Add a few questions, especiallyuy two answered by Jordan in Usenet.
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<title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X
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<author>The FreeBSD FAQ Team, <tt/FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG/
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<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.19 1995/11/13 22:53:21 roberto Exp $
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<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.20 1995/11/20 22:32:13 roberto Exp $
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<abstract>
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This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X All entries are
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assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.5+, unless otherwise noted.
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SLIP/PPP, sendmail, INN/NNTP, printing, etc.. It's expensive
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(approx. US$45-$55), but worth it. It also
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includes a CDROM with the sources for various tools; most of
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these, however, are also on the FreeBSD 2.0.5R CDROM (and the
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these, however, are also on the FreeBSD 2.1.0R CDROM (and the
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FreeBSD CDROM often has newer versions).
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<sect1>
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<heading>How do I install FreeBSD?</heading>
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<p>
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<bf/IMPORTANT NOTE/ if you are installing 2.0.5R from tape, see
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<bf/IMPORTANT NOTE/ if you are installing 2.1.0R from tape, see
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the question titled,
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<ref id="install-tape" name="Help! I can't install from tape!">
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<heading>Can I mount my DOS extended partitions?</heading>
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<p>
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This feature isn't in FreeBSD 2.0.5 but should be in 2.1. We've
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This feature isn't in FreeBSD 2.1 but should be in 2.2. We've
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laid all the groundwork for making this happen, now we just need
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to do the last 1% of the work involved.
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<sect1>
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<heading>Help! I can't install from tape! The install fails with a ``record too big'' error!<label id="install-tape"></heading>
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<p>
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If you are installing 2.0.5R from tape, you must create the tape
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If you are installing 2.1.0R from tape, you must create the tape
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using a tar blocksize of 10 (5120 bytes). The default tar
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blocksize is 20 (10240 bytes), and tapes created using this
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default size cannot be used to install 2.0.5R; with these tapes,
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default size cannot be used to install 2.1.0R; with these tapes,
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you will get an error that complains about the record size being
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too big.
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@ -1279,6 +1279,40 @@ options PSM_NO_RESET #don't reset mouse hardware (some laptops)
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This file describes how to setup sup on your machine. You may
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also want to look at
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<sect1><heading>Has anyone done any temperature testing while running FreeBSD? I know linux runs cooler than dos, but have never seen a mention of FreeBSD. It seems to run really hot</heading>
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<p>
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No, but we have done numerous taste tests on blindfolded
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volunteers who have also had 250 micrograms of LSD-25
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administered beforehand. 35% of the volunteers said that FreeBSD
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tasted sort of orange, whereas Linux tasted like purple haze.
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Neither group mentioned any particular variances in temperature
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that I can remember. We eventually had to throw the results of
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this survey out entirely anyway when we found that too many
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volunteers were wandering out of the room during the tests, thus
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skewing the results. I think most of the volunteers are at Apple
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now, working on their new ``scratch and sniff'' GUI. It's a
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funny old business we're in!
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<sect1><heading>Is there anything "odd" that FreeBSD does when compiling the kernel which would cause the memory to make a scratchy sound? When compiling (and for a brief moment after recognizing the floppy drive upon startup, as well), a strange scratchy sound emanates from what appears to be the memory banks.</heading>
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<p>
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Yes! You'll see frequent references to ``daemons'' in the BSD
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documentation, and what most people don't know is that this
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refers to genuine, non-corporeal entities that now possess your
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computer. The scratchy sound coming from your memory is actually
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high-pitched whispering exchanged among the daemons as they best
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decide how to deal with various system administration tasks.
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If the noise gets to you, a good ``<tt>fdisk /mbr</tt>'' from DOS
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will get rid of them, but don't be surprised if they react
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adversely and try to stop you. In fact, if at any point during
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the exercise you hear the satanic voice of Bill Gates coming from
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the built-in speaker, take off running and don't ever look back!
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Freed from the counterbalancing influence of the BSD daemons, the
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twin demons of DOS and Windows are often able to re-assert total
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control over your machine to the eternal damnation of your soul.
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Given a choice, I think I'd prefer to get used to the scratchy
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noises, myself!
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<tt>/usr/src/share/examples/sup/*-supfile</tt>, or you may grab
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updated supfiles from:
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This can be configured in <tt>/etc/sysconfig</tt>. See the
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appropriate comments in tis file.
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In 2.0.5R, everything related to text fonts, keyboard mapping is
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in <tt>/usr/share/examples/syscons</tt>.
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In 2.0.5R and later, everything related to text fonts, keyboard
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mapping is in <tt>/usr/share/examples/syscons</tt>.
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The following mappings are currently supported:
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<itemize>
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rm /var/db/kvm_*.db
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</verb>
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<sect1>
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<heading>I'm trying to use quotas for my users and it keeps bombing...</heading>
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<p>
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<enum>
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<item>Don't turn on quotas on '/',
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<item>Put the quota file on the file system that the quotas are
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to be enforced on. ie:
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<verb>
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FS QUOTA FILE
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/usr /usr/admin/quotas
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/home /home/admin/quotas
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...
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</verb>
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</enum>
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<sect>
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<heading>Networking</heading>
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<url url="http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/How/handbook/diskless.html"
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name="Handbook's section on diskless boot">
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<sect1>
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<heading>I want to setup aliases for my hosts but each time I get
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the following message: ``File exists''.
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<p>
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Try adding <tt/nettmask 0xffffffff/ to each <tt/ifconfig(8)/
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command line.
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<sect1>
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<heading>I've heard that you can use a FreeBSD box as a dedicated network router - is there any easy support for this?</heading>
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networking on FreeBSD is basically the same as on SunOS 4.0 or
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Ultrix.
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<sect1>
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<heading>How can I setup Ethernet aliases ? It always says: ``File exists''.</heading>
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<p>
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Add ``<tt/netmask 0xffffffff/'' to your <tt/ifconfig/
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command-line like the following:
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<verb>
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ifconfig ed0 alias 204.141.95.2 netmask 0xffffffff
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</verb>
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<sect1>
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<heading>How do I get my 3C503 to use the other network port?</heading>
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