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FreeBSD Set-up Tips

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freebsd_foundationThe folks at the FreeBSD Foundation provide us tips on using basic commands on FreeBSD — such as virtual consoles, video modes, user accounts, and using the advanced text editor. Head on to the link below for the full instructions.

A brief introduction to some of the commands and functionality of the FreeBSD operating system. This guide will cover the commands that a new user will need to initially start working with FreeBSD as well as how to use the FreeBSD manual pages for more information.

1. Configuring and Using Video Modes

1.1 Virtual Consoles

FreeBSD is configured to log users into the system console, this is identified as (ttyv0). System messages will be displayed in this console by default, occasionally causing issues if the user is entering commands.

FreeBSD also supports multiple virtual consoles to help with this problem. By default these consoles can be accessed by a combination of the alt and F-keys. For example, alt+F2 will open the first virtual console, alt+F3 will open the second, and so on. To re-access the system console use alt+F1.

Virtual Consoles can be used to create the feeling of having multiple screens that can be used. In addition, commands that have been entered on one console will continue to run when the user switches to a different console.

1.2 Changing Video Modes …

Full tutorial: https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/freebsd/how-to-guides/freebsd-set-up-tips/

 

FreeBSD 11.0-RC3 now available

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The developers of FreeBSD have made available the third release candidate of version 11. The official 11.0-RELEASE has been delayed due to a number of bugs and is slated for September 28. You can download the ISO/images for FreeBSD 11.0-RC3 here.

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A summary of changes since 11.0-RC2 includes:

o A boot issue affecting booting from large volumes has been fixed.

o A boot issue affecting powerpc/powerpc has been fixed.

o Debugging options have been turned off for arm64/aarch64.

o The libarchive(3) library has been updated.

o The cron(8) utility has been updated to include a bug fix.

o An ipfw(4) 'set enable/disable' bug has been fixed.

o The arm64/aarch64 kernel has been updated to print a warning when
  running on pass 1.1 hardware.

A list of changes since 10.0-RELEASE are available on the releng/11.0
release notes:

    https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.0R/relnotes.html

Please note, the release notes page is not yet complete, and will be
updated on an ongoing basis as the 11.0-RELEASE cycle progresses.

Official announcement: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2016-September/085645.html

Related links:

Softpedia – FreeBSD 11.0 Gets One Last Release Candidate Build, Final Version Is Coming Soon

Phoronix – FreeBSD 11.0 RC3 Released, OS Still Trying To Get Out This Month

Phoronix discussion – FreeBSD 11.0 RC3 Released, OS Still Trying To Get Out This Month

FreeBSD 11.0-RC3 is out from freebsd

iXsystems to Host MeetBSD California 2016 at UC Berkeley

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Conference to Return to the “Birthplace of BSD” for Its Fifth Installment

SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwired – September 06, 2016) – iXsystems announced today that the fifth MeetBSD California conference will take place at UC Berkeley’s Clark Kerr campus on November 11-12. As in past years, this year’s MeetBSD California will once again follow a mixed “unConference” format and will feature breakout sessions, discussion groups, and talks from prominent figures in the BSD community.MeetBSD_Logo_2016

MeetBSD California is the premier BSD Conference in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since its inception in 2008, MeetBSD California has been held every two years in Silicon Valley, bringing together BSD community members from all over the region and around the world.

Previous settings for MeetBSD California have included the Google and Yahoo! Campuses, Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, and the Western Digital campus in San Jose. The BSD operating system was developed in the early ’90s at this year’s venue, UC Berkeley.

Kirk McKusick, one of the instigators of BSD at Berkeley in the 1980s, says, “I am thrilled to have a BSD Conference return to the campus at which it started. I look forward to catching up on all the latest work going into the BSD systems and especially look forward to the party at the historic Hillside Club on Friday evening.”

“For this fifth installment of the MeetBSD California conference, we’re proud to bring it home to where it all began,” says Matt Olander, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of iXsystems. “UC Berkeley provides the perfect backdrop for the accomplishment of BSDrelated development milestones. We’re looking forward to the insightful discussions that will take place at this year’s MeetBSD.”

For more information about MeetBSD or to register to attend, visit MeetBSD.com or email info@meetbsd.com.

FreeBSD Foundation August 2016 Update

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The FreeBSD Foundation has released their updates for the month of August. This include development progress on the FreeBSD tool chain, Clang, LLVM, fundraising initiatives and ways to reach their goals, welcoming new board members Kylie Liang and Philip Paeps, FreeBSD advocacy, and a word from Glen Barber of the Release Engineering team. Download the PDF below for the full report.

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Dear FreeBSD Community Member,
Normally, August is a slow month for companies, but not here at the Foundation! We were busy at the Cambridge Developer Summit, working non-stop preparing for the FreeBSD 11.0 release, implementing many changes and improvements to the operating system, creating new advocacy literature to hand out at upcoming conferences, and of course, fundraising.
Please take a minute or two to read through all the work we did this past month to support FreeBSD. Then share on social media and with your company to help us promote our work and encourage individuals and companies to make a financial contribution to help us continue our efforts.
Deb

FreeBSD Foundation August 2016 Update – https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/FreeBSD-Foundation-August-2016-Update.pdf

https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/newsletter/freebsd-foundation-update-august-2016/

 

Performance Improvements for FreeBSD Kernel Debugging by Will Andrews

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This article by user Will Andrews discusses the methods used to extract information from the FreeBSD kernel, and offers a solution that provides a boost in performance for those looking to do kernel debugging.

We previously explored FreeBSD userspace coredumps. Backtrace’s debugging platform supports FreeBSD kernel coredumps too, and their traces share many features. They are constructed somewhat differently, and in the process of adding support for them, we found a way to improve performance for automated programs accessing them.

Generating kernel core files

A kernel core is typically only generated in exceptional circumstances. Unlike userspace processes, kernel routines cannot fault without sacrificing the machine’s availability. This means things like page faults and illegal instructions inside the kernel stop the machine, instead of just one process. At that point, in most cases, it is only usable enough to inspect its state in a debugger, or to generate a core file.

Full article: http://backtrace.io/blog/blog/2016/08/25/improving-freebsd-kernel-debugging/

FreeBSD 11.0-RC2 now available

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The developers of FreeBSD have made available the second release candidate of version 11.0. Other changes for 11.0, as noted by Phoronix, are updated KMS drivers, Linux binary compatibility layer improvements, UEFI, bhyve, networking, and much more. Download FreeBSD 11.0-RC2 here.

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A summary of changes since RC1 includes:

o Support for 'nat global' has been restored in ipfw(4).

o A hang in vtnet(4) when max_virtqueue_pairs > VTNET_MAX_QUEUE_PAIR has
  been fixed.

o Detection bridges that are not really HotPlug capable has been fixed.

o Various clang fixes.

o L2 caching for UDP over IPv6 has been disabled.

o Various build fixes.

o Various other fixes since RC1.

A list of changes since 10.0-RELEASE are available on the releng/11.0
release notes:

    https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.0R/relnotes.html

Please note, the release notes page is not yet complete, and will be
updated on an ongoing basis as the 11.0-RELEASE cycle progresses.

Official announcement: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2016-August/063089.html

Related links:

Phoronix – FreeBSD 11.0-RC2 Arrives With Fixes

Phoronix Forums – FreeBSD 11.0-RC2 Arrives With Fixes

DistroWatch – Development Release: FreeBSD 11.0-RC2

Softpedia – Second FreeBSD 11.0 Release Candidate Restores Support for “nat global” in IPFW

FreeBSD 11.0-RC2 Now Available from BSD

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