From owner-freebsd-doc Wed Apr 3 13:40:00 1996 Return-Path: owner-doc Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA24508 for doc-outgoing; Wed, 3 Apr 1996 13:40:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from palmer.demon.co.uk (palmer.demon.co.uk [158.152.50.150]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA24499 for ; Wed, 3 Apr 1996 13:39:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by palmer.demon.co.uk (sendmail/PALMER-1) with SMTP id VAA00729 for ; Wed, 3 Apr 1996 21:54:44 +0100 (BST) To: doc@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Gary Palmer" Subject: FAQ Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 21:54:43 +0100 Message-ID: <727.828564883@palmer.demon.co.uk> Sender: owner-doc@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi I've made some quick changes to the FAQ (relative to RELENG_2_1_0) which are enclosed. (Someone should update the ``current snapshot is'' bit before commiting - I'm working offline at the minute and can't remember) Gary Index: freebsd-faq.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /mnt/usr/home/ncvs/src/share/doc/FAQ/freebsd-faq.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.4.4.4 diff -u -r1.4.4.4 freebsd-faq.sgml --- freebsd-faq.sgml 1996/01/31 14:32:03 1.4.4.4 +++ freebsd-faq.sgml 1996/04/03 20:53:33 @@ -26,19 +26,18 @@ Mailing list"> or to - The latest released version is FreeBSD 2.0.5R. FreeBSD-current - refers to the future FreeBSD 2.2. The 2.1 release will be issued - from a special branch of the -current sources and is intended as an - even more stable version of 2.0.5. + The latest released version is FreeBSD 2.1.0R. FreeBSD-current + refers to the future FreeBSD 2.2. 2.1 was developed on a + separate branch to 2.2-current, and only stability fixes were + brought across, making 2.1.0 a much more stable release than + 2.0.5R. It is expected that there will be one more release + from the 2.1 branch with more bug fixes. There are regular snapshots extracted from 2.2-CURRENT. Check on ftp.FreeBSD.ORG in /pub/FreeBSD/*-SNAP*. The current snapshot is 2.1.0-951104-SNAP. - Latest notes: expect 2.1-RELEASE to hit the streets in a few days - for FTP. It will be burned on CD-ROM soon ! - This version of the FAQ uses the linuxdoc-sgml utility written for Linux by Matt Welsh. The initial SGML translation was made by Ollivier Robert What do I need to run FreeBSD?

- You'll need a 386 or better PC, with 4 Mo or more of RAM and at - least 60 MB of hard disk space. It can run with a low end MDA - card but to run X11R6, a VGA or better video card is needed. + You'll need a 386 or better PC, with 4 Megabytes or more of + RAM and at least 60 MB of hard disk space. It can run with a + low end MDA card but to run X11R6, a VGA or better video + card is needed. You will need a minimum of 5 Megabytes to + install though, as the installation kernel is slightly bigger + than the normal kernel. See the section on @@ -106,8 +108,8 @@ The distribution is available via anonymous ftp from: - For the current release, 2.0.5R, look in: - + For the current release, 2.1.0R, look in: + FreeBSD is also available via CDROM, from the following place(s): @@ -150,6 +152,10 @@ from the Core Team. This mail list should be limited to meeting synopsis and coordination of projects that span User Groups +

The FreeBSD-commit list has been broken up into groups dealing @@ -311,19 +317,19 @@ How do I install FreeBSD?

- Installation instructions can be found as: - + Release notes are also available as: - + On the CDROM, the following files are in the top-most directory: @@ -394,14 +400,37 @@ System (provided as XFree86 3.1.2). + I used rawrite to write out the boot.flp image, but it won't boot. HELP!? +

+ There are several possible causes for this: + + + The floppy was not formatted properly before you + ran the rawrite program. Use the DOS `format' + program, or a suitable formatter from whichever OS + you are running. Then re-try the rawrite step. + + The floppy disk has a bad sector (or sectors) on + it. Rawrite and FreeBSD boot loader can't cope with + bad floppies. Try another floppy. + + You performed the rawrite operation under Windows + 95 or Windows NT. Both of these operating systems + perform some sort of device protection, and rawrite + doesn't know how to deal with it, often failing + silently. If you can, boot into normal DOS and try + again. + + + Help! I can't install from tape! The install fails with a ``record too big'' error!

- If you are installing 2.0.5R from tape, you must create the tape - using a tar blocksize of 10 (5120 bytes). The default tar - blocksize is 20 (10240 bytes), and tapes created using this - default size cannot be used to install 2.0.5R; with these tapes, - you will get an error that complains about the record size being - too big. + If you are installing from tape, you must create the tape + using a tar blocksize of 10 (5120 bytes). The default tar + blocksize is 20 (10240 bytes), and tapes created using this + default size cannot be used to install; with these tapes, + you will get an error that complains about the record size + being too big. I want to install FreeBSD onto a SCSI disk that has more than 1024 cylinders. How do I do it? @@ -1527,7 +1556,7 @@ Hmm, where are my familiar BSD system files ? What's this /etc/sysconfig thing?

- As for 2.0.5R, the primary configuration file is + As of 2.0.5R, the primary configuration file is /etc/sysconfig. All the options are to be specified in this one and the other one (/etc/rc and /etc/netstart) just include it. @@ -1618,7 +1647,10 @@ kernel configuration file and recompiling. This kernel option will put the As of 2.1.0, the + preferred method of enabling packet forwarding is by setting + the variable ``/etc/sysconfig to + be `` In most cases, you will also need to run a routing process to tell other systems on your network about your router; FreeBSD