Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 15:38:09 +0300 (MSK) From: "Sergey A.Osokin" <osa@FreeBSD.org.ru> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/48038: [PATCH] add Tips and Tricks section into EAG Message-ID: <20030207123809.D145A195@freebsd.org.ru>
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>Number: 48038
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [PATCH] add Tips and Tricks section into EAG
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
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>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Fri Feb 07 04:40:14 PST 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Sergey A. Osokin
>Release: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE i386
>Organization:
n/a
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE i386
>Description:
add Tips and Tricks section into Early Adopted Guide
I think its help for people who works with RELENG_4, but
don't know anythink about 5.X features.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Index: src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/early-adopter/article.sgml
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/early-adopter/article.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.12 article.sgml
--- src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/early-adopter/article.sgml 2003/01/13 19:24:34 1.12
+++ src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/early-adopter/article.sgml 2003/02/06 14:03:22
@@ -434,4 +434,133 @@
tips on upgrading for early adopters.</para>
</sect1>
+
+ </sect1 id "Tips-and-Tricks">
+
+ <title>Tips and tricks</title>
+ <para>Here is a list of specific questions and answers about
+ what to do.</para>
+
+ <question id="5.0-CD-Boot-Problem">
+ <para>I have a problem with boot from FreeBSD 5.0 CD. Help!</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>When FreeBSD boot, press the space key, it says
+
+ <screen>
+ OK
+ </screen>
+
+ then type
+
+ <screen>
+ OK <userinput>unset acpi_load</userinput>
+ </screen>
+
+ then
+
+ <screen>
+ OK <userinput>boot</userinput>
+ </screen>
+
+ for continue boot process.
+ </para>
+ </answer>
+
+ <question id="disable-ACPI">
+ <para>How to disable ACPI?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>Add following line
+
+ <screen>
+ hint.acpi.0.disabled="1"
+ </screen>
+
+ into your <filename>/boot/device.hints</filename> file</para>.
+ </answer>
+
+ <question id="where-is-MAKEDEV">
+ <para>
+ Where is <filename>MAKEDEV?</filename>
+ </para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>
+ <filename>MAKEDEV</filename> is dead, baby, <filename>MAKEDEV</filename>
+ is dead. FreeBSD 5.0 and future releases use &man.devfs.8;.
+ </para>
+ </answer>
+
+ <question id="NEWCARD-do-not-work">
+ <para>I think NEWCARD implementation for PC-card do not work for me, and I
+ have a message:
+ <screen>
+ cbb0: unsupported card type detected.
+ </screen>
+ What can i do?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>
+ Try to use OLDCARD implementation. Remove from kernel config file strings:
+
+ <programlisting>
+ device cbb
+ device pccard
+ device cardbus
+ </programlisting>
+
+ and just add:
+
+ <programlisting>
+ device pcic
+ device card 1
+ </programlisting>
+
+ Recompile and install new kernel.
+ </para>
+ </answer>
+
+ <question id="no-pccard-device">
+ <para>When &man.pccardd.8; started, it says:
+ <screen>
+ No /dev/pccard[0|1] devices, exit.
+ </screen>
+ But kernel already detects all PC-cards devices. Whats wrong?
+ </para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>
+ You must run &man.devd.8;. Run it manually and add following
+ line into your <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>
+ <screen>
+ devd_enable="YES"
+ </screen>
+ </para>
+ </answer>
+
+ <question>
+ <para>Looks like my cards (network or sound) have conflicts with PC-cards
+ (or other devices). What can I do? As far I see, I haven't any
+ problems with FreeBSD-4.X.
+ </para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>
+ Try to add following line
+ <screen>
+ hw.pci.allow_unsupported_io_range="1"
+ </screen>
+ into your <filename>/boot/loader.conf.local</filename>
+ and reboot your machine.
+ </para>
+ </answer>
+
+ </sect1>
</article>
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