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1. Add instructions for installing onto a second disk.

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2.  Clean up the FAQ just a bit.
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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
Please mail all suggestions and additions to <FreeBSD-FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG>
Revision: $Id: FreeBSD.FAQ,v 1.6 1994/10/10 10:39:09 gclarkii Exp $
Revision: $Id: FreeBSD.FAQ,v 1.7 1994/11/18 01:12:11 jkh Exp $
All entries are assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.
Any entries with a <XXX> are under construction.
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ the most frequently asked questions about FreeBSD 2.0.
If there's something you're having trouble with and you do not see it
here, please send email to:
<FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
<questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Some of the instructions here will also refer to auxiliary utilities
@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ who've grabbed the FreeBSD 2.0 `srcdist' will have these files. If
you don't have the source distribution, then you can either grab the
whole thing from:
ftp.FreeBSD.ORG:pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current
Or you can grab only those files you're interested in straight out of
the FreeBSD-current distribution in:
ftp.FreeBSD.ORG:pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/src
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/src
0.1: What is FreeBSD?
@ -79,25 +79,24 @@ developers. For more information, send to
<majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG> and include a single line saying
``help'' in the body of your message.
freebsd-announce: For announcements about or on FreeBSD.
freebsd-hackers: Useful for persons wishing to work on the internals.
freebsd-questions: General questions on FreeBSD.
freebsd-bugs: Where bugs should be sent.
freebsd-SCSI: Mailing list for SCSI developers.
freebsd-current: This list is for persons wishing to run FreeBSD-current
and carries announcements and discussions on current.
freebsd-security: For issues dealing with system security.
freebsd-platforms: Deals with ports to non-intel platforms
freebsd-ports: Discussion of /usr/ports/???
freebsd-fs: Discussion of FreeBSD Filesystems
announce: For announcements about or on FreeBSD.
hackers: Useful for persons wishing to work on the internals.
questions: General questions on FreeBSD.
bugs: Where bugs should be sent.
SCSI: Mailing list for SCSI developers.
current: This list is for persons wishing to run FreeBSD-current
and carries announcements and discussions on current.
security: For issues dealing with system security.
platforms: Deals with ports to non-Intel platforms
ports: Discussion of /usr/ports/???
fs: Discussion of FreeBSD Filesystems
hardware: Discussion on hardware requirements for FreeBSD.
The FreeBSD-commit list has been broken up into groups dealing with different
areas of intrest.
areas of interest. Please see the FreeBSD mailing list FAQ in:
Please see also the FreeBSD mailing list FAQ in:
/usr/src/share/FAQ/mailing-list.FAQ
/usr/src/share/FAQ/FreeBSD.mailing-list.FAQ
0.3: What are the various FreeBSD news groups?
@ -341,6 +340,9 @@ There is support for the following cards:
3Com 3c503
And clones of the above
`de' driver:
DEC and compatible PCI controllers.
`ie' driver:
AT&T EN100/StarLAN 10
3Com 3c507
@ -358,9 +360,6 @@ There is support for the following cards:
`ze' driver:
IBM PCMCIA credit card adapter
(*)The `ep' and `el' driver is known to have some problems; see the
/usr/src/KNOWNBUGS file for more details.
2.11: I have a 386/486sx/486SLC machine without a math co-processor.
Will this cause me any problems?
@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ clones.
want an idea of what other people are running. Is there list
of other systems anywhere?
Yes. Please look at the file FAQ/OTHER-FAQS/Systems.FAQ. This file
Yes. Please look at the file Systems.FAQ. This file
is a listing of hardware that people are running in their machines.
Please note, this is a raw listing of equipment that other users
have sent in.
@ -397,8 +396,51 @@ viability). We encourage commercial software vendors to send their
entries here for inclusion.
<XXX> 3.1: Where can I get Motif for FreeBSD?
3.1: Where can I get Motif for FreeBSD?
You can purchase Motif 1.2.3 for FreeBSD (SWiM) from the ACC Bookstore,
P.O. Box 3364, Westport CT. 06880. 1-800-546-7274 or FAX: 1-203-454-2582
This software works flawlessly for for FreeBSD 1.1.5 but has shown
one problem with 2.0 in that the "uil" program core dumps. This is
apparently because of the way uil is installed, and it's quite possible
that ACC will have a fixed version by the time you read this. No
other compatibility problems with the programs or libraries have been
found, and ACC can hardly be blamed for failing to work perfectly with
a brand-new release they haven't even seen yet! :)
3.2: Are there any commercial X servers for some of the high-end
graphics cards like the Matrox or #9 I-128, or offering 8/16/24
bit deep pallettes?
X-Inside, Inc. sells their "Xaccel" high-performance X Server for
FreeBSD 1.1.5, which has been proven to work as reliably under 2.0 as
well, provided that the `compat1xdist' is installed. More info may be
obtained by sending email to info@xinside.com or calling:
Telephone: (US Sales) 1(800)XINSIDE = 1(800)946-7433
(Sales) +1(303)384-9999
FAX: +1(303)384-9778
More information is also available via http://www.xinside.com
3.3: Any other applications I might be interested in?
Rendermorphics, Inc. sells a high-speed 3D rendering package for
FreeBSD called "Reality Lab" (tm). Send email to dfr@render.demon.co.uk
or call: +44(0)71-251-4411 / FAX: +44(0)71-251-0939
This package is also for FreeBSD 1.1.5 but has been tested and shown
to run under FreeBSD 2.0 with the compat1xdist installed.
Thanks must be extended to all of these companies for showing enough faith
in FreeBSD to port their products to it. While we get no direct benefit
from the sales of these products, the indirect benefits of FreeBSD
proving itself to be a successful platform for such commercial interests
will be immense! We wish these companies every measure of success, and
can only hope that others are encouraged to follow suit.
4 User Applications
@ -412,8 +454,10 @@ 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.
You may also wish to investigate the Xaccel server, which is available
at a very reasonable price. See section 3.2 for more details.
4.1: I've been trying to run ghostscript on a 386 (or 486sx) with no
4.2: I've been trying to run ghostscript on a 386 (or 486sx) with no
math co-processor and I keep getting errors. What's up?
You will need to add the alternate math emulator to your kernel, you do this

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@ -54,6 +54,51 @@ Solution: There are several possible solutions. The first,
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Summary: I want to boot FreeBSD off the second drive. It doesn't!
Cause: FreeBSD will actually install just fine on a drive other
than 0 (the first drive), and the boot manager will even
allow you to select it, but the boot blocks rather
pathologically assume 0. This should be fixed in 2.1.
Solution: Easy - follow these steps:
1. Select the first (0) drive from the (F)disk editor
and write out the boot manager with the (B) option.
This will enable the boot manager that allows you to
actually boot off the other drive.
2. Exit the fdisk editor for the first drive and and
re-enter it again for the drive you wish to install
on. Set up a partition on this drive, or select
(A)ll for the entire drive.
3. Enter the disklabel editor and allocate space on
your second drive as normal. Proceed with the
installation.
4. Once you've installed on the disk and are going to
reboot from the hard disk, enter the following at
the boot prompt:
hd(1,a)/kernel
This will ensure that you really boot from the second
drive. If you've actually installed on a drive other
than 1 (the 3rd or 4th drive?), substitute that number
in for the above. You will need to enter this EVERY
time you reboot from the hard disk. If you're feeling
brave and have a srcdist + the requisite experience,
you can hack the boot blocks in:
/usr/src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot
So that this drive you're booting from is hard-coded.
Recompile the boot blocks and reinstall them on your
drive with `disklabel -B ...' You can then have the
default Do The Right Thing.
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Summary: Newfs crashes, requesting that blocksize be 32K
Cause: You have your SCSI controller configured to translate