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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: ggrant@crl.com (Gary E. Grant) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: novice questions Date: 5 Nov 1995 14:07:30 -0800 Organization: CRL Network Services (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 27 Message-ID: <47jcj2$l5p@crl.crl.com> References: <47hm7s$lgm@crl5.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com In article <47hm7s$lgm@crl5.crl.com>, S. Paul <caleb@crl.com> wrote: >is there a bsd/freebsd mail list for novice-questions >or additional faq other than the one by ted timar. >Very well done and informative, but i can't seem to find info on >transfering files from fd0 (floppy dr) to their various sub directories first you have to mount the floppy, look at the mount command, then look at the 'cp' command. >I have ordered the 4.4bsd documentation (urm, usd)O'reilly. >also how do i set up a modem for dial up isp service. Look into the Kermit Package for serial communication. >in win95/dos its at irq3 com4 . If you are using com3-com4 you are going to have to change the modem address because the serial driver in FBSD does NOT share interrupts. you should set the modem to IRQ5 or IRQ2 > is there a comm test prog ? Kermit, if you know how to use it. >how do i know whether i need to hardware or jumper settings Look at the configuration in the /usr/src/sys/i386 directory. Gary :-) P.S. FreeBSD is not for the faint of heart, or the unadventurious... With FreeBSD you have to THINK or swim. :-)