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From: burgess@hrd769.brooks.af.mil (Dave Burgess)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development
Subject: New and Improved FAQ outline.
Date: 22 Mar 1993 17:17:25 -0600
Organization: Armstrong Lab MIS, Brooks AFB TX
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Message-ID: <1olhe5INN1ni@hrd769.brooks.af.mil>
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Hello All,
Here goes nothin'
A dedicated and professional cadre of 386bsd gurus has decided to undertake
the rewriting of the 386bsd FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) list. At this
point, I am coordinating the effort in putting this new document together.
This is an open invitation for anyone that wants to write a question and an
appropriate answer to send them to me now. I am including the tentative
outline for the new FAQ below:
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Section 0. (Basic FAQ information)
Introduction
About this FAQ
How to add your pet answer to the FAQ
Section 1. (General Network Information)
General information
What is 386BSD
Feature summary
The future of 386BSD
386BSD software projects in progress
Contacting software authors
Minimum hardware configuration recommanded
Where to get the source and binarys
Forms available (floppy, FTP, CDROM)
Internet NEWSGROUPS for 386BSD
NEWSGROUP archives
Documentation available
BSD manuals
BSD books
The Jolitz Book
Dr Dobbs journal
Other FAQ's on the net that are relevant
FTP sites for 386BSD
Official distribution sites
Reference sites
Unofficial archive sites that have neat stuff!
Section 2. (Common installation questions)
Install process
Tiny boot disk (versions and media formats)
Fix-it boot disk
Binary distribution
Source distribution
Additional software distribution
Patch-kit
Configuration
Partitions
Swap space (increasing, second partition)
Dual boot possibilities
Common installation problems (include pointer to section 9).
Swap space not identified correctly.
Endless reboot cycles.
Section 3. (Kernel Building and Maintenance)
Kernel
How to build a kernel
Debugging
X11/XFree86/XS3
Compiling and testing a kernel to support X
Compiler and Library routines
Section 4. (Kernel Additions)
Available Kernel add on's
Recommanded add on's
Section 5. (Kernel Replacement Parts)
Device Drivers
Mass storage
Disk/Tape/Floppy
Unit Record
Printers
Terminals/Keyboards
Modems
Network
Section 6. (Interaction with MS-DOS)
Formatting a floppy
Sharing the Disk with MS-DOS
Accessing the MS-DOS filesystem
PC-NFS support
Section 7. (System Communication)
Communications
SLIP
CSLIP
PPP
TCP/IP
UUCP
Terminals
Section 8. ("Supported" Hardware List)
What hardware is 386BSD known to run on and support!
System brand names
Motherboards
Video cards
Mice
Serial Cards
Disk Controllers
SCSI Controllers
Network Cards
Printers
TAPE Drives
CDROMs
Section 9 ("Supported" Software List).
Software known to run under 386BSD
List whether patches are needed
List version/release of program
List who is supporting it if anyone
List where you can get it
Section 10. (Applications)
Free software list
Compilers
Utilities
X applications
Games
Communication packages
Licensed Software list
Motif
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We will be starting on real development of the FAQ and it will be posted
in Sections as they become available.
Once again, any volunteers that would like to submit a question and answer
pair, please E-Mail me here and I will include it in the FAQ.
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TSgt Dave Burgess
NCOIC AL/Management Information Systems Office
Brooks AFB, TX