From f3bfb0bb14b6142b11128d5d0f042ae30edf419a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gclarkii Date: Sat, 25 Feb 1995 23:00:50 +0000 Subject: Updated the FAQ. Would everyone please review their sections. e.g. Non-USA DES Networking cards Do we have an update kernel debugging FAQ? I'll posting the FAQ on SUNDAY!! --- share/FAQ/FreeBSD.FAQ | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'share/FAQ') diff --git a/share/FAQ/FreeBSD.FAQ b/share/FAQ/FreeBSD.FAQ index 5ac4794..de3a4a3 100644 --- a/share/FAQ/FreeBSD.FAQ +++ b/share/FAQ/FreeBSD.FAQ @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Please mail all suggestions and additions to -Revision: $Id: FreeBSD.FAQ,v 1.14 1994/12/29 16:42:10 jkh Exp $ +Revision: $Id: FreeBSD.FAQ,v 1.15 1995/01/16 19:19:14 ats Exp $ All entries are assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0. Any entries with a are under construction. @@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ NOTE: These groups cover all the *BSDs (FreeBSD, NetBSD, 386BSD). comp.os.bsd: General BSD topics, maybe of intrest +NOTE: As of the date of this writing, there is has been a break up of +newsgroups into groups for each OS. These groups can be found under +``comp.unix.bsd''. 1 Installation @@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ Buslogic BT-445 Series (but see section 1.5) BT-742 Series BT-747 Series BT-964 Series -Future Domain TMC-8xx/950 Series +Future Domain TMC-950 Series PCI Generic NCR 53C810 based controllers ProAudioSpectrum Zilog 5380 based controllers SCSI-2 controllers @@ -306,6 +309,7 @@ kernel. We are working to get the GPL restriction removed, but for now you should at least be aware of it. +NOTE: This support has been greatly upgraded in the lastest SNAP and current. 2.6: I have a Mumbleco bus mouse. Is it supported and if so, how do I set it up for XFree86? @@ -320,8 +324,6 @@ Logitech and ATI mice: 2.7: I have a PS/2 mouse (`keyboard' mouse) [Alternatively: I have a laptop with a track-ball mouse]. How do I use it? -The PS/2 mouse is part of the system. See the psm0 driver description -/sys/doc/options.doc. 2.8: What types of tape drives are supported under FreeBSD? @@ -373,6 +375,11 @@ There is support for the following cards: `ze' driver: IBM PCMCIA credit card adapter +`lnc' driver: + Unknown Lance based (*) + +Note: Drivers marked with (*) are known to have problems. + Note: We also support TCP/IP over parallel lines. At this point we are incompatiable with other versions, but we hope to correct this in the near future. @@ -410,6 +417,12 @@ Please note, this is a raw listing of equipment that other users have sent in, and does not constitute any kind of endorsement by the FreeBSD Project. +2.14: I have a lap-top with power management. Can FreeBSD take advantage + of this? + +Yes it can on certain machines. Please look in the LINT kernel config +file under APM. + 3 Commercial Applications @@ -483,8 +496,8 @@ can only hope that others are encouraged to follow suit. 4.1: I want to run X, how do I go about it? -First, get the XFree86 distribution of X11R5 from XFree86.cdrom.com. -The version you want for FreeBSD 1.1 and later is XFree86 2.1. Follow +First, get the XFree86 distribution of X11R6 from XFree86.cdrom.com. +The version you want for FreeBSD 2.X and later is XFree86 3.1. Follow the instructions for installation carefully. You may then wish to read the documentation for the ConfigXF86 tool, which assists you in configuring XFree86 for your particular graphics card/mouse/etc. @@ -514,7 +527,7 @@ also be installed or deinstalled again easily without having to know the gory details. CDROM people will have a packages/ directory on their CD, others can get the currently available packages from: - ftp.FreeBSD.ORG:pub/FreeBSD/packages + ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG:pub/FreeBSD/packages Note that all ports may not be available as packages, and that new packages are constantly being added. It is always a good idea to @@ -545,7 +558,7 @@ sites in sync with our central development sources. To use it, you need to have direct internet connectivity (not just mail or news). First, pick up the sup_bin.tgz package from: - ftp.FreeBSD.ORG:pub/FreeBSD/packages + ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG:pub/FreeBSD/packages/sup_bin.tgz Second, read the file /usr/src/share/FAQ/FreeBSD.sup.faq. @@ -616,7 +629,7 @@ bin-tarball: There was a minor SNAFU in the 2.0-R bindist and they got left out. If you have the source, you just have to do a "make install" from /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/perl/lib and everything will be fine. Or you -may ftp to ftp.gbdata.com and grab them from ~/pub/perl/libs.tar.gz. +may ftp to phoenix-gw.gbdata.com and grab them from ~/pub/perl/libs.tar.gz. @@ -703,8 +716,7 @@ You need to uncomment the following line in the generic config file controller fdc0 at isa? port "IO_FD1" bio irq 6 drq 2 vector fdintr disk fd0 at fdc0 drive 0 -disk -fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 +disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 #tape ft0 at fdc0 drive 2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -875,7 +887,7 @@ feedback, and cannot make this a better FAQ without your help! ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: -Gary Clark II - Our head FreeBSD FAQ maintenance man +Gary Clark II - FreeBSD FAQ maintenance man (For one last time:)) Jordan Hubbard - Janitorial services (I don't do windows) Garrett Wollman - Networking and formatting Robert Oliver, Jr. - Ideas and dumb questions (That made me think) -- cgit v1.1