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Please mail all suggestions and additions to <FreeBSD-FAQ@freefall.cdrom.com>
Revision: $Id: FreeBSD.FAQ,v 1.1 1994/09/11 10:56:02 jkh Exp $
Revision: $Id: FreeBSD.FAQ,v 1.2 1994/09/16 18:24:37 gclarkii Exp $
All entries are assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.
Any entries with a <XXX> are under construction.
Table of Contents
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6 Kernel Configuration
7 System Administration
8 Networking
9 Serial Communications
9 Serial Communications <XXX>
@@ -53,10 +54,10 @@ the FreeBSD-current distribution in:
0.1: What is FreeBSD?
FreeBSD is a UN*X type operating system based on William Jolitz's port
of U.C. Berkeley's Networking Release 2 to the i386, 386BSD. It is no
longer correct to say that FreeBSD is only 386BSD with the patchkit
applied! There have been many additions and bug fixes made throughout
FreeBSD 2.0 is a UN*X type operating system based on U.C. Berkeley's
4.4BSD-lite release for the i386 platform. It is also based indirectly
on William Jolitz's port of U.C. Berkeley's Net/2 to the i386, 386BSD.
There have been many additions and bug fixes made throughout
the entire system, some of the highlights of which are:
More robust and extensive PC device support
@@ -73,35 +74,7 @@ the entire system, some of the highlights of which are:
Too many additional utilities and applications to mention
0.2: My friends told me that FreeBSD was illegal and I shouldn't use it.
Is this really true?
FreeBSD versions up to and including 1.1 have included code from
Berkeley's Net/2 distribution. UNIX Systems Laboratories (now Novell)
sued Berkeley claiming that Net/2 included some code that belonged to
USL. In February of 1994, USL and Berkeley announced a settlement in
which neither side admitted to doing anything wrong, but UCB agreed to
stop distributing the disputed software.
Since Berkeley will no longer defend this code, we have been requested
to stop distributing it, and will be integrating all the improvements
we have made in the VM system and i386-specific code into Berkeley's
4.4-Lite distribution; the result will form the basis of FreeBSD 2.0.
We expect the integration to take place over a period of three to six
months, during which time we will have to stop work on 1.1 and
concentrate all our efforts on the merge, and we expect to make more
information available on the status of the merge effort as the situation
progresses.
However, to answer the question, "No. FreeBSD is not illegal." We
have been allowed by USL to distribute 1.1 as the last Net/2 derived
version, after which we have committed to move to 4.4 as previously
stated.
We expect to make more information available on the status of the
merge effort as the situation progresses.
0.3: What are the FreeBSD mailing lists, and how can I get on them?
0.2: What are the FreeBSD mailing lists, and how can I get on them?
The following mailing lists are provided for FreeBSD users and
developers. For more information, send to
@@ -123,7 +96,7 @@ Please see also the FreeBSD mailing list FAQ in:
/usr/src/contrib/FAQ/FreeBSD.mailing-list.FAQ
0.4: What are the various FreeBSD news groups?
0.3: What are the various FreeBSD news groups?
While there are no groups currently dedicated to FreeBSD, you may find
the following groups useful.
@@ -190,7 +163,10 @@ if you have documentation for your drive, you may want to see if this
feature has been disabled on your drive. However, ESDI, RLL, and
ST-506 drives normally do not do this.
<XXX> 1.5: I have 32MB of memory, should I expect any special problems?
1.5: I have 32MB of memory, should I expect any special problems?
No. FreeBSD 2.0 comes with bounce buffers which allows your bus
mastering controller access to greater than 16MB.
1.6: Do I need to install the complete sources?
@@ -263,22 +239,22 @@ IDE and SCSI hard drives.
FreeBSD supports the following SCSI controllers:
Adaptec AH-1542 Series <ISA>
AH-1742 Series <EISA>
Adaptec AH-154x Series <ISA>
AH-174x Series <EISA>
AH-152x Series <ISA>
Buslogic BT-445 Series <VLB> (but see section 1.5)
BT-545 Series <ISA>
BT-742 Series <EISA>
BT-747 Series <EISA>
BT-964 Series <PCI>
Future Domain TMC-8XX/950 Series <ISA>
Future Domain TMC-8xx/950 Series <ISA>
Generic NCR 53C810 based controllers <PCI>
ProAudioSpectrum NCR 5380 based controlers <ISA>
ProAudioSpectrum Zilog 5380 based controllers <ISA>
SCSI-2 controllers <ISA>
Seagate ST-01/02 Series <ISA>
UltraStor UH-14f Series <ISA>
UH-34f Series <EISA/VLB>
There is supposed to be a UltraStor 24f driver floating around, but
we're not sure where (could someone please point us at it?).
2.3: What CD-ROM drives are supported by FreeBSD?
@@ -356,6 +332,7 @@ There is support for the following cards:
`ie' driver:
AT&T EN100/StarLAN 10
3Com 3c507
`is' driver:
Isolan AT 4141-0
@@ -363,9 +340,13 @@ There is support for the following cards:
`ep' driver:
3com 3c509 (*)
`el' driver:
3com 3c501 (*)
`ze' driver:
IBM PCMCIA credit card adapter
(*)The `ep' and `el' driver is known to have some problems; see the
/usr/src/KNOWNBUGS file for more details.
@@ -408,14 +389,6 @@ entries here for inclusion.
<XXX> 3.1: Where can I get Motif for FreeBSD?
3.2: What about other commercial quality development systems for FreeBSD?
ParcPlace Systems, Inc., who currently provides their excellent
`Object Interface & Object Builder' GUI development environment free
of charge to Linux users, is considering the the FreeBSD platform and
will make their intentions known fairly shortly.
4 User Applications
-------------------
@@ -440,25 +413,7 @@ options GPL_MATH_EMULATE
NOTE: You will need to remove the MATH_EMULATE option when you do this.
4.2: If I want something like seyon, term, Kermit, emacs or any one of
hundreds of popular freeware utilities, is there a good place to
search through first?
Yes, the FreeBSD `ports collection' was put together for just that
purpose. It contains some of the most often requested languages,
editors, mail and news reading programs, network software and many
many megabytes of other types of useful goodies. CDROM people will
probably have the ports collection already in /usr/ports, other folks
can get at the latest snapshot of the entire collection in:
FreeBSD.cdrom.com:pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/ports
Note that this FTP server permits getting entire directories as one
(optionally gzipped or compressed) tar file. Read the FTP welcome
banner carefully for details.
4.3: I want all this neat software, but I haven't got the space or
4.2: I want all this neat software, but I haven't got the space or
CPU power to compile it all myself. Is there any way of getting
binaries?
@@ -469,7 +424,7 @@ also be installed or deinstalled again easily without having to know
the gory details. CDROM people will have a packages/ directory on
their CD, others can get the currently available packages from:
FreeBSD.cdrom.com:pub/FreeBSD/packages-1.1
FreeBSD.cdrom.com:pub/FreeBSD/packages
Note that all ports may not be available as packages, and that new
packages are constantly being added. It is always a good idea to
@@ -623,13 +578,7 @@ options SYSVMSG # enable for messaging
Recompile and install.
6.4: Are there any utilities that make configuring a kernel easier?
Well, yes and no. Look in /sys/i386/doc/options.doc for a list of kernel
options you can set, and what they do.
6.5: Will FreeBSD ever support other architectures?
6.4: Will FreeBSD ever support other architectures?
Several different groups have expressed interest in working on
multi-architecture support for FreeBSD. If you are interested in
@@ -638,7 +587,7 @@ doing so, please contact the developers at
strategy for porting.
6.6: I just wrote a device driver for a Foobar Systems, Inc.
6.5: I just wrote a device driver for a Foobar Systems, Inc.
Integrated Adaptive Gronkulator card. How do I get the
appropriate major numbers assigned?
@@ -668,53 +617,10 @@ Use the adduser command.
looking at /etc/printcap, but it's close to useless. Any ideas?
7.3: Help! I've lost my root password! How do I log in now?
Alternatively: I botched something bad in my root partition
that keeps me from booting, how do I fix it!?
Follow these steps:
1. First off, you need to boot the system single-user: Do this by rebooting
or resetting the machine, and when you come to the very first boot prompt
(the one you probably generally just hit `return' at or wait for it to
time-out) type:
386bsd -s
This will send the `-s' flag to init(1) telling it to not bring you up all
the way into multi-user mode. The system should come up single-user and
present you with a simple `#' prompt.
2. Now is probably a good time to type `fsck' and make sure your filesystems
are alright. If problems on your root filesystem are found and fixed, I would
recommend hitting the reset switch again and going back to step 1. Your
filesystems should all check fine the second time.
3. At this point, your root filesystem is mounted *read only* for safety.
If the problems you must fix are not on the root fs then I recommend that
you simply leave it this way and fix the other problems. If you need to
write to the root fs (fixing passwords requires this, for one thing) and
you're using SCSI for your root fs then type:
mount -u /dev/sd0a /
If you're using IDE/ESDI for your rootfs, then instead type:
mount -u /dev/wd0a /
This will remount your root filesystem read/write and allow you to make
your changes. Once you have done so, I recommend another reboot. -Jordan
8 Networking
------------
8.1: Where can I get information booting FreeBSD `diskless', that is
booting and running a FreeBSD box from a server rather than having
a local disk?
Please read /sys/i386/netboot/netboot.doc.
8.2: I've heard that you can use a FreeBSD box as a dedicated network
router - is there any easy support for this?
@@ -726,7 +632,7 @@ file and recompiling. In most cases, you will also need to run a
routing process to tell other systems on your network about your
router; FreeBSD comes with the standard BSD routing daemon routed(8),
or for more complex situations you may want to try GateD (available by
FTP from gated.Cornell.edu).
FTP from gated.Cornell.edu) which supports FreeBSD as of 3_5Alpha7.
It is our duty to warn you that, even when FreeBSD is configured in
this way, it does not completely comply with the Internet standard
@@ -811,25 +717,11 @@ rtpqual Tools for testing the ftp.psc.edu:/pub/net_tools/rtpqual.c
vat_nv_record Recording tools for vat ftp.sics.se:archive/vat_nv_record.tar.Z
and nv.
[Many thanks to Jim Lowe for this information]
9 Serial Communications
-----------------------
9.1: When I do a set line in Kermit it locks up, what's the problem?
The problem here is that FreeBSD thinks it's talking to a incoming
modem connection, and is waiting for carrier to come up on it before
completing the open. To disable modem control, do an:
stty -f /dev/ttyXX clocal
(Where `ttyXX' is the tty port you're using). If you use a given port
only for outgoing connections, you may wish to put this command in
your /etc/rc.local to avoid having to do it every time you reboot your
system.
NOTE: Anyone wishing to submit a FAQ entry on how to get tip and cu working
would have it much appreciated! We all use Kermit over here! :-)
@@ -851,6 +743,7 @@ Jordan Hubbard - Janitorial services (I don't do windows)
Garrett Wollman - Networking and formatting
Robert Oliver, Jr. - Ideas and dumb questions (That made me think)
Ollivier Robert - Invaluable feedback and contributions
Jim Lowe - Multicast information
The FreeBSD Team - Kvetching, moaning, submitting data
And to any others we've forgotten, apologies and heartfelt thanks!