====== FreeBSD Tweaks ======

Maybe useful to some...

===== ZeroConf =====

  * avahi & multicast dns <code>pkg install -y avahi-app nss_mdns</code>
  * enable avahi daemon in ''rc.conf'':<code>
avahi_daemon_enable="YES"</code>
  * modify the ''hosts:'' line in ''nsswitch.conf'':<code>
hosts: files dns mdns</code>

===== User Account =====

  * by default root shell is csh and user is sh - edit .shrc to get prettier prompt<code>
  PS1="`whoami`@\H:\w\$ "</code>
  * (IF using slim) to enable x environment after slim login, create ''~/.xinitrc'' for each user:<code>
  exec /usr/local/bin/mate-session</code>


===== Git =====

  - 'git log' output does not show colorized output
    * can see the escape sequence
    * so, as user, type <code>git config --global core.pager "ls -r"</code>

===== Network Configuration =====

//**Note** DHCP client is dhclient - simply run ''dhclient <interface>'' when booting to console and using something like USB tethering.//

Configure (wireless) network interface (in case was not done during installation)

  * FreeBSD has network interface name - based on the driver name (e.g. sis, re)
    * to find this, use ''pciconf -lv''
  * for normal wired connection (e.g. re0), add to 'rc.conf' <code>ifconfig_re0="DHCP"</code>
  * for a wireless connection (e.g. ath0), add in <code>wlan_ath0="wlan0"
ifconfig_wlan0="DHCP"</code>
  * for a secured wireless connection (e.g. WPA protected), add in <code>wlan_ath0="wlan0"
  ifconfig_wlan0="WPA SYNCDHCP"</code> also, append '/ etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' <code>
  network={
      ssid="the_ssid"
      psk="the_psk"
  }</code>
  * not sure why but ''wlan0'' was not auto-created?
    * from official handbook, do ''ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0''
    * to start up and scan, do ''ifconfig wlan0 up scan''
    * or just scan, do ''ifconfig wlan0 list scan''

===== Graphics =====

Driver for ASUS E5450 Graphics Card (based on Radeon 5450?)

  * install driver <code>pkg install -y xf86-video-ati</code>
  * to load on startup, edit ''rc.conf'':<code>kld_list="radeonkms"</code>

For Intel Graphics (Asus H81M-K Motherboard)

  * install driver <code>pkg install -y xf86-video-intel</code>
  * to load on startup, edit ''rc.conf'':<code>kld_list="i915kms"</code>
  * install something? (for kernel?) <code>pkg install -y drm-kmod</code>
    * some older ones require ''drm-fake-kmod'' instead

===== Web Server =====

Web Server (Apache)

  * find apache package(s) <code>pkg search apache2 | grep -e "^apache2"</code>
  * install apache package(s) <code>pkg install -y php56 mod_php56 php56-mbstring php56-mcrypt php56-zlib php56-curl php56-gd php56-json</code>
  * to load on startup, edit ''rc.conf'':<code>apache24_enable="YES"</code>
  * default document path is ''/usr/local/www/apache24/data/''

Server Script (PHP)

  * find php package(s) <code>pkg search php5 | grep -e "^php5"</code>
  * install php package(s) <code>pkg install -y apache24</code>
  * configure ''/usr/local/ etc/apache24/Includes/php.conf'':<code>
  <IfModule dir_module>
    DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
    <FilesMatch "\.php$">
      SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
    </FilesMatch>
    <FilesMatch "\.phps$">
      SetHandler application/x-httpd-php-source
    </FilesMatch>
  </IfModule></code>
  * copy template configuration file ''//# cp /usr/local/ etc/php .ini-production /usr/local/ etc/php .ini//''

Data-base (mysql/mariadb)

  * install package(s) <code>pkg install mariadb103-server mariadb103-client php56-mysqli</code>
  * to load on startup, edit ''rc.conf'':<code>mysql_enable="YES"</code>
  * by default, it listens to remote request at port 3306. to check:<code>
# lsof -i4 -i6
# sockstat -4 -6</code>
  * to allow local access only, edit ''rc.conf'':<code>mysql_args="--bind-address=127.0.0.1"</code>
  * now, to make sure all is okay:<code>
# lsof -i4 -i6 | grep mysql
# netstat -an | grep 3306
# sockstat -4 -6 | grep 3306</code>

===== Label for Partitions/Slices =====

This is nice to have in / etc/ fstab when device assignment may change (e.g. usb drive on different machine may be assigned differently)

For ufs,<code># tunefs -L <label> /dev/da0p?</code>

To check if assigned,<code># ls /dev/ufs</code>

For swap,<code># glabel label <label> /dev/da0p?</code>

To check if assigned,<code># ls /dev/label</code>

Then, / etc/ fstab entry can be like,<code>
/dev/label/<label>	none	swap	sw	0	0
/dev/ufs/<label>	/		ufs		rw	1	1
</code>

===== Disk Utility ''gpart'' =====

Show partition

<code># gpart show</code>

Resize partition

<code># gpart resize -i 3 da0</code>

Not really gpart stuff, but don't forget to grow FS to fit new size

<code># growfs /dev/da0p3</code>

===== Access to Linux ExtFS =====

At the moment, full R/W access for Ext2, Journal-less for Ext3 and R/O for Ext4.

<code>
# kldload ext2fs
# mount -t ext2fs /dev/<slice> <mount-path>
</code>

===== Creating Disk Layout for Bootable USB =====

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