Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X, 3.X and 4.X

The FreeBSD Documentation Project

This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X, 3.X, and 4.X. All entries are assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.5 and later, unless otherwise noted. Any entries with a <XXX> are under construction. If you are interested in helping with this project, send email to the FreeBSD documentation project mailing list <[email protected]>. The latest version of this document is always available from the FreeBSD World Wide Web server. It may also be downloaded as one large HTML file with HTTP or as plain text, postscript, PDF, etc. from the FreeBSD FTP server. You may also want to Search the FAQ.

Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Documentation and Support
3 Installation
4 Hardware compatibility
5 Troubleshooting
6 Commercial Applications
7 User Applications
8 Kernel Configuration
9 Disks, Filesystems, and Boot Loaders
10 System Administration
11 The X Window System and Virtual Consoles
12 Networking
13 Security
14 PPP
15 Serial Communications
16 Miscellaneous Questions
17 The FreeBSD Funnies
18 Advanced Topics
19 Acknowledgments
Bibliography

List of Tables
3-1. Maximum file sizes
12-1. Network cards based on the DEC PCI chipset

List of Examples
11-1. ``Pointer'' Section for Wheeled Mouse in XFree86 3.3.x series XF86Config with moused Translation
11-2. ``InputDevice'' Section for Wheeled Mouse in XFree86 4.x series XF86Config with X Server Translation
11-3. ``.emacs'' example for naive page scrolling with Wheeled Mouse
11-4. ``Pointer'' Section for Wheeled Mouse in XF86Config with X Server Translation
11-5. ``InputDevice'' Section for Wheeled Mouse in XFree86 4.x series XF86Config with X Server Translation
11-6. ``.emacs'' example for naive page scrolling with Wheeled Mouse
11-7. Emacs Configuration for Imwheel
11-8. Xemacs Configuration for Imwheel

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