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| author | roberto <roberto@FreeBSD.org> | 1995-11-20 22:32:13 +0000 |
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| committer | roberto <roberto@FreeBSD.org> | 1995-11-20 22:32:13 +0000 |
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Add several questions to the FAQ.
Chnge references to the *.FAQ files into URL for the Handbook.
Synch. with 2.1.0R releases notes.
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diff --git a/share/doc/FAQ/freebsd-faq.sgml b/share/doc/FAQ/freebsd-faq.sgml index 296a8ae..836585b 100644 --- a/share/doc/FAQ/freebsd-faq.sgml +++ b/share/doc/FAQ/freebsd-faq.sgml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X <author>The FreeBSD FAQ Team, <tt/FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG/ -<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.18 1995/11/13 08:24:59 roberto Exp $ +<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.19 1995/11/13 22:53:21 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. @@ -26,19 +26,14 @@ Any entries with a <XXX> are under construction. Mailing 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 + The latest released version is FreeBSD 2.1.0R. FreeBSD-current + refers to the future FreeBSD 2.2. The 2.1 release has been issued from a special branch of the -current sources and is intended as a even more stable version of 2.0.5. There are regular snapshots extracted from 2.2-CURRENT. Check on <tt>ftp.FreeBSD.ORG</tt> in <tt>/pub/FreeBSD/*-SNAP*</tt>. - The current snapshot is 2.1.0-951104-SNAP. - - Latest notes: expect 2.1-RELEASE to hit the streets in a few days - for FTP. It will be burned on CD-ROM soon ! - This version of the FAQ uses the <tt>linuxdoc-sgml</tt> utility written for Linux by Matt Welsh. The initial SGML translation was made by Ollivier Robert <url url="mailto:roberto@FreeBSD.ORG" @@ -106,8 +101,8 @@ Any entries with a <XXX> are under construction. The distribution is available via anonymous ftp from: <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/" name="FreeBSD home directory"> - For the current release, 2.0.5R, look in: - <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.0.5-RELEASE/" name="FreeBSD 2.0.5-RELEASE"> + For the current release, 2.1.0R, look in: + <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE/" name="FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE"> FreeBSD is also available via CDROM, from the following place(s): @@ -144,6 +139,7 @@ Any entries with a <XXX> are under construction. <tag/hardware/ Discussion on hardware requirements for FreeBSD. <tag/committers/ CVS commit messages for -current users + <tag/chat/ What does not belong elsewhere, general chat, fun. <tag/users-groups/ This is the mailing list for the coordinators from each of the local area Users Groups to dicuss matters with each other and a designated individual @@ -155,9 +151,7 @@ Any entries with a <XXX> are under construction. The FreeBSD-commit list has been broken up into groups dealing with different areas of interest. Please see the FreeBSD mailing list FAQ in: - <verb> - /usr/src/share/FAQ/Text/mailing-list.FAQ - </verb> + <url url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook212.html#eresources:mail" name="Handbook s section on mailing-lists"> <p> Example: <p> @@ -192,10 +186,14 @@ Any entries with a <XXX> are under construction. you may have a look at various packages already ported for FreeBSD 2.X in <tt>/usr/ports/news</tt>. You'll find Cnews, INN, Trn, TIN and others there. + + For French-speaking people, the <tt/fr.comp.os.bsd/ group is for + you. Ask your system administrator if you don't receive this + group. </sect1> <sect1> - <heading>Books on FreeBSD</heading> + <heading>Books on FreeBSD</heading> <p> There currently aren't any books written specifically for FreeBSD, although some people are supposedly working on some. @@ -317,13 +315,13 @@ Any entries with a <XXX> are under construction. Installation instructions can be found as: - <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.0.5-RELEASE/INSTALL" - name="INSTALL from 2.0.5R"> + <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE/INSTALL" + name="INSTALL from 2.1.0R"> Release notes are also available as: - <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.0.5-RELEASE/RELNOTES" - name="RELNOTES from 2.0.5R"> + <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE/RELNOTES" + name="RELNOTES from 2.1.0R"> On the CDROM, the following files are in the top-most directory: @@ -455,7 +453,7 @@ Any entries with a <XXX> are under construction. Answer:<newline> Doing this using <tt/disklabel/ (and <tt/fdisk/) is probably harder than using <tt/sysinstall/. The following should work to - put FreeBSD-2.0.5 on the whole of an <bf/empty/ disk assuming that + put FreeBSD-2.1.0 on the whole of an <bf/empty/ disk assuming that the <tt/disktab/ entry is correct. <verb> disklabel -r -w /dev/rsd1 sea32550N @@ -610,8 +608,12 @@ sea32550N|Seagate 32550N:\ <descrip> <tag/South Africa/ - <tt>skeleton.mikom.csir.co.za:/pub/FreeBSD</tt><newline> - <tt>storm.sea.uct.ac.za:/pub/FreeBSD</tt> + <tt>ftp://ftp.internat.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD</tt><newline> + <tt>ftp://storm.sea.uct.ac.za/pub/FreeBSD</tt> + <tag/Brazil/ + <tt>ftp://ftp.iqm.unicamp.br/pub/FreeBSD</tt> + <tag/Finland/ + <tt>ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/unix/FreeBSD/eurocrypt</tt> </descrip> The non-US <tt/securedist/ can be used as a direct replacement @@ -645,7 +647,7 @@ sea32550N|Seagate 32550N:\ <p> FreeBSD supports ST-506 (sometimes called ``MFM''), RLL, and ESDI drives, which are usually connected to WD-1002, WD-1003, or - WD-1006 controllers (although clones should also work). + WD-1006/7 controllers (although clones should also work). FreeBSD also supports IDE and SCSI hard drives. @@ -657,13 +659,14 @@ sea32550N|Seagate 32550N:\ <descrip> <tag/Adaptec/ + AH-152x Series <ISA> <newline> AH-154x Series <ISA> <newline> AH-174x Series <EISA> <newline> - AH-152x Series <ISA> <newline> Sound Blaster SCSI (AH-152x compat) <ISA> <newline> AH-2742/2842 Series <ISA/EISA> <newline> - AH-2820/2822/2825 Series <VLB> <newline> - AH-294x and aic7870 MB controllers <PCI> + AH-2820/2822/2825 Series (Narrow/Twin/Wide) <VLB> <newline> + AH-294x and aic7870 MB controllers (Narrow/Twin/Wide) <PCI><newline> + AH-394x (Narrow/Twin/Wide) <tag/Buslogic/ BT-445 Series <VLB> (but see section <ref id="bigram" name="on 32 MB machines">) <newline> @@ -675,11 +678,14 @@ sea32550N|Seagate 32550N:\ <tag/Future Domain/ TMC-950 Series <ISA> <newline> <tag/PCI Generic/ - NCR 53C810 based controllers <PCI> <newline> + NCR 53C81x based controllers <PCI> <newline> NCR 53C82x based controllers <PCI> <newline> + NCR 53C860/75 based controllers <PCI> <newline> <tag/ProAudioSpectrum/ Zilog 5380 based controllers <ISA> <newline> Trantor 130 based controllers <ISA> <newline> + <tag/DTC/ + DTC 3290 EISA SCSI in AHA-154x emulation.<newline> <tag/Seagate/ ST-01/02 Series <ISA><newline> <tag/UltraStor/ @@ -696,13 +702,15 @@ sea32550N|Seagate 32550N:\ <p> Any SCSI drive connected to a supported controller. - Mitsumi LU002 (8bit), LU005 (16bit) and FX001D (16bit 2x Speed). - - Sony CDU 31/33A<newline> - Sound Blaster Non-SCSI CD-ROM<newline> - Matsushita/Panasocnic CD-ROM<newline> - ATAPI compatiable IDE CD-ROMs <Current-only>. - + <itemize> + <item>Mitsumi LU002 (8bit), LU005 (16bit) and FX001D (16bit 2x + Speed). + <item>Sony CDU 31/33A<newline> + <item>Sound Blaster Non-SCSI CD-ROM<newline> + <item>Matsushita/Panasocnic CD-ROM<newline> + <item>ATAPI compatible IDE CD-ROMs (should be considered + <bf/experimental/) + </itemize> All non-SCSI cards are known to be extremely slow compared to SCSI drives. @@ -800,7 +808,7 @@ options PSM_NO_RESET #don't reset mouse hardware (some laptops) DEC EtherWORKS II and EtherWORKS III controllers. <newline> <tag/``ie'' driver/ AT&T EN100/StarLAN 10 <newline> - 3COM 3c507 <newline> + 3COM 3c507 Etherlink 16/TP<newline> NI5210 <newline> <tag/``is'' driver/ Isolan AT 4141-0 <newline> @@ -808,7 +816,7 @@ options PSM_NO_RESET #don't reset mouse hardware (some laptops) <tag/``el'' driver/ 3com 3c501 (does not support Multicast or DMA) <tag/``eg'' driver/ - 3com 3c505 + 3com 3c505 Etherlink/+ <tag/``ze'' driver/ IBM PCMCIA credit card adapter <tag/``lnc'' drive/ @@ -829,6 +837,9 @@ options PSM_NO_RESET #don't reset mouse hardware (some laptops) Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A Ethernet cards </descrip> + <bf/NOTE/ PCMCIA ethernet cards from IBM and National + Semiconductor. + <bf/NOTE/ Drivers marked with (*) are known to have problems. <bf/NOTE/ We also support TCP/IP over parallel lines. At this point @@ -879,7 +890,7 @@ options PSM_NO_RESET #don't reset mouse hardware (some laptops) <tag/``nic'' driver/ Dr Neuhaus NICCY 3008, 3009 & 5000 ISDN cards <tag/``psm'' driver/ - PS/2 ouse port + PS/2 mouse port <tag><tt/tw.c/</tag> Driver for the X-10 POWERHOUSE <newline> </descrip> @@ -1236,7 +1247,9 @@ options PSM_NO_RESET #don't reset mouse hardware (some laptops) <heading>I've heard of something called FreeBSD-current. How do I run it, and where can I get more information?</heading> <p> - Read the file <tt>/usr/src/share/FAQ/Text/current-policy.FAQ</tt>, + Read this: + <url url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook175.html" + name="Handook's section of FreeBSD-CURRENT"> it will tell you all you need to know. <sect1> @@ -1260,11 +1273,13 @@ options PSM_NO_RESET #don't reset mouse hardware (some laptops) <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/packages/sup.tgz" name="The SUP package"> - Second, read the file <tt>/usr/src/share/FAQ/Text/sup.FAQ</tt>. + Second, read the <url + url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook188.html#333" + name="Handbook's section on SUP"> This file describes how to setup sup on your machine. You may also want to look at - <tt>/usr/src/share/FAQ/extras/*.supfile</tt>, or you may grab + <tt>/usr/src/share/examples/sup/*-supfile</tt>, or you may grab updated supfiles from: <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/FAQ/extras" @@ -1313,11 +1328,9 @@ options PSM_NO_RESET #don't reset mouse hardware (some laptops) <p> Yes, you can use the <tt/CTM/ facility. Check out the - <tt/ctm.FAQ/ file or - - <url url="ftp://freefall.cdrom.com/pub/CTM/README" name="README - for CTM"> + <url + url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook/handbook180.html#325" name="Handbook's section on for CTM"> for more information. <sect1> @@ -1346,9 +1359,8 @@ options PSM_NO_RESET #don't reset mouse hardware (some laptops) <p> Please take a look at the FAQ for submiting code to FreeBSD at: - <url - url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/FAQ/Text/submitters.FAQ" - name="Submitters' FAQ"> + <url url="http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/How/handbook/handbook199.html#344" + name="Handbbook's section on how to submit code">. And thanks for the thought. @@ -1545,6 +1557,27 @@ disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 The <tt>/etc/rc.i386</tt> is for Intel-specifics setting like the iBCS2 emulation. + Starting with 2.1.0R, you can have "local" startup files in a + directory specified in <tt>/etc/sysconfig</tt>: + <verb> + # Location of local startup files. + local_startup=/usr/local/etc/rc.local.d + </verb> + Each file ending in <tt/.sh/ will be executed in alphabetic + order. + + If you want to have a proper order without changing all the file + names, you can use a scheme similar to the following with digits + prepended to each file name to insure order: + <verb> + 10news.sh + 15httpd.sh + 20ssh.sh + </verb> + It can be seen as ugly (or SysV :-)) but it provides a simple and + regular scheme for locally-added packages without resorting to + magical editing of <tt>/etc/rc.local</tt>. + <sect1> <heading>How do I add a user easily? I read the man page and am more confused than ever!</heading> @@ -1557,9 +1590,13 @@ disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 under further development. <sect1> - <heading><XXX> I'm trying to use my printer and keep running into problems. I tried looking at <tt>/etc/printcap</tt>, but it's close to useless. Any ideas?</heading> + <heading>I'm trying to use my printer and keep running into problems. I tried looking at <tt>/etc/printcap</tt>, but it's close to useless. Any ideas?</heading> <p> - Still under construction. + Please have a look at the section of the Handbook on printing. It + should cover most of your problem. See + <url + url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook85.html#132" + name="Handbook's section on printing"> </sect1> <sect1> @@ -1587,14 +1624,27 @@ disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 <item>Danish (both ISO and cp865), <item>French (ISO only), <item>German (both ISO and cp850), - <item>Russian + <item>Russian, <item>Swedish (both ISO and cp850), <item>U.K. (both ISO and cp850), - <item>Spain - <item>U.S.A. (ISO only). + <item>Spain, + <item>U.S.A. (ISO only), + <item>Dvorak US. </itemize> </sect1> + <sect1> + <heading>Why do I get a ``CMAP busy panic during boot just after installing a new kernel?</heading> + <p> + The logic that attempts to detect an out of data + <tt>/var/db/kvm_*.db</tt> files sometimes fails and using a + mismatched file can sometimes lead to panics. + + If this happens, reboot single-user and do: + <verb> + rm /var/db/kvm_*.db + </verb> + <sect> <heading>Networking</heading> @@ -1609,23 +1659,34 @@ disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 name="Handbook's section on diskless boot"> <sect1> + <heading>I want to setup aliases for my hosts but each time I get + the following message: ``File exists''. + <p> + Try adding <tt/nettmask 0xffffffff/ to each <tt/ifconfig(8)/ + command line. + + <sect1> <heading>I've heard that you can use a FreeBSD box as a dedicated network router - is there any easy support for this?</heading> <p> 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. + providing packet forwarding by default in FreeBSD. You can + however enable this feature by changing the following variable to + <tt/YES/ in <tt>/etc/sysconfig</tt>: + <verb> + # If you want this host to be a gateway, set to YES. + gateway=YES + </verb> - This kernel option will put the <tt/sysctl/ variable + This 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. + by FTP from <tt/ftp.gated.Merit.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 @@ -1639,18 +1700,14 @@ disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 Yes. See the man pages for <tt/slattach(8)/ and/or <tt/pppd(8)/ if you're using FreeBSD to connect to another site. If you're using FreeBSD as a server for other machines, look at the man - page for <tt/sliplogin(8)/. You may also want to take a look at - the slip FAQ in: - - <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/FAQ/Text/Slip.FAQ" - name="SLIP FAQ"> + page for <tt/sliplogin(8)/. 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"> + <url url="http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/How/handbook/handbook136.html#272" + name="Handbook's section on SLIP and PPP"> <sect1> <heading>How do I get my network set up? I don't see how to make my <tt>/dev/ed0</tt> device!</heading> @@ -1684,8 +1741,9 @@ disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 applications like NFS. See - - <url url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FAQ/Text/NFS.FAQ" name="NFS FAQ"> + <url + url="http://www.freebsd.org/How/handbook/handbook167.html#312" + name="Handbook's section NFS"> for more information on this topic. |
