Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 09:46:26 -0600 (CST) From: John Sconiers <jrs@enteract.com> To: Thomas Good <tomg@nrnet.org> Cc: "freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: trifecta of beginner questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981202093419.8841B-100000@adam.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.981202085318.428C-100000@mailhost.nrnet.org>
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> Just got BSD up and going...now trying to bring over some utils I > am used to, and to colourize my environment. Pardon the rookie > questions - have tried a bit of RTFM but... > I am currently stuck in the following areas: > 1) What is the equivalent of the UnixWare setcolour/Linux setterm > command to set fg/bg console screen colours? good question...I have and idea but defer to someone else.... > 2) I do not have mtools installed yet...how may I get the tarball > off of a floppy and onto my system? Can FreeBSD read a system V fs? > Should I stick with a dos formatted floppy (how can I mount it?). depending on your installation it may be there...did you install off of a cd-rom...over the net...did you download all the ports to your computer.. If you used a cd-rom it's probaly on the cd-rom if you downloaded over the net....well the easiest way to do it woulld be to go into /usr/ports and run do a make install.. http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook26.html > 3) What is the syntax for mounting a dos partition? I've tried > mount_msdos but am generating only stderr... http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ120.html > A bonus question: I need to get my UUCP conf files happy with an > internal modem (com4 so it would be /dev/cuaa3...) Of course I get > the `device not configured' complaint from cu...anyone able to point > me to a relevant HOWTO or URL? http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook262.html > Many thanks... > Cheers, > Tom JOHN To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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