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diff --git a/release/picobsd/doc/src/faq.html b/release/picobsd/doc/src/faq.html deleted file mode 100644 index 4a0d34e..0000000 --- a/release/picobsd/doc/src/faq.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,243 +0,0 @@ -<HTML> -<! $FreeBSD$ > -<HEAD> - <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> - <META NAME="Author" CONTENT="Dinesh Nair"> - <META NAME="Description" CONTENT="Frequently Asked Questions for PicoBSD"> - <META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="PicoBSD,FreeBSD,Unix,Dinesh Nair,Andrzej Bialecki,Network Computer"> - <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Mozilla/4.04 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.5-STABLE i386) [Netscape]"> - <TITLE>PicoBSD FAQ</TITLE> -</HEAD> -<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000EF" VLINK="#51188E" ALINK="#FF0000"> - -<CENTER> -<H1> -The PicoBSD FAQ -</H1></CENTER> - -<CENTER> -<HR WIDTH="100%"></CENTER> -<p><B>What is PicoBSD ?</B></p> - -<P>PicoBSD is a floppy sized version of popular operating system FreeBSD. -It fits within a single bootable 1.44MB floppy and runs on a minimum i386 -with 8MB RAM. PicoBSD currently comes in four flavours: dialup, net, router and -isp. For a description of how each of the flavours differ, take a look -at the <B><A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/~picobsd/picobsd.html">PicoBSD -home page</A></B>. - -<p><B>What is this "pico" in the name?</B></p> - -<p>It's an SI measure unit, which is equivalent of 10e<sup>-12</sup>. -This is a good approximation of more colloquial "extremely small".</p> - -<p>You can also think of normal FreeBSD as a system infested with -fully grown daemons, and PicoBSD as a system infested with -"the little people" :-). </p> - -<P><B>What version of FreeBSD is PicoBSD based on ?</B></p> - -<P>PicoBSD has versions based on FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE, 4.0-current and -FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE. -<A HREF="mailto:abial@freebsd.org">Andrzej Bialecki</A> maintains the <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/~picobsd/picobsd.html">FreeBSD -3.x-RELEASE and -current versions</A> and -<A HREF="mailto:dinesh@alphaque.com">Dinesh Nair</A> -maintains the <A HREF="http://info.net-gw.com/picoBSD/">FreeBSD -2.2.5-RELEASE</A> version. Both the versions are different: -<UL TYPE=CIRCLE> -<LI> -the 3.x-RELEASE version is the one actively maintained, and provides support -for many new devices</li> - -<LI> -the 2.2.5-RELEASE version is not maintained anymore - the only difference is -that it has lynx on board.</li> -</UL> - -<p><b>What is current version of PicoBSD?</b></p> - -<p>Current version of PicoBSD is @VER@.</p> - -<P><B>What can PicoBSD do?</B></p> - -<P>With the TCP/IP capabilities of FreeBSD included in and based on the -strong 4.4BSD TCP/IP stack, PicoBSD can be used as a low cost Network Computer. -With a text based HTML 3.2 compliant browser (2.2.5-RELEASE version only) -and Internet access tools such as telnet and ftp, it can serve as a low -cost Internet dialup client. With support for mounting MSDOS and Unix harddisks, -it also can be used as a portable OS which you can carry around in a floppy. -The net and isp flavours would allow you to make use of those redundant -i386es as a low cost router or dialin PPP server. With SNMP and firewall -support built-in, PicoBSD provides the functionality of dedicated routers -and dialin terminal servers. - -<P><B>What are PicoBSD's minimum requirements?</B></p> - -<P>PicoBSD runs on a minimum i386 with 8MB RAM for the dialup flavour and -10MB RAM for the net and isp flavours. Diskspace requirements are a single -1.44MB floppy. For on-demand PPP access, a modem would be required, either -external or internal. -For LAN access, an Ethernet NIC (support for 3Com, NE2000 etc available) -would also be required. -<p>In case of "router" flavor, its requirements are even smaller: it can -run in as low as 4MB of RAM, on a 386SX CPU.</p> - -<P><B>Where do I get PicoBSD?</B></p> - PicoBSD is available at the following -locations: -<UL TYPE=CIRCLE> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/~picobsd/picobsd.html">PicoBSD based on -FreeBSD 3.0-RELEASE and -current</A> maintained by Andrzej Bialecki</LI> - -<LI> -<A HREF="http://info.net-gw.com/picoBSD/">PicoBSD based on FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE</A> -prepared by Dinesh Nair</LI> -</UL> -Additional mirror sites will be brought online as demand increases. If -you're interested in mirroring the PicoBSD distribution, please get in -touch with <A HREF="mailto:dinesh@alphaque.com">Dinesh Nair</A> or -<A HREF="mailto:abial@freebsd.org">Andrzej Bialecki</A>. - -<P><B>How do I copy it to the floppy?</B></p> - -<P>The binary images provided as part of the PicoBSD distribution are 1.44MB -sized floppy images. They cannot be copied to a floppy using the <I>MSDOS -COPY</I> or <I>Unix cp</I> commands. Instead, an image copy must be done -using tools such as <A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/tools/rawrite.exe">rawrite.exe</A> -or f<A HREF="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/tools/fdimage.exe">dimage.exe</A> -under MSDOS and <B>dd</B> under Unix. - -<P>Under DOS you would do something like this: -<UL> -<PRE><B>C:\> fdimage.exe picobsd.flp a:</B></PRE> -</UL> -while under Unix you would use something like: -<UL><B>dd if=picobsd.flp of=/dev/rfd0</B></UL> - -<p><B>How do I configure dialup PPP access on the Dialup flavour?</B></p> - -<P>There is an auto-configuration script to configure PPP dialup access. -Run <I>/stand/dialup</I> after booting up from the floppy and make the -relevant menu selections. Once you've tested it to work, you should make -your changes permanent by committing them to the floppy using <I>/stand/update</I>. - -<P><B>How do I set my DNS server ?</B></p> - -<P>Use the provided <I>/stand/ee</I> editor and edit <I>/etc/resolv.conf</I>. -Replace the <U>domain</U> with your domain and change the <U>nameserver</U> -IP address to your nameserver or your ISP's nameserver. You may have as -many <U>nameserver</U> lines as you want. Don't forget to run <I>/stand/update</I> -to commit your changes to the floppy. -<p>NOTE: starting with version 0.4, the <i>dialup</i> script asks you to -set your nameserver as well as default domain name.</p> - -<p><b>I can't execute the <i>/stand/update</i> on the "router" floppy.</b></p> -<p>The "router" floppy doesn't contain any real shell, so some commands work -differently (and some don't work at all). In order to use this script you -have to 'source it in', i.e.: -<pre> - (48)/# pwd - / - (48)/# . /stand/update -</pre> - -<P><B>How do I set my hostname ?</B></p> - -<P>Edit /<I>etc/rc.conf</I> and change the value of the <U>hostname</U> -variable. - -<p><b>PicoBSD has "mkdir" but not "rmdir". How can I delete -subsdirectories?</b></p> -<p>"rm -d" will delete directories.</p> - -<p><b>Can I use a modem configured on COM3/COM4 instead of COM1, COM2?</b></p> - -<p>Yes, but these ports are initially disabled - most machines have only -two serial ports anyway. You have to enable them in UserConfig.</P> -<p>Here are the preferred settings:</p> -<ul> -<li> sio0=COM1: port 0x3f8, irq 4, used by default for mouse (/dev/cuaa0) -</li> -<li> sio1=COM2: port 0x2f8, irq 3, used by default for modem (/dev/cuaa1) -</li> -<li> sio2=COM3: port 0x3e8, irq 5, disabled by default -</li> -<li> sio3=COM4: port 0x2e8, irq 10, disabled by default -</li> -</ul> - -<p><b>I see a configuration conflict the first time I boot PicoBSD. What -should I do?</b></p> - -<p>Disable those devices which are not present in your machine. If there is -still some conflict, change the settings (I/O port, IRQ etc.).</p> - -<p><b>Exception:</b> if you're using a PS/2 mouse, the visual configuration -tool will display CONF for sc0 and psm0. The default settings are correct, -and you should simply ignore the warning.</p> - -<p><b>What kind of SCSI support is there?</b></p> - -<p>None. Either build your own version of PicoBSD, or just install normal -FreeBSD distribution.</p> - -<p><b>Using version 0.4 I get many strange messages on my console...</b></p> -<p>This is related in large part to DEVFS subsystem - it is still somewhat -experimental, and its author left some diagnostics turned on.. They are -harmless. Versions 0.4x, x>0 don't use DEVFS at all, as it was too -experimental to work reliably...</p> - -<P><B>How do I connect using PPP ?</B></p> - -<P>Just run the PPP process, <I>/stand/ppp</I>. at the <B>ppp on pico></B> -prompt, type <U>dial</U> and sit back and wait for the modem to sing it's -mating tunes. When the <B>ppp on pico></B> prompt is capitalized to <B>PPP -on pico></B>, you've managed to succesfully achieve a link-level PPP and -TCP/IP connection with your ISP. Additionally, the PPP program will enter -<I>Packet Mode</I>. Remember, don't <U>quit</U> or <U>close</U> the PPP -connection if you want to continue to access the Internet. Type <U>help</U> -at the <B>ppp on pico></B> prompt for a list of PPP commands. - -<P><B>The PPP process is running on my screen. How do I use the browser -or telnet to a host ?</B></p> - -<P>PicoBSD has many virtual terminals, 10 on the dialup flavour. You have -run PPP on the first virtual terminal. You can switch to the others and -run the browser and telnet clients there. Switching thru the VTs is done -by ALT-F1 for VT0, ALT-F2 for VT1, ALT-F3 for VT2 etc. From these terminals, -you could use telnet or the lynx browser cum newsreader. - -<p><b>I can't establish a PPP connection. The mouse pointer randomly appears -and disappears. and moving the mouse has no effect.</b></p> - -<p>You have the mouse driver configured to use the modem's serial port. -Issue a 'ps -ax', remember the pid (process ID) of 'moused', then issue a -'kill -9 <pid>'. Edit /etc/rc.conf to specify the correct mouse port. Issue -an 'update' commmand to save new configuration to the floppy, and reboot.</p> - -<P><B>I saved my lynx configuration but it was not there when I rebooted. -Why ?</B> - -<P>The lynx configuration is saved in <I>/etc/lynx.cfg</I>. You should -run /<I>stand/update</I> to commit this to the floppy when you change the -configuration. In effect, anything you change in /etc can be committed -by running /<I>stand/update</I>. - -<P><B>How come there are no manual pages ?</B></p> - -<P>Well, this is a floppy-sized OS, so there's not enough space for full -manpages. Instead, short help descriptions are given with the <I>/stand/help</I> -program. If you need more detailed descriptions, take a look at the <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/">FreeBSD -Handbook</A> or the <A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD Home</A>. -<BR> -<BR> -<HR WIDTH="100%"> -<CENTER><FONT SIZE=-1>More FAQ points will be added as feedback from the -PicoBSD user community comes in. And big thanks to all of you who already -sent us some suggestions!</FONT></CENTER> -<P><B><FONT SIZE=-1>Last Modified: -@DATE@ -</FONT></B></P> -</BODY> -</HTML> |
