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Subject: Re: install freebsd by floppy drive
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On Thu, 20 Aug 1998, Peter Kok wrote:

>Hello
>
>i succeed in installing minimal freebsd by floppy drive.
>i find it easy.
>but i don't know the following when installation.
>
>
>when configure my harddis, the screen displays
>
>
>wd0s1a            /            32        UFS
>wd0s1b        swap        73        SWAP
>wd0s1e        /var            30        UFS
>wd0s1f        /usr            104        UFS
>
>
>1) what is the meaning of 'UFS'?

UFS is the filesystem type. There are other types too.

>2) Why the wd0s1----- not in sequence --
>    a , b , e, f    not         a, b, c, d

If you have "The Complete FreeBSD" or another good unix reference it will
be more thorough.

c and d are reserved and have special meaning.

>What is the following meaning?
>
>Using interface: tun0  <------ ?

This is your ppp network interface.

Catchya Later,		|	UW Mechanical Engineering
Jason Wells		|	http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/


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