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RELEASE NOTES
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FreeBSD Release 5.0-SNAP
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This is a 5.0-CURRENT release SNAPshot of FreeBSD, an active
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development branch which will produce its first release in early
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March 2001. Those features which have also been back-ported to
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the 4.x-stable branch (the next release for which will be 4.1)
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are marked [MERGED].
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Any installation failures or crashes should be reported by using the
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send-pr command (those preferring a Web-based interface can also see
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http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html).
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For information about FreeBSD and the layout of the 5.0-RELEASE
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directory (especially if you're installing from floppies!), see
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ABOUT.TXT. For installation instructions, see the INSTALL.TXT and
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HARDWARE.TXT files.
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For the latest of these 5.0-current snapshots, you should always see:
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ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD
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If you wish to get the latest post-4.x-RELEASE technology.
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Table of contents:
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1. What's new since the 4.0/5.0 branch
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1.1 KERNEL CHANGES
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1.2 SECURITY FIXES
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1.3 USERLAND CHANGES
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2. Supported Configurations
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2.1 Disk Controllers
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2.2 Ethernet cards
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2.3 FDDI
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2.4 ATM
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2.5 Misc
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3. Obtaining FreeBSD
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3.1 FTP/Mail
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3.2 CDROM
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4. Upgrading from previous releases of FreeBSD
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5. Reporting problems, making suggestions, submitting code
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6. Acknowledgements
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1. What's new since the 4.0/5.0 branch
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--------------------------------------
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All changes described here are unique to the 5.0 branch unless
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specifically marked as [MERGED] features.
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1.1. KERNEL CHANGES
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-------------------
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A new event notification facility called kqueue was added to the
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FreeBSD kernel. This is a new interface which is able to replace
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poll/select, offering improved performance, as well as the ability
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to report many different types of events. Support for monitoring
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changes in sockets, pipes, fifos, and files are present, as well as
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for signals and processes. [MERGED]
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Support for named extended attributes was added to the FreeBSD kernel.
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This allows the kernel, and appropriately privileged userland processes,
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to tag files and directories with attribute data. Extended attributes
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were added to support the TrustedBSD Project, in particular ACLs,
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capability data, and mandatory access control labels.
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POSIX.1b Shared Memory Objects are now supported. The implementation
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uses regular files, but automatically enables the MAP_NOSYNC flag
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when they are mmap(2)ed.
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Added support for PCI ethernet adapters based on the National Semiconductor
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DP83815 chipset, including the NetGear FA312-TX.
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1.2. SECURITY FIXES
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1.3. USERLAND CHANGES
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cdcontrol(1) now supports a "cdid" command, which calculates and
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displays the CD serial number, using the same algorithm used by the CDDB
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database. [MERGED]
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mtree(8) now includes support for a file listing pathnames to be excluded
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when creating and verifying prototypes. This makes it easier to use
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mtree as a part of an intrusion-detection system. [MERGED]
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OpenSSL has been upgraded to 0.9.5a, which includes numerous bugfixes
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and enhancements.
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The OPIE one-time-password suite has been updated to 2.32. [MERGED]
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OpenSSH has been upgraded to 2.1.0, which provides support for the
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SSH2 protocol, including DSA keys. Therefore, OpenSSH users in the US
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no longer need to rely on the restrictively-licensed RSAREF toolkit
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which is required to handle RSA keys. OpenSSH 2.1 interoperates well
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with other SSH2 clients and servers, including the ssh2 port. See
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http://www.openssh.com for more details. [MERGED]
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OpenSSH can now authenticate using OPIE passwords in SSH1 mode.
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Support is not yet available in SSH2 mode. [MERGED]
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Support for USB devices was added to the GENERIC kernel and to the
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installation programs to support USB devices out of the box. Note that
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SRM does not support USB devices at the moment, so you must still use
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an AT keyboard if you are not using a serial console. [MERGED]
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The csh(1) shell has been replaced by tcsh(1), although it can still
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be run as csh(1). [MERGED]
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The more(1) command has been replaced by less(1), although it can still
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be run as more(1). [MERGED]
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ls(1) can produce colorized listings with the -G flag (and appropriate
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terminal support). [MERGED]
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2. Supported Configurations
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For an extensive overview of supported Alpha machines/mainboards please refer
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to the HARDWARE.TXT file.
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2.1. Disk Controllers
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IDE
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ATA
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Adaptec 1535 ISA SCSI controllers
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Adaptec 154x series ISA SCSI controllers
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Adaptec AIC7850, AIC7860, AIC7880, AIC789x, on-board SCSI controllers.
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Adaptec 1510 series ISA SCSI controllers (not for bootable devices)
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Adaptec 152x series ISA SCSI controllers
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Adaptec AIC-6260 and AIC-6360 based boards, which includes the AHA-152x
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and SoundBlaster SCSI cards.
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AdvanSys SCSI controllers (all models).
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BusLogic MultiMaster controllers:
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[ Please note that BusLogic/Mylex "Flashpoint" adapters are NOT yet supported ]
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BusLogic MultiMaster "W" Series Host Adapters:
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BT-948, BT-958, BT-958D
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BusLogic MultiMaster "C" Series Host Adapters:
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BT-946C, BT-956C, BT-956CD, BT-445C, BT-747C, BT-757C, BT-757CD, BT-545C,
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BT-540CF
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BusLogic MultiMaster "S" Series Host Adapters:
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BT-445S, BT-747S, BT-747D, BT-757S, BT-757D, BT-545S, BT-542D, BT-742A,
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BT-542B
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BusLogic MultiMaster "A" Series Host Adapters:
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BT-742A, BT-542B
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AMI FastDisk controllers that are true BusLogic MultiMaster clones are also
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supported.
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DPT SmartCACHE Plus, SmartCACHE III, SmartRAID III, SmartCACHE IV and
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SmartRAID IV SCSI/RAID controllers are supported. The DPT SmartRAID/CACHE V
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is not yet supported.
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AMI MegaRAID Express and Enterprise family RAID controllers:
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MegaRAID 418
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MegaRAID Enterprise 1200 (428)
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MegaRAID Enterprise 1300
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MegaRAID Enterprise 1400
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MegaRAID Enterprise 1500
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MegaRAID Elite 1500
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MegaRAID Express 200
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MegaRAID Express 300
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Dell PERC
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Dell PERC 2/SC
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Dell PERC 2/DC
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Some HP NetRAID controllers are OEM versions of AMI designs, and
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these are also supported. Booting from these controllers is
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supported, but not possible due to SRM limitations.
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Mylex DAC960 and DAC1100 RAID controllers with 2.x, 3.x, 4.x and 5.x
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firmware:
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DAC960P
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DAC960PD
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DAC960PDU
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DAC960PL
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DAC960PJ
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DAC960PG
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AcceleRAID 150
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AcceleRAID 250
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eXtremeRAID 1100
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This list includes controllers sold by Digital/Compaq in Alpha systems
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in the StorageWorks family, eg. KZPSC, KZPAC. Booting from these
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controllers is supported when recognised by SRM (typically Digital/
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Compaq models only, and only in systems where they are supported).
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EISA adapters are not supported.
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SymBios (formerly NCR) 53C810, 53C810a, 53C815, 53C820, 53C825a,
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53C860, 53C875, 53C875j, 53C885, 53C895 and 53C896 PCI SCSI controllers:
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ASUS SC-200
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Data Technology DTC3130 (all variants)
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Diamond FirePort (all)
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NCR cards (all)
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Symbios cards (all)
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Tekram DC390W, 390U and 390F
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Tyan S1365
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QLogic 1020, 1040, 1040B, 1080 and 1240 SCSI Host Adapters.
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QLogic 2100 Fibre Channel Adapters (private loop only).
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With all supported SCSI controllers, full support is provided for
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SCSI-I & SCSI-II peripherals, including hard disks, optical disks,
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tape drives (including DAT and 8mm Exabyte), medium changers, processor
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target devices and CDROM drives. WORM devices that support CDROM commands
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are supported for read-only access by the CDROM driver. WORM/CD-R/CD-RW
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writing support is provided by cdrecord, which is in the ports tree.
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The following CD-ROM type systems are supported at this time:
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(cd) SCSI interface (also includes ProAudio Spectrum and
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SoundBlaster SCSI)
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(matcd) Matsushita/Panasonic (Creative SoundBlaster) proprietary
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interface (562/563 models)
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(scd) Sony proprietary interface (all models)
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(acd) ATAPI IDE interface
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The following drivers were supported under the old SCSI subsystem, but are
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NOT YET supported under the new CAM SCSI subsystem:
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NCR5380/NCR53400 ("ProAudio Spectrum") SCSI controller.
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UltraStor 14F, 24F and 34F SCSI controllers.
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Seagate ST01/02 SCSI controllers.
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Future Domain 8xx/950 series SCSI controllers.
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WD7000 SCSI controller.
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[ Note: There is work-in-progress to port the UltraStor driver to
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the new CAM SCSI framework, but no estimates on when or if it will
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be completed. ]
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Unmaintained drivers, they might or might not work for your hardware:
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(mcd) Mitsumi proprietary CD-ROM interface (all models)
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2.2. Ethernet cards
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Adaptec Duralink PCI Fast Ethernet adapters based on the Adaptec
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AIC-6915 Fast Ethernet controller chip, including the following:
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ANA-62011 64-bit single port 10/100baseTX adapter
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ANA-62022 64-bit dual port 10/100baseTX adapter
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ANA-62044 64-bit quad port 10/100baseTX adapter
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ANA-69011 32-bit single port 10/100baseTX adapter
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ANA-62020 64-bit single port 100baseFX adapter
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Allied-Telesis AT1700 and RE2000 cards
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Alteon Networks PCI Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Tigon 1 and Tigon 2
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chipsets, including the following:
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Alteon AceNIC (Tigon 1 and 2)
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3Com 3c985-SX (Tigon 1 and 2)
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Netgear GA620 (Tigon 2)
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Silicon Graphics Gigabit Ethernet
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DEC/Compaq EtherWORKS 1000
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NEC Gigabit Ethernet
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AMD PCnet/PCI (79c970 & 53c974 or 79c974)
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SMC Elite 16 WD8013 Ethernet interface, and most other WD8003E,
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WD8003EBT, WD8003W, WD8013W, WD8003S, WD8003SBT and WD8013EBT
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based clones. SMC Elite Ultra. SMC Etherpower II.
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RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet NICs including the following:
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Allied Telesyn AT2550
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Allied Telesyn AT2500TX
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Genius GF100TXR (RTL8139)
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NDC Communications NE100TX-E
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OvisLink LEF-8129TX
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OvisLink LEF-8139TX
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Netronix Inc. EA-1210 NetEther 10/100
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KTX-9130TX 10/100 Fast Ethernet
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Accton "Cheetah" EN1027D (MPX 5030/5038; RealTek 8139 clone?)
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SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI 1211-TX
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Lite-On 82c168/82c169 PNIC Fast Ethernet NICs including the following:
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LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX
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NetGear FA310-TX Rev. D1
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Matrox FastNIC 10/100
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Kingston KNE110TX
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Macronix 98713, 98713A, 98715, 98715A and 98725 Fast Ethernet NICs
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NDC Communications SFA100A (98713A)
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CNet Pro120A (98713 or 98713A)
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CNet Pro120B (98715)
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SVEC PN102TX (98713)
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Macronix/Lite-On PNIC II LC82C115 Fast Ethernet NICs including the following:
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LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX Version 2
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Winbond W89C840F Fast Ethernet NICs including the following:
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Trendware TE100-PCIE
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VIA Technologies VT3043 "Rhine I" and VT86C100A "Rhine II" Fast Ethernet
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NICs including the following:
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Hawking Technologies PN102TX
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D-Link DFE-530TX
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AOpen/Acer ALN-320
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Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900 and SiS 7016 PCI Fast Ethernet NICs
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National Semiconductor DP83815 Fast Ethernet NICs including the following:
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NetGear FA312-TX
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Sundance Technologies ST201 PCI Fast Ethernet NICs including
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the following:
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D-Link DFE-550TX
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SysKonnect SK-984x PCI Gigabit Ethernet cards including the following:
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SK-9841 1000baseLX single mode fiber, single port
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SK-9842 1000baseSX multimode fiber, single port
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SK-9843 1000baseLX single mode fiber, dual port
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SK-9844 1000baseSX multimode fiber, dual port
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Texas Instruments ThunderLAN PCI NICs, including the following:
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Compaq Netelligent 10, 10/100, 10/100 Proliant, 10/100 Dual-Port
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Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP, 10 T PCI UTP/Coax, 10/100 TX UTP
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Compaq NetFlex 3P, 3P Integrated, 3P w/ BNC
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Olicom OC-2135/2138, OC-2325, OC-2326 10/100 TX UTP
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Racore 8165 10/100baseTX
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Racore 8148 10baseT/100baseTX/100baseFX multi-personality
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ADMtek Inc. AL981-based PCI Fast Ethernet NICs
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ADMtek Inc. AN985-based PCI Fast Ethernet NICs
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ADMtek Inc. AN986-based USB Ethernet NICs including the following:
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LinkSys USB100TX
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Billionton USB100
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Melco Inc. LU-ATX
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D-Link DSB-650TX
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SMC 2202USB
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CATC USB-EL1210A-based USB Ethernet NICs including the following:
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CATC Netmate
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CATC Netmate II
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Belkin F5U111
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Kawasaki LSI KU5KUSB101B-based USB Ethernet NICs including
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the following:
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LinkSys USB10T
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Entrega NET-USB-E45
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Peracom USB Ethernet Adapter
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3Com 3c19250
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ADS Technologies USB-10BT
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ATen UC10T
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Netgear EA101
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D-Link DSB-650
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SMC 2102USB
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SMC 2104USB
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Corega USB-T
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ASIX Electronics AX88140A PCI NICs, including the following:
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Alfa Inc. GFC2204
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CNet Pro110B
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DEC EtherWORKS III NICs (DE203, DE204, and DE205)
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DEC EtherWORKS II NICs (DE200, DE201, DE202, and DE422)
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DEC DC21040, DC21041, or DC21140 based NICs (SMC Etherpower 8432T, DE245, etc)
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Davicom DM9100 and DM9102 PCI Fast Ethernet NICs, including the
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following:
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Jaton Corporation XpressNet
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Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A
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HP PC Lan+ cards (model numbers: 27247B and 27252A).
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Intel EtherExpress 16
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Intel EtherExpress Pro/10
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Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI Fast Ethernet
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Isolan AT 4141-0 (16 bit)
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Isolink 4110 (8 bit)
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Novell NE1000, NE2000, and NE2100 Ethernet interface.
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PCI network cards emulating the NE2000: RealTek 8029, NetVin 5000,
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Winbond W89C940, Surecom NE-34, VIA VT86C926.
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3Com 3C501 cards
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3Com 3C503 Etherlink II
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3Com 3c505 Etherlink/+
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3Com 3C507 Etherlink 16/TP
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3Com 3C509, 3C579, 3C589 (PCMCIA), 3C590/592/595/900/905/905B/905C PCI
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(Fast) Etherlink III / (Fast) Etherlink XL
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3Com 3c980/3c980B Fast Etherlink XL server adapter
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3Com 3cSOHO100-TX OfficeConnect adapter
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Toshiba Ethernet cards
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Crystal Semiconductor CS89x0-based NICs, including:
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IBM Etherjet ISA
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PCMCIA ethernet cards from IBM and National Semiconductor are also
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supported.
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Note that NO token ring cards are supported at this time as we're
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still waiting for someone to donate a driver for one of them. Any
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takers?
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2.3. FDDI
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DEC FDDI (DEFPA/DEFEA) NICs
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2.4. ATM
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o ATM Host Interfaces
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- FORE Systems, Inc. PCA-200E ATM PCI Adapters
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- Efficient Networks, Inc. ENI-155p ATM PCI Adapters
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o ATM Signalling Protocols
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- The ATM Forum UNI 3.1 signalling protocol
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- The ATM Forum UNI 3.0 signalling protocol
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- The ATM Forum ILMI address registration
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- FORE Systems's proprietary SPANS signalling protocol
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- Permanent Virtual Channels (PVCs)
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o IETF "Classical IP and ARP over ATM" model
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- RFC 1483, "Multiprotocol Encapsulation over ATM Adaptation Layer 5"
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- RFC 1577, "Classical IP and ARP over ATM"
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- RFC 1626, "Default IP MTU for use over ATM AAL5"
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- RFC 1755, "ATM Signaling Support for IP over ATM"
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- RFC 2225, "Classical IP and ARP over ATM"
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- RFC 2334, "Server Cache Synchronization Protocol (SCSP)"
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- Internet Draft draft-ietf-ion-scsp-atmarp-00.txt,
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"A Distributed ATMARP Service Using SCSP"
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o ATM Sockets interface
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2.5. Misc
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AST 4 port serial card using shared IRQ.
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ARNET 8 port serial card using shared IRQ.
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ARNET (now Digiboard) Sync 570/i high-speed serial.
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Boca BB1004 4-Port serial card (Modems NOT supported)
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Boca IOAT66 6-Port serial card (Modems supported)
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Boca BB1008 8-Port serial card (Modems NOT supported)
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Boca BB2016 16-Port serial card (Modems supported)
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Comtrol Rocketport card.
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Cyclades Cyclom-y Serial Board.
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STB 4 port card using shared IRQ.
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SDL Communications Riscom/8 Serial Board.
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SDL Communications RISCom/N2 and N2pci high-speed sync serial boards.
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Stallion multiport serial boards: EasyIO, EasyConnection 8/32 & 8/64,
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ONboard 4/16 and Brumby.
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Specialix SI/XIO/SX ISA, PCI serial expansion cards/modules.
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Adlib, SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, ProAudioSpectrum, Gravis UltraSound
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and Roland MPU-401 sound cards. (snd driver)
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Most ISA audio codecs manufactured by Crystal Semiconductors, OPTi, Creative
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Labs, Avance, Yamaha and ENSONIQ. (pcm driver)
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Connectix QuickCam
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Matrox Meteor Video frame grabber
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Creative Labs Video Spigot frame grabber
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Cortex1 frame grabber
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Hauppauge Wincast/TV boards (PCI)
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STB TV PCI
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Intel Smart Video Recorder III
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Various Frame grabbers based on Brooktree Bt848 / Bt878 chip.
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HP4020, HP6020, Philips CDD2000/CDD2660 and Plasmon CD-R drives.
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PS/2 mice
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Standard PC Joystick
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X-10 power controllers
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GPIB and Transputer drivers.
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Genius and Mustek hand scanners.
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Xilinx XC6200 based reconfigurable hardware cards compatible with
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the HOT1 from Virtual Computers (www.vcc.com)
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Support for Dave Mills experimental Loran-C receiver.
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Lucent Technologies WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA and ISA standard speed
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(2Mbps) and turbo speed (6Mbps) wireless network adapters and workalikes
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(NCR WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11, Cabletron RoamAbout 802.11 DS). Note: the
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ISA versions of these adapters are actually PCMCIA cards combined with
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an ISA to PCMCIA bridge card, so both kinds of devices work with
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the same driver.
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Aironet 4500/4800 series 802.11 wireless adapters. The PCI and ISA
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models are supported for the Alpha architecture.
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FreeBSD currently does NOT support IBM's microchannel (MCA) bus.
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3. Obtaining FreeBSD
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--------------------
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You may obtain FreeBSD in a variety of ways:
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3.1. FTP/Mail
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-------------
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You can ftp FreeBSD and any or all of its optional packages from
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`ftp.freebsd.org' - the official FreeBSD release site.
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For other locations that mirror the FreeBSD software see the file
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MIRROR.SITES. Please ftp the distribution from the site closest (in
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networking terms) to you. Additional mirror sites are always welcome!
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Contact freebsd-admin@FreeBSD.org for more details if you'd like to
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become an official mirror site.
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If you do not have access to the Internet and electronic mail is your
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only recourse, then you may still fetch the files by sending mail to
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`ftpmail@ftpmail.vix.com' - putting the keyword "help" in your message
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to get more information on how to fetch files using this mechanism.
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Please do note, however, that this will end up sending many *tens of
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megabytes* through the mail and should only be employed as an absolute
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LAST resort!
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3.2. CDROM
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----------
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FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE and 3.x-RELEASE CDs may be ordered on CDROM from:
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Walnut Creek CDROM
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4041 Pike Lane, Suite D
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Concord CA 94520
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1-800-786-9907, +1-925-674-0783, +1-925-674-0821 (FAX)
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Or via the Internet from orders@cdrom.com or http://www.cdrom.com.
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Their current catalog can be obtained via ftp from:
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ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/cdrom/catalog
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Cost per -RELEASE CD is $39.95 or $24.95 with a FreeBSD subscription.
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FreeBSD SNAPshot CDs, when available, are $39.95 or $14.95 with a
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FreeBSD-SNAP subscription (-RELEASE and -SNAP subscriptions are entirely
|
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separate). With a subscription, you will automatically receive updates as
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they are released. Your credit card will be billed when each disk is
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shipped and you may cancel your subscription at any time without further
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obligation.
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Shipping (per order not per disc) is $5 in the US, Canada or Mexico
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and $9.00 overseas. They accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American
|
|
Express or checks in U.S. Dollars and ship COD within the United
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|
States. California residents please add 8.25% sales tax.
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Should you be dissatisfied for any reason, the CD comes with an
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|
unconditional return policy.
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4. Upgrading from previous releases of FreeBSD
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----------------------------------------------
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If you're upgrading from a previous release of FreeBSD, most likely
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it's 3.0 and there may be some issues affecting you, depending
|
|
of course on your chosen method of upgrading. There are two popular
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ways of upgrading FreeBSD distributions:
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o Using sources, via /usr/src
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o Using sysinstall's (binary) upgrade option.
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Please read the UPGRADE.TXT file for more information, preferably
|
|
before beginning an upgrade.
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5. Reporting problems, making suggestions, submitting code.
|
|
-----------------------------------------------------------
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|
Your suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are always
|
|
valued - please do not hesitate to report any problems you may find
|
|
(preferably with a fix attached, if you can!).
|
|
|
|
The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine with
|
|
Internet mail connectivity is to use the send-pr command or use the CGI
|
|
script at http://www.freebsd.org/send-pr.html. Bug reports
|
|
will be dutifully filed by our faithful bugfiler program and you can
|
|
be sure that we'll do our best to respond to all reported bugs as soon
|
|
as possible. Bugs filed in this way are also visible on our WEB site
|
|
in the support section and are therefore valuable both as bug reports
|
|
and as "signposts" for other users concerning potential problems to
|
|
watch out for.
|
|
|
|
If, for some reason, you are unable to use the send-pr command to
|
|
submit a bug report, you can try to send it to:
|
|
|
|
freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
|
|
|
|
Note that send-pr itself is a shell script that should be easy to move
|
|
even onto a totally different system. We much prefer if you could use
|
|
this interface, since it make it easier to keep track of the problem
|
|
reports. However, before submitting, please try to make sure whether
|
|
the problem might have already been fixed since.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise, for any questions or tech support issues, please send mail to:
|
|
|
|
freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
If you're tracking the -current development efforts, you should
|
|
definitely join the -current mailing list, in order to keep abreast
|
|
of recent developments and changes that may affect the way you
|
|
use and maintain the system:
|
|
|
|
freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additionally, being a volunteer effort, we are always happy to have
|
|
extra hands willing to help - there are already far more desired
|
|
enhancements than we'll ever be able to manage by ourselves! To
|
|
contact us on technical matters, or with offers of help, please send
|
|
mail to:
|
|
|
|
freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please note that these mailing lists can experience *significant*
|
|
amounts of traffic and if you have slow or expensive mail access and
|
|
are only interested in keeping up with significant FreeBSD events, you
|
|
may find it preferable to subscribe instead to:
|
|
|
|
freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
All of the mailing lists can be freely joined by anyone wishing
|
|
to do so. Send mail to MajorDomo@FreeBSD.org and include the keyword
|
|
`help' on a line by itself somewhere in the body of the message. This
|
|
will give you more information on joining the various lists, accessing
|
|
archives, etc. There are a number of mailing lists targeted at
|
|
special interest groups not mentioned here, so send mail to majordomo
|
|
and ask about them!
|
|
|
|
|
|
6. Acknowledgements
|
|
-------------------
|
|
|
|
FreeBSD represents the cumulative work of many dozens, if not
|
|
hundreds, of individuals from around the world who have worked very
|
|
hard to bring you this release. For a complete list of FreeBSD
|
|
project staffers, please see:
|
|
|
|
http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/staff.html
|
|
|
|
or, if you've loaded the doc distribution:
|
|
|
|
file:/usr/share/doc/handbook/staff.html
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special mention to:
|
|
|
|
The donors listed at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/donors.html
|
|
|
|
Justin M. Seger <jseger@freebsd.org> for almost single-handedly
|
|
converting the ports collection to ELF.
|
|
|
|
Doug Rabson <dfr@freebsd.org> and John Birrell <jb@freebsd.org>
|
|
for making FreeBSD/alpha happen and to the NetBSD project for
|
|
substantial indirect aid.
|
|
|
|
Peter Wemm <peter@freebsd.org> for the new kernel module system
|
|
(with substantial aid from Doug Rabson).
|
|
|
|
And to the many thousands of FreeBSD users and testers all over the
|
|
world, without whom this release simply would not have been possible.
|
|
|
|
We sincerely hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD!
|
|
|
|
The FreeBSD Project
|