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authorjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1994-11-17 12:35:24 +0000
committerjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1994-11-17 12:35:24 +0000
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Steven G Kargl <kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Finds many spelling errors. Thanks, Steven! Submitted by: steven
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-rw-r--r--share/FAQ/RELNOTES.FreeBSD35
-rw-r--r--share/FAQ/TROUBLESHOOTING4
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/share/FAQ/RELNOTES.FreeBSD b/share/FAQ/RELNOTES.FreeBSD
index df12d3d..5bceff7 100644
--- a/share/FAQ/RELNOTES.FreeBSD
+++ b/share/FAQ/RELNOTES.FreeBSD
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Loadable filesystems
--------------------
Most filesystems are now dynamically loadable on demand, with the
exception of the UFS family (FFS, LFS, and MFS). With the exception
-of NFS, all such filestystems can be unloaded when all references are
+of NFS, all such filesystems can be unloaded when all references are
unmounted. To support this functionality, the getvfsbyname(3)
family of functions has been added to the C library and the lsvfs(1)
command provides the same information at the shell level. Be aware of
@@ -185,10 +185,12 @@ Sources involved: kern/imgact_gzip.c kern/inflate.c
Diskless booting
----------------
-Diskless booting in 2.0 and much improved since 1.1.5. The boot-program
-is in src/sys/i386/boot/netboot, and can be run from an MSDOS system or
-burned into an EPROM. Local swapping is possible. Presently WD, SMC and
-Novell cards are supported.
+
+Diskless booting in 2.0 is much improved since 1.1.5. The
+boot-program is in src/sys/i386/boot/netboot, and can be run from an
+MSDOS system or burned into an EPROM. Local swapping is also
+possible. WD, SMC, 3COM and Novell ethernet cards are currently
+supported.
Owner: Martin Renters & phk
Sources involved: i386/boot/netboot, sys/nfs/nfs_vfsops.h
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ iBCS2 support
FreeBSD now supports running iBCS2 compatible binaries (currently
SCO UNIX 3.2.2 & 3.2.4 and ISC 2.2 COFF format are supported).
The iBCS2 emulator is in its early stages, but it is functional, we
-havn't been able to do exhaustive testing (lack of commercial apps),
+haven't been able to do exhaustive testing (lack of commercial apps),
but almost all of SCO's 3.2.2 binaries are working, so is an old
INFORMIX-2.10 for SCO. Further testing is nessesary to complete this
project. There is also work under way for ELF & XOUT loaders, and
@@ -278,19 +280,20 @@ NCR 53C810 PCI SCSI controller.
DTC 3290 EISA SCSI controller in 1542 emulation mode.
-Ultra Store 14F, 24F and 34F SCSI controllers.
+UltraStor 14F, 24F and 34F SCSI controllers.
Seagate ST01/02 SCSI controllers.
Future Domain 8xx/950 series SCSI controllers.
-With all supported SCSI controllers, full support is provided for SCSI-I
-& SCSI-II peripherals, including Disks, tape drives (including DAT) and
-CD ROM drives. Note: This and the mcd driver (Mitsumi CDROM interface
-card) is the only way a CD ROM drive may be currently attached to a
-FreeBSD system; we do not support SoundBlaster (non-SCSI) CDROM
-interface, or other "non-SCSI" adapters. The ProAudio Spectrum SCSI and
-SoundBlaster SCSI controllers are supported.
+With all supported SCSI controllers, full support is provided for
+SCSI-I & SCSI-II peripherals, including Disks, tape drives (including
+DAT) and CD ROM drives. Note: This and the mcd driver (Mitsumi CDROM
+interface card) are the only way a CD ROM drive may be currently
+attached to a FreeBSD system; we do not support SoundBlaster
+(non-SCSI) CDROM interface, or other "non-SCSI" adapters. The
+ProAudio Spectrum SCSI and SoundBlaster SCSI controllers are
+supported.
Some controllers have limitations with the way they deal with >16MB of
memory, due to the fact that the ISA bus only has a DMA address space of
@@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ FreeBSD 2.0 may be ordered on CDROM from:
Concord CA 94520
1-800-786-9907, +1-510-674-0783, +1-510-674-0821 (fax)
-Or via the internet from orders@cdrom.com. There current catalog can
+Or via the internet from orders@cdrom.com. Their current catalog can
be obtained via ftp as ftp.cdrom.com:/cdrom/catalog.
Cost is $39.95. Shipping (per order not per disc) is $5 in the US, Canada,
@@ -511,4 +514,4 @@ hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD!
The FreeBSD Core Team
-$Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.11 1994/11/13 21:17:38 nate Exp $
+$Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.12 1994/11/14 23:52:42 jkh Exp $
diff --git a/share/FAQ/TROUBLESHOOTING b/share/FAQ/TROUBLESHOOTING
index d3792a1..850016e 100644
--- a/share/FAQ/TROUBLESHOOTING
+++ b/share/FAQ/TROUBLESHOOTING
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Solution: There are several possible solutions. The first,
This will boot just past the memory sizing code and
then drop into a dynamic kernel configuration utility.
- Type `?' at it to see a list of commands. You can
- use this utility to reset the IRQ, memory address,
+ Type `?' at the prompt to see a list of commands. You
+ can use this utility to reset the IRQ, memory address,
IO address or a number of other device configuration
parameters. You can also disable a device entirely
if it's causing problems for other devices you'd much
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