Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 18:17:22 -0500 (EST) From: Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com> To: Bryan Ogawa <bkogawa@primenet.com> Cc: Daniel Keller <dkeller@psln.com>, FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: mounting cd9600, netscape, newsreaders, more ttys Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.961228180746.9156C-100000@echonyc.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961226055348.5648A-100000@usr05.primenet.com>
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On Thu, 26 Dec 1996, Bryan Ogawa wrote: > I believe that DOS drives are supported by a FAT filesystem--I've heard, > however, that there are potential data-loss issues in at least some cases > when using the FAT filesystem. Most DOS CDROMs are ISO 9600, though, and > should use mount_cd9600 or the above shorthand. There's also mtools. If you're using version 2.1.5 or earlier (and maybe 2.1.6, I'm not sure) avoid msdosfs, it can hose your DOS or FreeBSD data. The developers think they've fixed the problem in 2.2, but the problem is too elusive to be sure (I think that's the story, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong :). Mtools works, though they sometimes don't like partitions that have been resized with FIPS. > > > > I tried to install the netscape3 port but it couldn't find the file on any > > of the systems I tried. There wasn't a problem with my internet connection > > because I have just installed pine. Where can I get netscape, or is there a > > better www browser? > > netscape is just about the best, I suppose, although lynx is nice if you > don't have X windows running. > > I think Netscape has upped the version (from 3.0 to 3.0.1). > > I'd suggest going to ftp.freebsd.org , /pub/FreeBSD/ports-current/x11 and > looking there for the netscape port. You can download the whole port > directory (which you'll need) by using a 'get netscape.tar.gz' in the > directory holding the port directory (confusing--sorry). Netscape isn't on the CD -- installing the port just fetches the tarball off the net. If your net connection is up that should work fine. I had some problems with keysyms using netscape 3.0 with XFree86 3.2, but netscape 2 works fine. > > > > I was looking in the news directory in ports and there are many > > newsreaders, witch one is the best, Is there one with emacs? if so how do I > > set it up? > > Opinions differ. The ones which get reasonably good press: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ usenetters love to argue, of course. > > > > How can I add more terminal windows (or whatever they are called, you get > > to them by pressing ALT-F1..) there are three on my system now and I would > > like to add more. > > You need to edit /etc/ttys, to add more, and then recompile your kernel, I > believe (I could be wrong). You're right, but there's a little more to it than that. You need to edit the MAXCONS line in your kernel config file, recompile and reinstall your kernel, change the lines in /etc/ttys, and use "MAKEDEV vtyn" to create the devices, where n is the number of the vty you're creating. Make sure you leave one vty turned off in /etc/ttys so Xwindows can use it. Also (this trips a lot of people up) you should know that to switch vtys from Xwindows you need to hit ctrl-alt-Fn instead of just alt-Fn. > > > > Thanks! > > Daniel Keller > > > > "What does friend mean to you? > > A word so wrongfully abused." > > -Frogs by Alice in Chains > > ------------------------------ > > dkeller@psln.com > > ------------------------------ > > bryan k. ogawa <bkogawa@primenet.com> <bkogawa@netvoyage.net> > Ben
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