FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE Hardware Notes

The FreeBSD Documentation Project

FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE Hardware Notes

The FreeBSD Documentation Project

FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation.

AMD, AMD Athlon, AMD Opteron, AMD Phenom, AMD Sempron, AMD Turion, Athlon, Élan, Opteron, and PCnet are @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ and the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the designations have been followed by the “™” or the “®” symbol.

Last modified on 2015-07-29 by brueffer.

1. Introduction

This document contains the hardware compatibility notes for - FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE. It lists the hardware platforms + FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE. It lists the hardware platforms supported by FreeBSD, as well as the various types of hardware devices (storage controllers, network interfaces, and so on), along with known working instances of these devices.

2. Supported Processors and System Boards

This section provides some architecture-specific information @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ as well as the ATI Mach64 chips found onboard in for example Sun Blade™ 100, Sun Blade™ 150, Sun Ultra™ 5 and Sun Ultra™ 10) driver must use the serial console.

If you have a system that is not listed here, it may not - have been tested with FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE. We encourage + have been tested with FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE. We encourage you to try it and send a note to the FreeBSD SPARC porting mailing list with your results, including which devices work and which do not.

The following systems are fully supported by FreeBSD:

Naturetech GENIALstation 777S
Sun Blade™ 100
Sun Blade™ 150
Sun Enterprise™ 150
Sun Enterprise™ 220R
Sun Enterprise™ 250
Sun Enterprise™ 420R
Sun Enterprise™ 450
Sun Fire™ B100s (support for the on-board NICs first appeared in 8.1-RELEASE)
Sun Fire™ V100
Sun Fire™ V120
Sun Netra™ t1 100/105
Sun Netra™ T1 AC200/DC200
Sun Netra™ t 1100
Sun Netra™ t 1120
Sun Netra™ t 1125
Sun Netra™ t 1400/1405
Sun Netra™ 120
Sun Netra™ X1
Sun SPARCEngine® Ultra AX1105
Su! n SPARCEngine® Ultra AXe
Sun SPARCEngine® Ultra AXi
Sun SPARCEngine® Ultra AXmp
Sun SPARCEngine® CP1500
Sun Ultra™ 1
Sun Ultra™ 1E
Sun Ultra™ 2
Sun Ultra™ 5
Sun Ultra™ 10
Sun Ultra™ 30
Sun Ultra™ 60
Sun Ultra™ 80
Sun Ultra™ 450

The following systems are partially supported by FreeBSD. In @@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ cards compatible with the HOT1 from Virtual Computers (xrpu driver).

[pc98] Power Management Controller of NEC PC-98 Note (pmc driver)

This file, and other release-related documents, - can be downloaded from https://www.FreeBSD.org/snapshots/.

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + can be downloaded from https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/.

For questions about FreeBSD, read the documentation before - contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

All users of FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE should + contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

All users of FreeBSD 10.3-STABLE should subscribe to the <stable@FreeBSD.org> mailing list.

For questions about this documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

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FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE README

The FreeBSD Project

FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE README

The FreeBSD Project

FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation.

Intel, Celeron, Centrino, Core, EtherExpress, i386, i486, Itanium, Pentium, and Xeon are trademarks or registered @@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ and the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the designations have been followed by the “™” or the “®” symbol.

Last modified on 2014-08-26 by gjb.

Abstract

This document gives a brief introduction to FreeBSD - 10.2-STABLE. It includes some information on how to + 10.3-RELEASE. It includes some information on how to obtain FreeBSD, a listing of various ways to contact the FreeBSD Project, and pointers to some other sources of - information.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. About FreeBSD
1.2. Target Audience

2. Obtaining FreeBSD

2.1. CDROM and DVD
2.2. FTP

3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project

3.1. Email and Mailing Lists
3.2. Submitting Problem Reports

4. Further Reading

4.1. Release Documentation
4.2. Manual Pages
4.3. Books and Articles

5. Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

This distribution is a snapshot of FreeBSD - 10.2-STABLE, the latest point along the 10.2-STABLE - branch.

1.1. About FreeBSD

FreeBSD is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for + information.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. About FreeBSD
1.2. Target Audience

2. Obtaining FreeBSD

2.1. CDROM and DVD
2.2. FTP

3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project

3.1. Email and Mailing Lists
3.2. Submitting Problem Reports

4. Further Reading

4.1. Release Documentation
4.2. Manual Pages
4.3. Books and Articles

5. Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

This distribution is a snapshot of FreeBSD + 10.3-RELEASE, the latest point along the 10.3-STABLE + branch.

1.1. About FreeBSD

FreeBSD is an operating system based on 4.4 BSD Lite for AMD64 and Intel EM64T based PC hardware (amd64), Intel, AMD, Cyrix or NexGen “x86” based PC hardware (i386), Intel Itanium Processor based computers @@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ operating environment that extends far beyond what's provided by many commercial versions of UNIX®. Most ports are also available as pre-compiled “packages”, which can - be quickly installed from the installation program.

1.2. Target Audience

This snapshot is aimed + be quickly installed from the installation program.

1.2. Target Audience

This snapshot is aimed primarily at early adopters and various other users who want to get involved with the ongoing development of FreeBSD. While the FreeBSD development team tries its best to ensure that each - snapshot works as advertised, 10.2-STABLE is very + snapshot works as advertised, 10.3-STABLE is very much a work-in-progress.

The basic requirements for using this snapshot are technical proficiency with FreeBSD and an understanding of the ongoing development process of FreeBSD - 10.2-STABLE (as discussed on the FreeBSD-STABLE mailing list).

For those more interested in doing + 10.3-STABLE (as discussed on the FreeBSD-STABLE mailing list).

For those more interested in doing business with FreeBSD than in experimenting with new FreeBSD technology, formal releases (such as 10.1-RELEASE) are frequently more appropriate. Releases undergo a period of @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ reliability and dependability.

2. Obtaining FreeBSD

FreeBSD may be obtained in a variety of ways. This section focuses on those ways that are primarily useful for obtaining a complete FreeBSD distribution, rather than updating an existing - installation.

2.1. CDROM and DVD

FreeBSD -RELEASE distributions may be ordered on CDROM or DVD + installation.

2.1. CDROM and DVD

FreeBSD -RELEASE distributions may be ordered on CDROM or DVD from several publishers. This is frequently the most convenient way to obtain FreeBSD for new installations, as it provides a convenient way to quickly reinstall the system if @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ precompiled “packages” from the FreeBSD Ports Collection, or other extra material.

A list of the CDROM and DVD publishers known to the project are listed in the “Obtaining - FreeBSD” appendix to the Handbook.

2.2. FTP

You can use FTP to retrieve FreeBSD and any or all of its + FreeBSD” appendix to the Handbook.

2.2. FTP

You can use FTP to retrieve FreeBSD and any or all of its optional packages from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/, which is the official FreeBSD release site, or any of its “mirrors”.

Lists of locations that mirror FreeBSD can be found in the @@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ floppy disk images (for applicable platforms), as well as the files necessary to do an installation over the network. Finally mirrors sites usually contain a set of packages for - the most current release.

3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project

3.1. Email and Mailing Lists

For any questions or general technical support issues, - please send mail to the FreeBSD general questions mailing list.

If tracking the 10.2-STABLE development efforts, you + the most current release.

3. Contacting the FreeBSD Project

3.1. Email and Mailing Lists

For any questions or general technical support issues, + please send mail to the FreeBSD general questions mailing list.

If tracking the 10.3-STABLE development efforts, you must join the FreeBSD-STABLE mailing list, in order to keep abreast of recent developments and changes that may affect the way you use and maintain the system.

Being a largely-volunteer effort, the FreeBSD Project is @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ from the Mailman pages or the mailing lists section of the FreeBSD Web site.

Important:

Do not send email to the lists asking to be subscribed. Use the Mailman interface - instead.

3.2. Submitting Problem Reports

Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are + instead.

3.2. Submitting Problem Reports

Suggestions, bug reports and contributions of code are always valued—please do not hesitate to report any problems you may find. Bug reports with attached fixes are of course even more welcome.

The preferred method to submit bug reports from a machine @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ some cursory notes about obtaining a distribution.

RELNOTES.TXT: The release notes, showing what's new and different in FreeBSD - 10.2-STABLE compared to the previous release (FreeBSD + 10.3-RELEASE compared to the previous release (FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE).

HARDWARE.TXT: The hardware compatibility list, showing devices with which FreeBSD has been tested and is known to work.

ERRATA.TXT: Release errata. @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ release. These other copies of the errata are located at ../../../../releases/ (as well as any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this - location).

4.2. Manual Pages

As with almost all UNIX® like operating systems, FreeBSD + location).

4.2. Manual Pages

As with almost all UNIX® like operating systems, FreeBSD comes with a set of on-line manual pages, accessed through the man(1) command or through the hypertext manual pages gateway on the FreeBSD Web site. In @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ information on particular topics. Notable examples of such manual pages are tuning(7) (a guide to performance tuning), security(7) (an introduction to FreeBSD security), - and style(9) (a style guide to kernel coding).

4.3. Books and Articles

Two highly-useful collections of FreeBSD-related information, + and style(9) (a style guide to kernel coding).

4.3. Books and Articles

Two highly-useful collections of FreeBSD-related information, maintained by the FreeBSD Project, are the FreeBSD Handbook and FreeBSD FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions document). On-line versions of the Handbook and FAQ are always @@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ mirrors.

Special thanks also go to the many thousands of FreeBSD users and testers all over the world, without whom this snapshot simply would not have been possible.

This file, and other release-related documents, - can be downloaded from https://www.FreeBSD.org/snapshots/.

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + can be downloaded from https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/.

For questions about FreeBSD, read the documentation before - contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

All users of FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE should + contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

All users of FreeBSD 10.3-STABLE should subscribe to the <stable@FreeBSD.org> mailing list.

For questions about this documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

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FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE Release Notes

The FreeBSD Project

FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE Release Notes

The FreeBSD Project

FreeBSD is a registered trademark of the FreeBSD Foundation.

IBM, AIX, OS/2, PowerPC, PS/2, S/390, and ThinkPad are @@ -18,29 +18,29 @@ as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this document, and the FreeBSD Project was aware of the trademark claim, the designations have been followed by the “™” or the - “®” symbol.

Last modified on 2016-03-14 by gjb.

Abstract

The release notes for FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE contain + “®” symbol.

Last modified on 2016-03-14 by gjb.

Abstract

The release notes for FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE contain a summary of the changes made to the FreeBSD base system on the - 10.2-STABLE development line. This document lists + 10.3-STABLE development line. This document lists applicable security advisories that were issued since the last release, as well as significant changes to the FreeBSD kernel and userland. Some brief remarks on upgrading are also presented.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Upgrading from Previous Releases of FreeBSD

3. Security and Errata

3.1. Security Advisories
3.2. Errata Notices

4. Userland

4.1. Userland Configuration Changes
4.2. Userland Application Changes
4.3. Contributed Software
4.4. Installation and Configuration Tools
4.5. /etc/rc.d Scripts
4.6. /etc/periodic Scripts
4.7. Runtime Libraries and API
4.8. ABI Compatibility

5. Kernel

5.1. Kernel Bug Fixes
5.2. Kernel Configuration
5.3. System Tuning and Controls

6. Devices and Drivers

6.1. Device Drivers
6.2. Storage Drivers
6.3. Network Drivers

7. Hardware Suppor t

7.1. Hardware Support
7.2. Virtualization Support
7.3. ARM Support

8. Storage

8.1. General Storage
8.2. Networked Storage
8.3. ZFS
8.4. geom(4)

9. Boot Loader Changes

9.1. Boot Loader Changes
9.2. Boot Menu Changes

10. Networking

10.1. Network Protocols

11. Ports Collection and Package Infrastructure

11.1. Infrastructure Changes
11.2. Packaging Changes

12. Documentation

12.1. Documentation Source Changes
12.2. Documentation Toolchain Changes

13. Release Engineering and Integration

13.1. Integration Changes

1. Introduction

This document contains the release notes for FreeBSD - 10.2-STABLE. It describes recently added, changed, or + 10.3-RELEASE. It describes recently added, changed, or deleted features of FreeBSD. It also provides some notes on upgrading from previous versions of FreeBSD.

The snapshot distribution to which these release notes apply represents a point along the - 10.2-STABLE development branch between 10.2-RELEASE and - the future 10.3-RELEASE. Information regarding pre-built, + 10.3-STABLE development branch between 10.2-RELEASE and + the future 10.4-RELEASE. Information regarding pre-built, binary snapshot distributions along this branch can be - found at https://www.FreeBSD.org/snapshots/.

All users are encouraged to consult the release errata + found at https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/.

All users are encouraged to consult the release errata before installing FreeBSD. The errata document is updated with “late-breaking” information discovered late in the release cycle or after the release. Typically, it contains information on known bugs, security advisories, and corrections to documentation. An up-to-date copy of the errata for FreeBSD - 10.2-STABLE can be found on the FreeBSD Web site.

This document describes the most user-visible new or changed + 10.3-RELEASE can be found on the FreeBSD Web site.

This document describes the most user-visible new or changed features in FreeBSD since 10.2-RELEASE.

Typical release note items document recent security advisories issued after 10.2-RELEASE, new drivers or hardware support, new commands or options, major bug fixes, or @@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ installation tools.

11.1. Infrastructure Changes

11.2. Packaging Changes

12. Documentation

This section covers changes to the FreeBSD Documentation Project sources and toolchain.

12.1. Documentation Source Changes

12.2. Documentation Toolchain Changes

13. Release Engineering and Integration

This section convers changes that are specific to the FreeBSD Release Engineering processes.

13.1. Integration Changes

This file, and other release-related documents, - can be downloaded from https://www.FreeBSD.org/snapshots/.

For questions about FreeBSD, read the + can be downloaded from https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/.

For questions about FreeBSD, read the documentation before - contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

All users of FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE should + contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.

All users of FreeBSD 10.3-STABLE should subscribe to the <stable@FreeBSD.org> mailing list.

For questions about this documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.

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