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A few ESDI controllers that use proprietary - interfaces may not work: stick to WD1002/3/6/7 interfaces - and clones. - - <sect1> - <heading>Which SCSI controllers are supported?</heading> - - <p>FreeBSD supports the following SCSI controllers: - - <descrip> - <tag/Adaptec/ - AH-1505 <ISA> <newline> - AH-152x Series <ISA> <newline> - AH-154x Series <ISA> <newline> - AH-174x Series <EISA> <newline> - Sound Blaster SCSI (AH-152x compat) <ISA> <newline> - AH-2742/2842 Series <ISA/EISA> <newline> - AH-2820/2822/2825 Series (Narrow/Twin/Wide) <VLB> <newline> - AH-294x and aic7870 MB controllers (Narrow/Twin/Wide) <PCI> - <newline> - AH-394x (Narrow/Twin/Wide) - - <tag/Buslogic/ - BT-445 Series <VLB> (this is one of the cards referred to - in the section <ref id="bigram" name="on >16 MB machines">) - <newline> - BT-545 Series <ISA> <newline> - BT-742 Series <EISA><newline> - BT-747 Series <EISA><newline> - BT-946 Series <PCI> <newline> - BT-956 Series <PCI> <newline> - - <tag/Future Domain/ - TMC-950 Series <ISA> <newline> - - <tag/PCI Generic/ - NCR 53C81x based controllers <PCI> <newline> - NCR 53C82x based controllers <PCI> <newline> - NCR 53C860/75 based controllers <PCI> <newline> - - <tag/ProAudioSpectrum/ - Zilog 5380 based controllers <ISA> <newline> - Trantor 130 based controllers <ISA> <newline> - - <tag/DTC/ - DTC 3290 EISA SCSI in AHA-154x emulation.<newline> - - <tag/Seagate/ - ST-01/02 Series <ISA><newline> - - <tag/UltraStor/ - UH-14f Series <ISA><newline> - UH-24f Series <EISA> <newline> - UH-34f Series <VLB><newline> - - <tag/Western Digital/ - WD7000 <ISA> <No scatter/gather> - </descrip> - - <sect1> - <heading>Which CD-ROM drives are supported by FreeBSD?</heading> - - <p>Any SCSI drive connected to a supported controller is supported. - - <p>The following proprietry CD-ROM interfaces are also supported: - - <itemize> - <item>Mitsumi LU002 (8bit), LU005 (16bit) and FX001D (16bit 2x Speed). - <item>Sony CDU 31/33A<newline> - <item>Sound Blaster Non-SCSI CD-ROM<newline> - <item>Matsushita/Panasonic CD-ROM<newline> - <item>ATAPI compatible IDE CD-ROMs<newline> - </itemize> - - <p>All non-SCSI cards are known to be extremely slow compared to - SCSI drives, and some ATAPI CDROMs may not work. - - <p>As of 2.2 the FreeBSD CDROM from Walnut Creek supports booting - directly from the CD. - - <sect1> - <heading>Does FreeBSD support ZIP drives?</heading> - - <p>FreeBSD supports the SCSI ZIP drive out of the box, of course. The - ZIP drive can only be set to run at SCSI target IDs 5 or 6, but if - your SCSI host adapter's BIOS supports it you can even boot from - it. I don't know which host adapters let you boot from targets - other than 0 or 1... look at your docs (and let me know if it works - out for you). - - <p>There is no built in support for the parallel ZIP drive, and if you - haven't bought your ZIP drive already I recommend you get the SCSI - one... the price is the same, and the performance is much better, - and you're unlikely to ever be able to boot from the parallel port. - - <p>If you already have a parallel ZIP, there is a port of the Linux - driver available at - - <url url="http://www.prism.uvsq.fr/~son/ppa3.html" - name="Nicolas Souchu's home page"> in France. - - <p>Also check out <ref id="jaz" name="this note on removable drives">, - and <ref id="disklabel" name="this note on 'formatting'">. - - <sect1> - <heading> - Does FreeBSD support JAZ, EZ and other removable drives? - </heading> - - <p>Apart from the IDE version of the EZ drive, these are all SCSI - devices, so the should all look like SCSI disks to FreeBSD, and - the IDE EZ should look like an IDE drive. - - <p><label id="jaz">I'm not sure how well FreeBSD supports changing - the media out while running. You will of course need to dismount the - drive before swapping media, and make sure that any external units are - powered on when you boot the system so FreeBSD can see them. - - <p>See <ref id="disklabel" name="this note on 'formatting'">. - - <sect1> - <heading>Which multi-port serial cards are supported by FreeBSD?</heading> - - <p>There is a list of these in the <htmlurl - url="../handbook/install:misc.html" name="Miscellaneous devices"> - section of the handbook. - - <p>Some unnamed clone cards have also been known to work, especially - those that claim to be AST compatible. - - <p>Check the <htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?sio" - name="sio"> man page to get more information on configuring such cards. - - <sect1> - <heading>I have an unusual bus mouse. How do I set it up?<label id="busmouse"></heading> - - <p>FreeBSD supports the bus mouse and the InPort bus mouse from such - manufactures as Microsoft, Logitech and ATI. The bus device driver - is compiled in the GENERIC kernel by default. If you are building - a custom kernel with the bus mouse driver, make sure to add the - following line to the kernel config file: - - <verb> - device mse0 at isa? port 0x23c tty irq5 vector mseintr - </verb> - - <p>The bus mouse usually comes with an dedicatd interface card. - It may allow you to set the port address and the IRQ number other - than shown above. Refer to the manual of your mouse and the - <htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?mse" name="mse"> - man page for more information. - - <sect1> - <heading> - How do I use my PS/2 (``mouse port'' or ``keyboard'') mouse?<label id="ps2mouse"></heading> - - <p>If you're running a very recent version of FreeBSD, the necessary - driver, psm, is included and enabled in the kernel. The kernel - should detect your PS/2 mouse at boot time. - - <p>If you're running a previous but relatively recent version of - FreeBSD then you can simply enable it in the kernel configuration - menu at installation time, otherwise later with -c at the boot: - prompt. It is disabled by default, so you will need to enable - it explicitly. - - <p>If you're running an older version of FreeBSD then you'll have to - add the following lines to your kernel configuration file and compile - a new kernel: - - <verb> - device psm0 at isa? port "IO_KBD" conflicts tty irq 12 vector psmintr - </verb> - - <p>See the <url url="../handbook/kernelconfig.html" - name="Handbook entry on configuring the kernel"> if you've no - experience with building kernels. - - <p>Once you have a kernel detecting psm0 correctly at boot time, - make sure that an entry for psm0 exists in /dev. You can do this - by typing: - - <verb> - cd /dev; sh MAKEDEV psm0 - </verb> - - <p>when logged in as root. - - <sect1> - <heading>Is it possible to make use of a mouse in any way outside the X Window?<label id="moused"></heading> - - <p>If you are using the default console driver, syscons, you can - use a mouse pointer in text consoles to cut & paste text. - Run the mouse daemon, moused, and turn on the mouse pointer - in the virtual console: - - <verb> - moused -p /dev/xxxx -t yyyy - vidcontrol -m on - </verb> - - <p>Where <tt>xxxx</tt> is the mouse device name and <tt>yyyy</tt> - is a protocol type for the mouse. See the - <htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?moused" name="moused"> - man page for supported protocol types. - - <p>You may wish to run the mouse daemon automatically when the - system starts. In version 2.2.1, set the following variables in - <tt>/etc/sysconfig</tt>. - - <verb> - mousedtype="yyyy" - mousedport="xxxx" - mousedflags="" - </verb> - - In versions 2.2.2 or later, set the following variables in - <tt>/etc/rc.conf</tt>. - - <verb> - moused_type="yyyy" - moused_port="xxxx" - moused_flags="" - </verb> - - <p>Staring from FreeBSD 2.2.6, the mouse daemon is capable of - determining the correct protocol type automatically unless the mouse - is a relatively old serial mouse model. Specify ``<tt>auto</tt>'' as - the protocol to invoke automatic detection. - - <p>When the mouse daemon is running, access to the mouse needs to be - coordinated between the mouse daemon and other programs such as the - X Window. Refer to <ref id="x-and-moused" name="another section"> - on this issue". - - <sect1> - <heading>How do I cut and paste text with mouse in the text console?</heading> - - <p>Once you get the mouse daemon running (see <ref id="moused" - name="previous section">), hold down the button 1 (left button) - and move the mouse to select a region of - text. Then, press the button 2 (middle button) or the button 3 (right - button) to paste it at the text cursor. - - <p>In versions 2.2.6 and later, pressing the button 2 will paste - the text. Pressing the button 3 will ``extend'' the selected region - of text. If your mouse does not have the middle button, you may wish - to emulate it or remap buttons using moused options. See the - <htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?moused" name="moused"> - man page for details. - - <sect1> - <heading>My mouse has a fancy wheel and buttons. Can I use them in FreeBSD?</heading> - - <p>The answer is, unfortunately, ``It depends.'' These mice with - additional features require specialized driver in most cases. - Unless the mouse device driver or the user program has specific - support for the mouse, it will act just like a standard two, or - three button mouse. - - <sect1> - <heading> - How do I use the mouse/trackball/touchpad on my laptop? - </heading> - - <p>Please refer to <ref id="ps2mouse" name="the answer to the previous - question">. And check out <ref id="pao" name="this note"> on the Mobile - Computing page. - - <sect1> - <heading>What types of tape drives are supported?</heading> - - <p>FreeBSD supports SCSI, QIC-36 (with a QIC-02 interface) and - QIC-40/80 (Floppy based) tape drives. This includes 8-mm (aka Exabyte) - and DAT drives. The QIC-40/80 drives are known to be slow. - - <p>Some of the early 8-mm drives are not quite compatible with SCSI-2, - and may not work well with FreeBSD. - - <sect1> - <heading>Does FreeBSD support tape changers?</heading> - - <p>FreeBSD 2.2 supports SCSI changers using the <htmlurl - url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ch(4)" name="ch"> device and - the <htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?chio" name="chio"> - command. The details of how you actually control the changer can be - found in the <htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?chio" - name="chio"> man page. - - <p>If you're not using <htmlurl - url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?amanda" name="AMANDA"> or - some other product that already understands changers, remember that - they're only know how to move a tape from one point to another, so - you need to keep track of which slot a tape is in, and which slot the - tape currently in the drive needs to go back to. - - <sect1> - <heading>Which sound cards are supported by FreeBSD?</heading> - - <p>FreeBSD supports the SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, SoundBlaster - 16, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, AdLib and Gravis UltraSound sound cards. - There is also limited support for MPU-401 and compatible MIDI cards. - The SoundBlaster 16 ASP cards are not yet supported. The Microsoft - Sound System is also supported. - - <p><bf/NOTE/ This is only for sound! This driver does not support - CD-ROMs, SCSI or joysticks on these cards, except for the - SoundBlaster. The SoundBlaster SCSI interface and some non-SCSI - CDROMS are supported, but you can't boot off this device. - - <sect1> - <heading>Which network cards does FreeBSD support?</heading> - - <p>See the <htmlurl url="../handbook/install:nics.html" - name="Ethernet cards"> section of the handbook for a more - complete list. Since it doesn't list the drivers - you need to use for each of the cards, this incomplete - list will have to do. - - <descrip> - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?de(4)" - name="de"> driver/ - DEC DC21x40 and compatible PCI controllers<newline> - (including 21140 100bT cards) <newline> - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ed(4)" - name="ed"> driver/ NE2000 and 1000<newline> - WD/SMC 8003, 8013 and Elite Ultra (8216)<newline> - 3Com 3c503 <newline> - HP 27247B and 27252A <newline> - And clones of the above <newline> - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?le(4)" - name="le"> driver/ - DEC EtherWORKS II and EtherWORKS III controllers. <newline> - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ie(4)" - name="ie"> driver/ - AT&T EN100/StarLAN 10 <newline> - 3COM 3c507 Etherlink 16/TP<newline> - NI5210 <newline> - Intel EtherExpress <newline> - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?is(4)" - name="is"> driver/ - Isolan AT 4141-0 <newline> - Isolink 4110 <newline> - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?el(4)" - name="el"> driver/ - 3com 3c501 (does not support Multicast or DMA) - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?eg(4)" - name="eg"> driver/ - 3com 3c505 Etherlink/+ - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ze(4)" - name="ze"> driver/ - IBM PCMCIA credit card adapter - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?lnc(4)" - name="lnc"> drive/ - Lance/PCnet cards (Isolan, Novell NE2100, NE32-VL)(*) - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?ep(4)" - name="ep"> driver/ - 3com 3c509 (Must disable PNP support on card) - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?cx(4)" - name="cx"> driver/ - Cronyx/Sigma multiport Sync/Async (Cisco and PPP framing) - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?zp(4)" - name="zp"> driver/ - 3Com PCMCIA Etherlink III (aka 3c589)(A-C only) - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?fea(4)" - name="fea"> driver/ - DEC DEFEA EISA FDDI controller - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?fpa(4)" - name="fpa"> driver/ - DEC DEFPA PCI FDDI controller - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?fe(4)" - name="fe"> driver/ - Fujitsu MB86960A/MB86965A Ethernet cards - </descrip> - - <p><bf/NOTE/ Drivers marked with (*) are known to have problems. - - <p><bf/NOTE/ 3C598D is NOT supported yet. - - <p><bf/NOTE/ We also support TCP/IP over parallel lines. At this point - we are incompatible with other versions, but we hope to correct - this in the near future. Refer to the description in the lp(4) - man page. - - <p><bf/NOTE/ Some of these cards require a DOS partition on your hard - drive to run the configuration software. Software configured cards - may also need to be hard-reset after running another operating - system that uses manufacturer-supplied drivers. This may even - require a full power cycle. - - <sect1> - <heading>I don't have a math co-processor - is that bad?</heading> - - <p><tt /Note/ This will only affect 386/486SX/486SLC owners - other - machines will have one built into the CPU. - - <p>In general this will not cause any problems, but there are - circumstances where you will take a hit, either in performance or - accuracy of the math emulation code (see the section <ref id="emul" - name="on FP emulation">). In particular, drawing arcs in X will be - VERY slow. It is highly recommended that you buy a math - co-processor; it's well worth it. - - <p><bf/NOTE/ Some math co-processors are better than others. It pains - us to say it, but nobody ever got fired for buying Intel. Unless - you're sure it works with FreeBSD, beware of clones. - - <sect1> - <heading>What other devices does 2.X support?</heading> - - <p>Here is a listing of drivers which do not fit into any of the - earlier categories. - - <descrip> - <tag><tt/b004.c/</tag> - Driver for B004 compatible Transputer boards <newline> - - <tag>``ctx'' driver</tag> - Driver for CORTEX-I Frame grabber <newline> - - <tag>``gp'' driver</tag> - Driver for National Instruments AT-GPIB and<newline> - AT-GPIB/TNT boards - - <tag>``pca'' driver</tag> - Driver for PC speakers to allow the playing of audio files - - <tag>``spigot'' driver</tag> - Driver for the Creative Labs Video Spigot - - <tag><htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?gsc(4)" - name="gsc"> driver</tag> - Driver for the Genuis GS-4500 Hand scanner - - <tag><htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?joy(4)" - name="joy"> driver</tag> - Driver for a joystick - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?labpc(4)" - name="labpc"> driver/ - Driver for National Instrument's Lab-PC and Lab-PC+ - - <tag/``uart'' driver/ - Stand-alone 6850 UART for MIDI - - <tag/<htmlurl url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?psm(4)" - name="psm"> driver/ PS/2 mouse port - - <tag><tt/tw.c/</tag> - Driver for the X-10 POWERHOUSE <newline> - </descrip> - -<!-- - <sect1> - <heading>I am about to buy a new machine. What do you recommend?</heading> - - <p>See the <url url="../handbook/hw.html" name="hardware section"> - of the handbook for general tips if you're going to build it - yourself, otherwise see the - FreeBSD <url url="http://www.freebsd.org/commercial/hardware.html" - name="Hardware vendors"> page for various companies who offer - FreeBSD compatible systems. ---> - - <sect1> - <heading>Does FreeBSD support power management on my laptop?</heading> - - <p>FreeBSD supports APM on certain machines. Please look in the - <tt/LINT/ kernel config file, searching for the <htmlurl - url="http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?apm" name="APM"> keyword. - - </sect> - |