Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 21:23:43 +0000 (GMT) From: matra <matra@diemme.it> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Newbie... Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.93.970120211534.62A-100000@bridget.devlab.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970122161212.7369G-100000@localhost>
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On Wed, 22 Jan 1997, Doug White wrote: > On Sun, 19 Jan 1997, matra wrote: > > > I had Linux for a year and now i want to install FreeBSD on my computer. > > Welcome aboard! > > > 1 -- Kernel upgrade : > > Under linux a simple "patch -p0 < patch-xx.xx.xx" is sufficient to > > upgrade the kernel . Wat is the story about upgrading kernels under > > FreeBSD ? Can i ftp the newest 2.1.6 or 2.2.0 , put it in /sys/src > > and make a compile ? > > In other words : wat is the quickest way to upgrade my system to a > > newer version of FreeBSD? > > For the most part, the best way is to grab the boot floppy for the release > in question and use the 'upgrade' option. This upgrades the system > binaries, source, etc. in one fell swoop. First of all, i apologize for my poor english ... Why!? Under Linux i have only to patch the kernel and recompile! Why have i to install and recompile everyting ?!.. The last night i have ftped the ssys.** of the 2.1.6 dist, unpacked it and compiled in the sys dir ; All works correctly with no "make world" commands . Why have i to "make world" every time i have the new kernel ? > > > 2 -- SvgaLIB: > > Under Linux i have Svgalib .Wat is the svgalib for FreeBSD? > > I believe the same exists here. At least a friend of mine has programmed > with it. Try asking in hackers@freebsd.org. Will do. Another question for you : Under linux the gcc is 2.7.2 and libc is 5.4.17 . Under FreeBSD the version is older : gcc 2.6.3 and libc 2.2 ( at least in my dist ). Why they are so old ? And how can i upgrade the gcc/libc/libg++ ? Can i ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu the src and compile them ? > > 3 -- ZIP Drive: > > I have a parallel port ZIP drive . How can i use this very useful > > gadget with FreeBSD? > > Not really. I have the URL for a driver, but it's not included in the > system and I have no idea how to hack it in. Needless to say the SCSI > units (attached to a supported adapter) work without a hitch. > > The URL is: > > http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~son/ppa3.html Needless to say i have the ppa version!... thanx for your help , cul8r
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