Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 16:16:20 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: matra <matra@diemme.it> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Newbie... Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970122161212.7369G-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.93.970119050452.173A-100000@bridget.devlab.org>
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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. > 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. > 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 Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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