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| A few solutions to boot FreeBSD by USB devices (like USB keys) have been pointed out in a thread on the FreeBSD-Current list. Some solutions are Thinbsd, FreeSBIE and NanoBSD. |
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| On the FreeBSD-Current list the ULE scheduler deactivation on both RELENG_5 and RELENG_5_3 has been annunced. For more details you can read the original thread. |
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| On the FreeBSD-Current list the possibility to compile 32-bit kernels for i386 with a few optimization options has been pointed out. For more details you can read the original message. |
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| On the FreeBSD-Multimedia list a new port (multimedia/pvr250) has been pointed out. This port includes a driver for PVR-250/350 video capture/TV cards. For more details you can read the original thread. |
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| On the FreeBSD-Multimedia list the support for video capture/TV PCI cards based on SAA7134 chipset has been pointed out. For a supported cards list and to know where you can download the FreeBSD 5.X driver read the original message. |
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| The FreeBSD 5.3 Release Candidate 1 is out. It is intended for early adopters and those wishing to help find and/or fix bugs. Two the important news: BIND 9.3.0 has replaced BIND 8.x as the default name server and several libraries have had their version numbers bumped in order to maintain FreeBSD 4.x compatibility. For more information (including availability, a fix list, enhancements and known issues in this release) read the ufficial announce. |
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| The importance of the /usr/ports/UPDATING file has been pointed out on the FreeBSD-Announce list. This file should be consulted before updating/installing any ports. More information in the official announce. |
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