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From: cslye@infosite.com (Cameron Slye)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: mouse / new hd
Date: 20 Jan 1996 10:13:03 GMT
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Ok 2 questions, first...

I just put a new gig drive into this system, it was after the time I
installed it, and am wanting to fdisk/format it... I think I have been able
to write the fdisk info via sysinstall.  But I need to format it, and have
not got the hang of newfs... I have looked through the faq and handbook, and
that part of the handbook is blank (usefull :)  So could someone tell me
what commands I need to run to get this going ? (The mounting and fstab I
know, just fdisking and newfs)  The following is what is found on bootup..
Jan 19 03:29:43 info /kernel: (ncr0:1:0): 200ns (5 Mb/sec) offset 8.
Jan 19 03:29:43 info /kernel: (ncr0:1:0): "HP C2247M1 0B04" type 0 fixed SCSI 2
Jan 19 03:29:43 info /kernel: sd1(ncr0:1:0): Direct-Access 
Jan 19 03:29:43 info /kernel: sd1(ncr0:1:0): FAST SCSI-2 100ns (10 Mb/sec) offset 8.
Jan 19 03:29:43 info /kernel: 1003MB (2054864 512 byte sectors)


And second, is there a cut and paste util like gpm for linux for FreeBSD?  
(This uses the mouse to select copy and paste between VT's)
I miss this somewhat... I would just use X, but have a video card that is to
good for it <grin>(Matrox Millinuam<sp>) And with the demo was getting some
wierd stuff happening to my montior, so I don't want to pay $100 for
something that might not work.. While I am on this, what is a good PCI video
card for X that is supported for a 15in monitor.  2mb VRAM is what I am
guessing, and how much ?

						Thanks!