Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 22:56:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Stephen Milley <smilley@waterw.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Snapshot version Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970901225153.3114J-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970901223724.00691920@waterw.com>
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On Mon, 1 Sep 1997, Stephen Milley wrote:
> I downloaded the FreeBSD SnapShot version, and installed it in my system. I
> later found out it's better for me to go with FreeBSD-Current :)
It depends on what you want to do and how current you want to stay.
> But, I was curious as to why(and people are asking on IRC, too) they took
> out /stand/sysconfig in Snap shot version 3.
/etc/sysconfig was replaced by /etc/rc.conf, which uses a different
format. I think it was changed to make the options in it more
`orthagonal' (??) among other things. It's driving me nuts since now I
have to refer to that file as /etc/{sysconfig rc.conf} if a release wasn't
specified. :)
> There also some other things about it that I find challenging, but
> unusual! One of them was the fact that you had only 4 ttys when you
> first installed, and had to make 8 from doing a "/dev/MAKEDEV vty4", all
> the way up to vty7 and add them to /etc/ttys.
It's always been that way.
> I also don't know how to get rid of the devices that show up in startup
> that say they aren't assigned to any port address(they give the specific
> addresses, which I like about FreeBSD).
Type `-c' at the Boot: prompt to get to the config utility; you can then
reconfigure the settings or disable the devices you don't have.
> I think FreeBSD, however is the best OS that came out of them all.
Now you're talkin' !
> If you don't understand error messages then don't use Unix! :)
It's not that bad; if you can translate `Input/Ouput error' to EIO and
remembered to install the man pages then you have what you need.
> Even though I am going to install the current version, I am curious as
> to what changed! Thanks and please reply to as much as these questions,
> as I also see these issues related on IRC(mostly concerning the
> FreeBSD2.2 and up). :)
Release notes can be found in the usual location, http://www.freebsd.org.
> P.S. Btw, is FreeBSD Posix compliant?
Most parts yes, some parts no. The manual pages note if they are. You'll
have to ask hackers@freebsd.org if you need more detail.
Doug White | University of Oregon
Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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