From owner-freebsd-doc Sat Sep 25 13:10: 7 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B6441539B for ; Sat, 25 Sep 1999 13:10:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id NAA16559; Sat, 25 Sep 1999 13:10:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pawn.primelocation.net (pawn.primelocation.net [205.161.238.235]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88DFC14C27 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 1999 13:07:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jedgar@pawn.primelocation.net) Received: by pawn.primelocation.net (Postfix, from userid 1003) id CA8EDF80F; Sat, 25 Sep 1999 16:07:35 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <19990925200735.CA8EDF80F@pawn.primelocation.net> Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 16:07:35 -0400 (EDT) From: jedgar@fxp.org Reply-To: jedgar@fxp.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: docs/13949: Various fixes to faq/book.sgml Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 13949 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Various fixes to faq/book.sgml >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Sep 25 13:10:00 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Chris D. Faulhaber >Release: FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE i386 >Organization: BUGO - BSD Users Group of Orlando >Environment: FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE i386 >Description: Various fixes to faq/book.sgml: * Changed various entries from 3.2 to 3.3. * Updated the entries to correspond to the new directory structure at ftp.freebsd.org (/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/xxx) * Removed reference to RELENG_2_2 snapshots which no longer exist. * Added reference to allscreens_flags="-m on" for using moused on all virtual terminals. * Added note that 3.3-RELEASE has 8 virtual terminals by default. In addition, it might be noted that the FAQ references both virtual consoles and terminals throughout; should this be standardized to one or the other? >How-To-Repeat: RTFM^HFAQ :) >Fix: Index: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.12 diff -c -r1.12 book.sgml *** book.sgml 1999/09/23 08:43:54 1.12 --- book.sgml 1999/09/25 20:05:16 *************** *** 122,129 **** What is the latest version of FreeBSD? ! Version 3.2 is the latest stable version; it was released ! in May, 1999. This is also the latest release version. Briefly explained, -stable is aimed at the ISP or other corporate user who wants stability and a low change count over --- 122,129 ---- What is the latest version of FreeBSD? ! Version 3.3 is the latest stable version; it was released ! in September, 1999. This is also the latest release version. Briefly explained, -stable is aimed at the ISP or other corporate user who wants stability and a low change count over *************** *** 250,256 **** The -current branch is slowly progressing towards 4.0 and beyond, the previous 2.2-stable branch having just retired with the release of 2.2.8. 3.0-stable has now replaced it, the next release coming ! up with 3.3 in Q3 1999. 4.0-current is now the "current branch", with the first 4.0 releases appearing in Q1 2000. --- 250,256 ---- The -current branch is slowly progressing towards 4.0 and beyond, the previous 2.2-stable branch having just retired with the release of 2.2.8. 3.0-stable has now replaced it, the next release coming ! up with 3.4 in Q4 1999. 4.0-current is now the "current branch", with the first 4.0 releases appearing in Q1 2000. *************** *** 315,345 **** ! For the current 2.2-stable release, 2.2.8R, see the ! 2.2.8-RELEASE directory. ! For the current 3.0-stable release, 3.0-RELEASE, see the ! 3.0-RELEASE directory. ! 2.2 Snapshot releases are made once a day along the ! RELENG_2_2 branch (post 2.2.8) as it slowly winds down in ! maintenance mode. The RELENG_2_2 branch is currently being carefully ! maintained by the legacy support folks and no changes other than ! those strictly necessary for security or reliability enhancements ! are now made. ! ! ! ! ! 3.0 Snapshot releases are also made once a day along the RELENG_3 branch (post 3.0-release) as it continues on its way ! towards 3.2-RELEASE. --- 315,335 ---- ! For the current 2.2-stable release, 2.2.8-RELEASE, see the ! 2.2.8-RELEASE directory. ! For the current 3.x-stable release, 3.3-RELEASE, see the ! 3.3-RELEASE directory. ! 3.x Snapshot releases are also made once a day along the RELENG_3 branch (post 3.0-release) as it continues on its way ! towards 3.4-RELEASE. *************** *** 1832,1838 **** If you are using the default console driver, syscons, you can use a mouse pointer in text consoles to cut & paste text. Run the mouse daemon, moused, and turn on the mouse pointer ! in the virtual console: moused -p /dev/xxxx -t yyyy --- 1822,1828 ---- If you are using the default console driver, syscons, you can use a mouse pointer in text consoles to cut & paste text. Run the mouse daemon, moused, and turn on the mouse pointer ! in the virtual terminal: moused -p /dev/xxxx -t yyyy *************** *** 1865,1870 **** --- 1855,1868 ---- moused_flags="" + + In addition, if you would like to be able to use the mouse + daemon on all virtual terminals instead of just console at boot-time, + add the following to /etc/rc.conf. + + + allscreens_flags="-m on" + Staring from FreeBSD 2.2.6, the mouse daemon is capable of determining the correct protocol type automatically unless the mouse *************** *** 3030,3036 **** ! for 3.2-release/3.2-stable ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-3-stable/ --- 3028,3034 ---- ! for 3.x-release/3.x-stable ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-3-stable/ *************** *** 4692,4699 **** want to go back to the original session, do Alt-F1. The default FreeBSD installation has three virtual consoles ! enabled, and Alt-F1, Alt-F2, and Alt-F3 will switch between ! these virtual consoles. To enable more of them, edit /etc/ttys and add entries for ``ttyv4'' to ``ttyvc'' after the --- 4690,4697 ---- want to go back to the original session, do Alt-F1. The default FreeBSD installation has three virtual consoles ! enabled (8 starting with 3.3-RELEASE), and Alt-F1, Alt-F2, and ! Alt-F3 will switch between these virtual consoles. To enable more of them, edit /etc/ttys and add entries for ``ttyv4'' to ``ttyvc'' after the >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message