Does FreeBSD support tape changers?</heading>
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<p>FreeBSD 2.2 supports SCSI changers using the <htmlurl
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url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ch(4)" name="ch"> device and
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the <htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?chio" name="chio">
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command. The details of how you actually control the changer can be
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found in the <htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?chio"
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name="chio"> man page.
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<p>If you're not using <htmlurl
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url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?amanda" name="AMANDA"> or
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some other product that already understands changers, remember that
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they're only know how to move a tape from one point to another, so
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you need to keep track of which slot a tape is in, and which slot the
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tape currently in the drive needs to go back to.
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<sect1>
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<heading>Which sound cards are supported by FreeBSD?</heading>
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<p>FreeBSD supports the SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster
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16, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, AdLib and Gravis UltraSound sound cards.
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There is also limited support for MPU-401 and compatible MIDI cards.
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The SoundBlaster 16 ASP cards are not yet supported. The Microsoft
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Sound System is also supported.
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<p><bf/NOTE/ This is only for sound! This driver does not support
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CD-ROMs, SCSI or joysticks on these cards, except for the
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SoundBlaster. The SoundBlaster SCSI interface and some non-SCSI
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CDROMS are supported, but you can't boot off this device.
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<sect1>
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<heading>Which network cards does FreeBSD support?</heading>
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<p>See the <htmlurl url="../handbook/install:nics.html"
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name="Ethernet cards"> section of the handbook for a more
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complete list. Since it doesn't list the drivers
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you need to use for each of the cards, this incomplete
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list will have to do.
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<descrip>
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?de(4)"
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name="de"> driver/
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DEC DC21x40 and compatible PCI controllers<newline>
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(including 21140 100bT cards) <newline>
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ed(4)"
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name="ed"> driver/ NE2000 and 1000<newline>
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WD/SMC 8003, 8013 and Elite Ultra (8216)<newline>
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3Com 3c503 <newline>
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HP 27247B and 27252A <newline>
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And clones of the above <newline>
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?le(4)"
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name="le"> driver/
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DEC EtherWORKS II and EtherWORKS III controllers. <newline>
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ie(4)"
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name="ie"> driver/
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AT&T EN100/StarLAN 10 <newline>
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3COM 3c507 Etherlink 16/TP<newline>
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NI5210 <newline>
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Intel EtherExpress <newline>
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?is(4)"
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name="is"> driver/
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Isolan AT 4141-0 <newline>
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Isolink 4110 <newline>
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?el(4)"
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name="el"> driver/
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3com 3c501 (does not support Multicast or DMA)
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?eg(4)"
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name="eg"> driver/
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3com 3c505 Etherlink/+
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ze(4)"
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name="ze"> driver/
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IBM PCMCIA credit card adapter
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?lnc(4)"
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name="lnc"> drive/
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Lance/PCnet cards (Isolan, Novell NE2100, NE32-VL)(*)
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ep(4)"
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name="ep"> driver/
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3com 3c509 (Must disable PNP support on card)
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?cx(4)"
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name="cx"> driver/
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Cronyx/Sigma multiport Sync/Async (Cisco and PPP framing)
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?zp(4)"
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name="zp"> driver/
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3Com PCMCIA Etherlink III (aka 3c589)(A-C only)
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?fea(4)"
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name="fea"> driver/
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DEC DEFEA EISA FDDI controller
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?fpa(4)"
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name="fpa"> driver/
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DEC DEFPA PCI FDDI controller
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?fe(4)"
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name="fe"> driver/
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Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A Ethernet cards
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</descrip>
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<p><bf/NOTE/ Drivers marked with (*) are known to have problems.
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<p><bf/NOTE/ 3C598D is NOT supported yet.
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<p><bf/NOTE/ We also support TCP/IP over parallel lines. At this point
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we are incompatible with other versions, but we hope to correct
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this in the near future. Refer to the description in the lp(4)
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man page.
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<p><bf/NOTE/ Some of these cards require a DOS partition on your hard
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drive to run the configuration software. Software configured cards
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may also need to be hard-reset after running another operating
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system that uses manufacturer-supplied drivers. This may even
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require a full power cycle.
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<sect1>
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<heading>I don't have a math co-processor - is that bad?</heading>
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<p><tt /Note/ This will only affect 386/486SX/486SLC owners - other
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machines will have one built into the CPU.
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<p>In general this will not cause any problems, but there are
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circumstances where you will take a hit, either in performance or
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accuracy of the math emulation code (see the section <ref id="emul"
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name="on FP emulation">). In particular, drawing arcs in X will be
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VERY slow. It is highly recommended that you buy a math
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co-processor; it's well worth it.
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<p><bf/NOTE/ Some math co-processors are better than others. It pains
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us to say it, but nobody ever got fired for buying Intel. Unless
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you're sure it works with FreeBSD, beware of clones.
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<sect1>
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<heading>What other devices does 2.X support?</heading>
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<p>Here is a listing of drivers which do not fit into any of the
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earlier categories.
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<descrip>
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<tag><tt/b004.c/</tag>
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Driver for B004 compatible Transputer boards <newline>
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<tag>``ctx'' driver</tag>
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Driver for CORTEX-I Frame grabber <newline>
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<tag>``gp'' driver</tag>
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Driver for National Instruments AT-GPIB and<newline>
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AT-GPIB/TNT boards
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<tag>``pca'' driver</tag>
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Driver for PC speakers to allow the playing of audio files
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<tag>``spigot'' driver</tag>
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Driver for the Creative Labs Video Spigot
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<tag><htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?gsc(4)"
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name="gsc"> driver</tag>
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Driver for the Genuis GS-4500 Hand scanner
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<tag><htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?joy(4)"
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name="joy"> driver</tag>
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Driver for a joystick
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?labpc(4)"
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name="labpc"> driver/
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Driver for National Instrument's Lab-PC and Lab-PC+
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<tag/``uart'' driver/
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Stand-alone 6850 UART for MIDI
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<tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?psm(4)"
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name="psm"> driver/ 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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<sect1>
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<heading>I am about to buy a new machine. What do you recommend?</heading>
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<p>See the <url url="../handbook/hw.html" name="hardware section">
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of the handbook for general tips if you're going to build it
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yourself, otherwise see the
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FreeBSD <url url="http://www.freebsd.org/commercial/hardware.html"
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name="Hardware vendors"> page for various companies who offer
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FreeBSD compatible systems.
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-->
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<sect1>
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<heading>Does FreeBSD support power management on my laptop?</heading>
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<p>FreeBSD supports APM on certain machines. Please look in the
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<tt/LINT/ kernel config file, searching for the <htmlurl
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url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?apm" name="APM"> keyword.
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</sect>
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