From e21a14e4388e42e79f083db2665cd9ddbd70d75a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gferg <> Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:26:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] updated --- LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml | 651 +++------------------------------ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 608 deletions(-) diff --git a/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml b/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml index 291b7a8d..c1933283 100644 --- a/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml +++ b/LDP/faq/docbook/Linux-FAQ.sgml @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Linux ran originally on 386/486/586-based PC's, using the hardware facilities of the 80386 processor family (TSS segments, et al.) to implement its features. There are now many ports to other hardware platforms. (``'') +endterm="what-ports-to-other-processors-are-there">'') Linus Torvalds is working on a Linux distribution specifically @@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ the Linux Documentation Project Home Page, +Postings on the comp.os.linux.* Usenet News groups, +including the FAQ, are archived on + +http://www.deja.com/usenet/. Search for +``comp.os.linux'' to retrieve articles from the +Linux News groups. (``'') + + The information in IGS is somewhat dated now. More up-to-date information about first-time Linux installation is located in the LDP's Installation HOWTO, also located at the LDP Home @@ -726,591 +736,23 @@ If you don't have access to FTP, try the FTP-by-mail servers at mailto:ftp-mailer@informatik.tu-muenchen.de. -A complete list of HOWTO's and Mini-HOWTO's is available in the file -HOWTO-INDEX in the -docs/HOWTO directory at the FTP sites, and on the -Web at - -http://www.linuxdoc.org/, but here is a (probably -incomplete) list of topics: +A complete list of HOWTO's is available in the file +HOWTO-INDEX at + +http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html. + +The mini-HOWTO's are indexed at + +http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/mini.html. + - - - - - - - - - -3Dfx -AI-Alife -AX25 - - -Access -Alpha -Assembly - - -Bash Prompt -Belgian -Benchmarking - - -Beowulf -BootPrompt -Bootdisk - - -Busmouse -CD Writing -CDROM - - -CVS RCS -Chinese -Commercial - - -Config -Consultants -Cyrillic - - -DNS -DOS/Win to Linux -DOSEMU - - -Danish -Diskless -Distribution - - -Ecology -Emacs Beginner -Emacspeak - - -Esperanto -Ethernet -Finnish - - -Firewall -Framebuffer -Ftape - - -GCC -German -Glibc2 - - -HOWTO -Hardware Compatibility -Hebrew - - -Hellenic -INFO-SHEET -IP Masquerade - - -IPCHAINS -IPX -IR - - -ISP Hookup -Ingres II -Installation - - -Intranet Server -Italian -Java-CGI - - -Jaz Drive -Kernel -KickStart - - -Keyboard and Console -Kiosk -LDAP - - -Large Disk -LinuxDoc+Emacs+Ispell -META-FAQ - - - -Loopback Encrypted File System -MGR - - -MILO -MIPS -MP3 - - -Mail -Mail User -Modem - - -Majordomo and MajorCool -Multi-Disk - - -Multicast -Mutt GnuPGP -Networking - - -NIS -Networking Overview -Optical Disk - - - -Online Troubleshooting Resources -Oracle - - -PCI -PCMCIA -PLIP Install - - -PPP -PalmOS -Plug and Play - - -Parallel Processing -Polish -Portuguese - - -PostgreSQL -Printing -Printing Usage - - -Quake -Reading List -Root RAID - - -SCSI Programming -SMB -SMP - - -SRM -Security -Serbian - - -Serial -Serial Programming -Slovenian - - -Shadow Password -Software Building -Software RAID - - - -Software Release Practice -Sound - - -Sound Playing -Spanish -TclTk - - -teTeX -Text-Terminal -Thai - - -Tips -Turkish -UMSDOS - - -UPS -UUCP -Unicode - - - -Unix and Internet Fundamentals -User Group - - -VAR -VME -Vim Editor - - -VPN-Masquerade -Virtual Services -WWW - - -WWWmSQL -Wacom Tablet -XFree86 - - - -XFree86 Video Timings -X Window User - - - - -The following Mini-HOWTO's are available from - -http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/: - - - - - -3 Button Mouse mini-HOWTO - - -ADSM Backup mini-HOWTO - - -Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL) mini-HOWTO - - - -AI-Alife mini-HOWTO - - -Advocacy mini-HOWTO - - -Alsa Sound mini-HOWTO - - -Apache SSL PHP/FI frontpage mini-HOWTO - - -Automount mini-HOWTO - - -Backup with MSDOS mini-HOWTO - - -Battery Powered mini-HOWTO - - -Boca mini-HOWTO - - -BogoMips mini-HOWTO - - -Bridge mini-HOWTO - - -Bridge+Firewall mini-HOWTO - - -Bzip2 mini-HOWTO - - -Cable Modem mini-HOWTO - - -Cipe+Masquerading mini-HOWTO - - -Clock mini-HOWTO - - -Coffee mini-HOWTO - - -Colour ls mini-HOWTO - - -Cyrus IMAP mini-HOWTO - - -DHCP mini-HOWTO - - -DPT Hardware RAID mini-HOWTO - - -Diald mini-HOWTO - - -Ext2fs Undeletion mini-HOWTO - - -Fax Server mini-HOWTO - - -Firewall Piercing mini-HOWTO - - -GIS-GRASS mini-HOWTO - - -GTEK BBS-550 mini-HOWTO - - -Hard Disk Upgrade mini-HOWTO - - -IO Port Programming mini-HOWTO - - -IP Alias mini-HOWTO - - -IP Masquerade mini-HOWTO - - -IP Subnetworking mini-HOWTO - - -ISP Connectivity mini-HOWTO - - -Install From ZIP mini-HOWTO - - -Kerneld mini-HOWTO - - -LBX mini-HOWTO - - -LILO mini-HOWTO - - -Large Disk mini-HOWTO - - -Leased Line mini-HOWTO - - -Linux+DOS+Win95+OS2 mini-HOWTO - - -Linux+FreeBSD mini-HOWTO - - -Linux+NT-Loader mini-HOWTO - - -Linux+Win95 mini-HOWTO - - -Loadlin+Win95 mini-HOWTO - - -Mac Terminal mini-HOWTO - - -Mail Queue mini-HOWTO - - -Mail2News mini-HOWTO - - -Man Page mini-HOWTO - - -Modules mini-HOWTO - - -Multiboot using LILO mini-HOWTO - - -NCD X Terminal mini-HOWTO - - -NFS-Root mini-HOWTO - - -NFS-Root-Client mini-HOWTO - - -Netrom-Node mini-HOWTO - - -Netscape+Proxy mini-HOWTO - - -Netstation mini-HOWTO - - -News Leafsite mini-HOWTO - - -Offline Mailing mini-HOWTO - - -PLIP mini-HOWTO - - -Partition mini-HOWTO - - -Partition Rescue mini-HOWTO - - -Path mini-HOWTO - - -Pre-installation Checklist mini-HOWTO - - -Process Accounting mini-HOWTO - - -Proxy ARP Subnet mini-HOWTO - - -Public Web Browser mini-HOWTO - - -Qmail+MH mini-HOWTO - - -Quota mini-HOWTO - - -RCS mini-HOWTO - - -RPM+Slackware mini-HOWTO - - -RedHat CD mini-HOWTO - - -Remote Boot mini-HOWTO - - -Remote X Apps mini-HOWTO - - -SLIP-PPP Emulator mini-HOWTO - - -Sendmail Address Rewrite mini-HOWTO - - -Sendmail+UUCP mini-HOWTO - - -Secure POP via SSH mini-HOWTO - - -Small Memory mini-HOWTO - - -Software RAID mini-HOWTO - - -Soundblaster AWE mini-HOWTO - - -StarOffice mini-HOWTO - - -Term Firewall mini-HOWTO - - -TkRat mini-HOWTO - - -Token Ring mini-HOWTO - - -Ultra-DMA mini-HOWTO - - -Update mini-HOWTO - - -Upgrade mini-HOWTO - - -VAIO mini-HOWTO - - -Vesafb mini-HOWTO - - -VPN mini-HOWTO - - -Visual Bell mini-HOWTO - - -Windows Modem Sharing mini-HOWTO - - -WordPerfect mini-HOWTO - - -X Big Cursor mini-HOWTO - - -XFree86-XInside mini-HOWTO - - -xterm Title mini-HOWTO - - -ZIP Install mini-HOWTO - - -ZIP Drive mini-HOWTO - - - - - -The following HOWTO's are not distributed in all formats because SGML -Tools cannot format their graphics and tables: - - - - - -The High Availability HOWTO -The Graphics mini-HOWTO - - - - - -In addition, translations of the HOWTO's are available from +In addition, translations available from ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/translations/ -and mirrors worldwide. Translations in the following languages are available: +and mirrors worldwide. The HOWTO's and other documentation have been +translated into the following languages: @@ -1343,18 +785,11 @@ and mirrors worldwide. Translations in the following languages are available: -More of these documents are always in preparation. Please get in touch -with Timothy Bynum, - -mailto:tjbynum@metalab.unc.edu, the HOWTO -coordinator, if you are interested in writing one. The file - -ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX -contains guidelines for writing a HOWTO. -He has a Web page that lists current HOWTO -updates and additions at - -http://wallybox.cei.net/~tjbynum/HOWTO/projects. +Additional documents are always in preparation. Please get in touch +with the coordinators if you are interested in writing one. +Contact and submission information is at + +http://www.linuxdoc.org/mailinfo.html. There is also a LDP HOWTO page at @@ -1433,8 +868,8 @@ Gary's Encyclopedia lists over 4,000 Linux related links. Its URL is There is also a FAQ specifically for the Red Hat Linux distribution, at - -http://www.best.com/~aturner//RedHat-FAQ/faq_index.html + +http://www.best.com/~aturner/jRedHat-FAQ/faq_index.html . And the Home Page of this FAQ (by default, The Linux FAQ) is @@ -4519,21 +3954,21 @@ and so forth, working, can take a good deal of effort. Most notebooks currently on the market, for example, use -``Winmodems,'' which do not work with Linux because of their +``Winmodems,'' which often do not work with Linux because of their proprietary hardware interfaces. Even notebooks which are certified as -"Linux compatible," may not be completely compatible. +``Linux compatible,'' may not be completely compatible. -The only notebook on the market at the time of this writing that has a -modem that works with Linux is the Sony Vaio. There is an IBM Thinkpad -that is certified as compatible with the Red Hat distribution, but -that apparently doesn't include the modem. +Information about installing Winmodems in general is contained +in the Winmodems-and-Linux HOWTO. (Refer +to ``'') You can find the most current information, or ask other users about their notebook experiences, on the linux-laptop mailing list, which is -hosted by the vger.rutgers.edu server. Refer to -(``vger.rutgers.edu server. (Refer to +``'') @@ -4551,17 +3986,17 @@ body of the message to mailto:majordomo@www.bm-soft.com. +There is a Web page about Linux on IBM Thinkpads at + +http://peipa.essex.ac.uk/tp-linux/. + + The Linux Laptop home page is at http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ . -There is a Web page devoted to Linux on IBM Thinkpads at - -http://peipa.essex.ac.uk/tp-linux/. - - For information about interfacing peripherals like Zip and CD-ROM drives through parallel ports, refer to the Linux Parallel Port Home Page, at